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CISA sees leadership shakeup after infrastructure security chief moves to ONCD
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (355+ words) Steve Casapulla, an infrastructure security executive in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is being detailed as the assistant national cyber director for policy in the White House's cyber office, prompting a slew of leadership shifts inside CISA, sources tell…...
White House discussions are weighing giving CISA Mythos access
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (241+ words) Three sources with knowledge of the discussions, one a White House official, told Nextgov/FCW that the idea is for CISA to scan federal agencies" digital networks for public-facing vulnerabilities and other security flaws using Mythos." The discussions have occurred…...
CISA directive revamps how agencies prioritize vulnerable systems
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (547+ words) The directive sets remediation deadlines based on several factors, including whether a flaw is publicly exposed, already known to be exploited, automatable by attackers or capable of giving hackers control of an affected system. It establishes new timelines to patch…...
Lack of White House guidance has complicated agency Mythos adoption, people familiar say
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (702+ words) By Alexandra Kelley and David Di Molfetta Several senior federal technology officials responsible for agency cybersecurity and IT systems are frustrated by the lack of White House guidance on adopting Anthropic's powerful Mythos model, several sources told Nextgov/FCW. Agency…...
Warner proposes overhaul of critical infrastructure cyber plans as AI threats rise
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (342+ words) The Combat Emerging Threats to Critical Infrastructure Act, first shared with Nextgov/FCW, would direct CISA to work with federal sector risk management agencies to update sector-specific plans within one year of enactment. It would also require CISA to reassess…...
CISA unveils President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition winners
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (243+ words) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Tuesday announced the winners of its 7th annual cybersecurity contest that brings federal employees together to test digital security strategies and responses." The winners of the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition competed across three categories....
New CISA directive would reshape how agencies prioritize cyber risk, official says
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (533+ words) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to release a binding directive on Wednesday that tasks the federal government with rethinking how it manages risks to its networks and prioritizing cyber vulnerabilities that demand the most urgency, agency acting director…...
Trump memo pushes national security agencies to move faster on AI
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (550+ words) President Donald Trump on Friday signed a national security memo aimed at speeding up government use of advanced artificial intelligence across the military and intelligence community, while also trying to harden those systems against foreign theft and manipulation. The National…...
VA CIO nominee vows to create program management office
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (524+ words) President Donald Trump's pick to serve as the next IT lead for the Department of Veterans Affairs told lawmakers this week that the agency's technology operations are "a target-rich environment" for change, and he committed that organizational transformation would be…...
New coalition will enter legal debate over industry's role in government cyber missions
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (464+ words) A new Washington initiative seeks to shape policy debates over how the government and private sector collaborate on cyber operations, a conversation that will inevitably raise complex questions about the legal authorities governing industry's role, participants say. Venable's Center for…...