Justin Doubleday is a Senior Reporter at Inside Defense. He covers a range of topics including government and politics, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on issues related to security and public safety. His work has been featured in Federal News Network.
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The ETAC has quickly scaled from a pilot project to an operational center at the Energy Department for analyzing cyber threats like Volt Typhoon.
The CMMC tax credit would be available to companies with 50 or fewer employees. The bill could feature in negotiations over tax cuts next year.
Agencies say workforce training and data sharing are key to combatting fraud after the governmentwide improper payments rate dipped to 3.97% in fiscal 2024.
Lawmakers who back the incoming DOGE panel are looking to rein in telework and relocate federal workers, while IT modernization is also viewed as “low hanging fruit” for the future Trump administration's efficiency efforts.
The workforce at USCIS has reached record levels, but the agency continues to face an uncertain funding picture with its reliance on fees.
By: Justin Doubleday
As OSINT becomes a major focus for the intelligence community, the new standards give analysts and collectors explicit instructions for citing certain data.
The role of the White House national cyber director has emerged as a key issue for former cyber officials as the Trump administration prepares to take over.
By: Justin Doubleday
The draft national cyber incident response plan comes eight years after the last update, and more than six years after the creation of CISA itself.
By: Justin Doubleday
DCSA's new plan for NBIS includes a 36-month product roadmap. The goal is to retire legacy background investigation systems, including PIPs, by fiscal 2027.
Under a new plan, about one-third of CISA's staff will keep working through a shutdown. But experts are still concerned about the impact on U.S. cyber defenses.
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