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Security is Everyone’s Responsibility: Delivering Secure, Usable Login for Government
How login.gov incorporated human centered design and continuous discovery into their product development process to improve the user experience.
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Secure websites and a secure online presence foster trust between the public and government.
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The New FedRAMP.gov
The New FedRAMP.gov—FedRAMP is excited to announce the launch of our revamped website. Thanks to feedback from our partners and stakeholders, the website has an improved user experience that makes FedRAMP information and resources more accessible. The website provides more in-depth information about FedRAMP’s authorization process, enabling agencies, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), and Third-Party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs) to easily access pertinent information related to their role in the FedRAMP Authorization process. — via FedRAMP
A Dashboard for Privacy Offices
A Dashboard for Privacy Offices—Through work funded by 10x, a team from 18F investigated how technology can help busy privacy offices manage your PII, and make their work more accessible and understandable for the public. — via 18F
TTS Bug Bounty Program: 3 Year Review
We’re reflecting on our Bug Bounty program for the last 3 years and highlighting some lessons learned.
Security
True Crime Detectives: How We Used Free Web Metrics Tools To Uncover a Cybersecurity Incident
Join USA.gov as we slowly uncover a conspiracy to scam Americans using fake government websites… and then try to foil the caper!
This summit brings together the federal community to share success stories and best practices for utilizing federal source code and open source software, and examine the implementation of the Federal Source Code policy.
Hosted by Digital.gov and the Code.gov
2020
10x project teams will demonstrate their work to date and provide brief overviews of each project. We hope that these talks will highlight some of the most interesting work happening in government today and inspire others to submit ideas to 10x.
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Hosted by Digital.gov and the 10x
2020
Making .gov More Secure by Default
Making .gov More Secure by Default — The DotGov Program announces its intent to preload the .gov top-level domain in order to protect .gov site visitors. — via DotGov Registry
Building, deploying, and hosting fast, secure, and compliant federal web sites and applications with Federalist.
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Hosted by Digital.gov and the Cloud.gov
2020
Making Critical Government Information More Resilient
Making Critical Government Information More Resilient—A roundup of steps that federal agencies, and other government entities, can take right now to improve the resilience of their websites and serve information more efficiently to the people that need it. — via 18F
Learn how organizations can securely collaborate using cryptographic technologies.
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2020
Login.gov has surpassed 20 million registered users
This week, Login.gov has surpassed 20 million registered users! 🎉 Congratulations to the team for hitting this milestone while keeping the product simple and secure for the public. — via Login.gov
Betsy Steele, of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) team, shares how a crowdsourcing initiative invited the larger cybersecurity community to help inform the next iteration of government’s cloud security authorization program.
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Hosted by Digital.gov and the Challenge.gov
2019
GSA Steps Up Security for .gov
GSA’s DotGov Program is modernizing the security of .gov to make government websites and systems more secure.
The Ethics Working Group in GSA’s Technology Transformation Service hosts a presentation about data trusts; a legal structure designed to manage data, code, and other digital assets.
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2018
A Conversation With ITIF About the State of Federal Government Websites
Since it’s been nearly six months since their report was released, we wanted to check in with ITIF and see what they’ve learned, what they’ve heard from agencies and what their future plans are to build on this research.
The Data Briefing: How Blockchain’s Future Growth Will Affect Federal Agencies
Blockchains are an innovative technology which promises to radically change how society conducts business. It will take significant changes in organizational processes before agencies can begin to support blockchains.
Government Launches Login.Gov to Simplify Access to Public Services
Joel Minton, a member of the U.S. Digital Service, is working with GSA’s Technology Transformation Service as the director of login.gov. Tom Mills is the Chief Technology Architect at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In early April, the U.S. Digital Service and 18F launched login.gov, a single sign-on solution for government websites that will enable
NIST Publishes NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
Categorizing and Describing Cybersecurity Work for the Nation The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication 800-181, the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. This publication serves as a fundamental reference to support a workforce capable of meeting an organization’s cybersecurity needs. It provides organizations with a common, consistent
NIST Crafts Next-Generation Safeguards for Information Systems and the Internet of Things
Information systems—from communications platforms to internet-connected devices—require both security and privacy safeguards to work successfully and protect users in our increasingly complex and interconnected world. Toward these ends, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new draft revision of its widely used Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Information
