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Army Cyber Command is trying to become an information warfare force
A proposed name change is just the beginning.
Lack of cooperation between contractors creates lasting vulnerabilities for DoD, official says
Col. Tim Brooks, the mission assurance division chief in the Department of Army Management Office, said a lack of dialogue between contractors is causing headaches as the military looks to harden its systems.
GAO dings DHS for failing to share info on cybersecurity workforce efforts
DHS did not complete efforts to identify and assign codes to all its cybersecurity positions, according to GAO.
Senator calls for review of energy infrastructure cybersecurity policy
Democrat Maria Cantwell introduced two letters in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee requesting review of the nation's energy infrastructure cybersecurity.
Sen. Warner wants action on WannaCry patching from DHS, OMB
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, of Virginia, has written to federal officials asking for details about how agencies patched their systems to protect them against the fast-spreading WannaCry ransomware.
After 2015 breach, OPM overpaid for identity theft protections, report finds
The Office of Personnel Management appears to be overpaying for an identity theft insurance program intended to protect more than 20 million current and former U.S. government employees whose personal information was exposed in a 2015 data breach, a government watchdog said.
