Cybersecurity
EPA Cybersecurity Weaknesses Are Going Untracked and Unpatched
One EPA employee said their office was tracking vulnerabilities on their own to avoid oversight from other agency components.
Modernization
Shoddy Contracting Practices Lead to Overbilling at EPA
A limited review by the inspector general found the agency had paid of unallowable costs.
Cybersecurity
Chemical Safety Board Needs to Consistently Follow Its Cyber Rules, Watchdog Says
Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General said the agency’s lack of defined policies makes it susceptible to security incidents.
Modernization
EPA Clashes With IG Over Destroyed Documents
Auditors say officials at the agency are impeding its work.
Modernization
Destroyed Notes and a Nondisclosure Agreement Gum Up an EPA Cloud Security Assessment
A routine EPA Office of Inspector General security audit has taken a weird turn.
Emerging Tech
Google’s New Tool to Fight Climate Change
The company will begin estimating local carbon pollution from cities around the world.
Digital Government
Cheap Sensors Are Democratizing Air-Quality Data
A new generation of inexpensive, portable air-quality sensors is making it easier for citizen groups and individuals to monitor the air around them.
Cybersecurity
Auditor: EPA’s Not Securing Its Systems or Keeping Tabs on Contractors
Cybersecurity is a top management challenge for the environmental agency this year.
Digital Government
Groups Monitoring Agency Website Changes See Deeper Trump Agenda
Removal of some health data from HHS site is simply a matter of reorganizing information by disease, not population group, HHS says.
Digital Government
Scott Pruitt’s New Rule Could Completely Transform the EPA
It would not only undermine 30 years of clean-air regulations, but radically restrict what science the agency is allowed to use.
Cybersecurity
EPA Sued Over Employees Using Encrypted Messaging App
An advocacy group is suing the EPA over an open records request regarding employees’ use of the application Signal.
Digital Government
The EPA Has Approved the Release of Weaponized Mosquitoes in 20 US States
These specialized mosquitos help prevent the spread of disease.
Digital Government
A New Analysis of 4-Year-Old Data Shows the EPA Is Ignoring a Lot of Toxins in US Drinking Water
PFOA, an ingredient in Teflon, is far more prevalent in American drinking water than previously thought.
Digital Government
EPA Awards $58M Contract for Environmental Modeling
IT contractor CSRA will provide hardware and software to EPA’s existing high-performance computing system, among other things.
Digital Government
These Are the 158 Key Federal Science Data Sets Rogue Programmers Have Duplicated So Far
This includes climate data from NASA and NOAA.
Cybersecurity
Congress Requests Review of EPA’s Use of Encrypted Communications
The use of encrypted communications applications across government is on the upswing, though such communications are still privy to sunshine laws.
Digital Government
Industry Group to Trump: Halting EPA Contracts is Bad for Business
Part of the contracting community voiced “serious concerns” over the move, calling on EPA and the new administration to “share as much information publicly as possible” about the validity, rationale and duration of contract suspensions.
Digital Government
FITARA Scorecards Could Better Reflect Progress, CIOs Say
In theory, the scorecards motivate agencies to perform better, but they may not always accurately capture much of the progress made.
Digital Government
Watchdog Calls EPA Tweets 'Covert Propaganda'
The agency used a social media campaign to drum up support for a controversial rule.
Digital Government
EPA Wants to Tap the Crowd for Research Help
This builds on OSTP's “Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit," released last week.
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