Commerce’s Office of the Secretary used default passwords for endpoint detection
A new watchdog report finds that the office last March did not have properly configured tools for detecting cyber incidents.
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United States Department of Commerce Building (Photo by James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images) Cyber -
Prisoners look out of their jail window as protestors gather outside the federal detention center in Downtown Miami on June 12, 2020 in Miami, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) Modernization DOJ watchdog publishes data dashboard to track COVID-19 vaccinations of prison inmates
It is part of a package of data being published in a bid to improve transparency about the spread of COVID-19 in federal prisons.
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(Getty Images) Policy Watchdog calls on Social Security Administration to improve agile software development
The agency’s IG made 12 recommendations for enhancing the agency’s approach to software projects.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, takes questions from the media after the committee’s seventh hearing. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Policy Lawmakers call on DHS watchdog to step aside from Jan. 6 Secret Service investigation
Carolyn Maloney, D-NY and Bennie Thompson, D-MS, say Joseph Cuffari failed to notify Congress that the Secret Service had refused for months to comply with the watchdog’s request for information.
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The entrance to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) Cyber Audit identifies ‘ineffective’ active directory security controls at FDIC
An investigation found privileged users at the agency were replicating passwords across multiple accounts.
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(Wikimedia Commons) Modernization House lawmakers introduce bill to address NARA veterans’ records backlog
The proposed legislation would provide $60 million to tackle the 600,000 outstanding records.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participates in a question and answer session at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia in July 2020. (State Department / Freddie Everett) Policy State Department watchdog finds major issues with agency geospatial data compliance
Inconsistencies in location-related data practices may hurt funding mechanisms for geospatial programs, according to the department’s IG.
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The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses the Office of Management and Budget. (Wikimedia Commons) Cyber White House disagrees with GAO over agencies’ information security program ratings
OMB refutes the watchdog’s finding that it should adopt a more precise scale for rating agencies’ IT security.
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HHS IG’s Gerald Caron on multi-cloud IT strategy
Office of the Inspector General joins FedScoop at the Public Sector Innovation Summit 2022.
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The Department of Justice seal is seen on a lectern ahead of a press conference in Washington, DC on November 28, 2018. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) Cyber Watchdog finds just two DOJ agencies adhering to supply chain risk requirements
The DOJ’s Office of Inspector General carried out an audit of cyber-supply chain risk management compliance across the department.