General Services Administration Archives

CISA orders agencies to disable Microsoft Print Spooler in response to ‘PrintNightmare’ flaw

The bug has given Microsoft fits for weeks, and now CISA is requiring federal agencies to take action.

Jul 14, 2021 By Tim Starks

The move would make it easier for .gov sites take advantage of a HTTPS feature (Getty Images).

Feds aim to bolster data encryption practices for .gov websites

The goal of the entire intiative is to have browsers connect to federal government websites via HTTPS by default.

Jun 22, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas

Kaspersky twitter ban — Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky at the Starmus IV science festival in Trondheim, Norway, in June. (Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Kai T. Dragland / Flickr)

Trump administration removes Kaspersky from list of approved vendors

The General Services Administration removed Kaspersky Lab from its approved list of vendors, adding significant difficulty for federal agencies to buy and use the Moscow-based company's products.

Jul 11, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

GSA tech chief defends 18F, says watchdog’s report ‘got our attention’

GSA Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook told CyberScoop that the agency was working to reform the IT security rules which 18F's leadership flouted.

Feb 23, 2017

Watchdog: Federal agency 18F ignored IT regulations, cybersecurity rules

Auditors discovered that 27 members of the 18F team routinely used personal email accounts to send work-related emails, without copies being forwarded to their official work accounts.…

Feb 21, 2017