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Cloud
The Pentagon's cloud plans are expanding to the inspector general's office
The watchdog office is on the hunt for cloud capabilities that support its sensitive mission.
Cyber
DOD rings in Independence Day with bug bounties
HackerOne is managing a $110,000 bounty program through July 11.
Policy
Justice Department moves to block purchase of signals intelligence tech amid antitrust concerns
The U.S. government is opposing Booz Allen’s bid to acquire a rival ahead of a five-year signals intelligence procurement.
Cyber
Trade groups seek changes to SEC’s breach disclosure plan
Defense contractors may be subject to conflicting cyber rules of the road if a proposed financial reporting rule takes effect without changes, trade associations say.
Cyber
Former DOD cyber official loses bid for Congress despite Trump’s backing
Katie Arrington, who led a Defense Department push to bring 300,000 contractors into compliance with cyber hygiene policies, lost her race to oust a Republican incumbent in a South Carolina congressional primary.
IT Infrastructure
DOD-VA health record modernization not hitting interoperability targets, watchdogs say
In a joint oversight report, inspectors general at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs say that some legacy health data isn't being migrated to new electronic health records systems.
Cyber
New cyber bill calls for shadow IT assessment at VA
The bill tasks VA with obtaining an independent cybersecurity review of the agency's most critical systems.
Cyber
CISA, FBI warn on cyber threats targeting Ukraine
"Wiper" malware aimed at Ukraine government and critical infrastructure systems could bleed over into the U.S., law enforcement warns.
Cyber
DOD health record system still faces cyber, training issues
The annual report from the Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation at the Department of Defense finds some improvement but ongoing issues with MHS Genesis.
Cyber
NSA to get binding operational directive authority under new cyber policy
A new memo signed by President Biden outlines how the May 2021 executive order on cybersecurity applies to national security systems.
IT Infrastructure