Tag: System

Lawmaker calls for an independent review of cybersecurity in the U.S. courts system

Review, Independent, lawmaker, courts, 'cybersecurity', U.S., System, calls0 comment

After a high-profile hack, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is calling for an independent review of cybersecurity in the U.S. courts system. In a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, Wyden said the federal Judiciary has fallen short in protecting its sensitive IT systems. He pointed to a recent intrusion of the courts’ case management system. Hackers reportedly took advantage of vulnerabilities that were brought to light five years ago, after a separate hack of the case management system. Wyden says Roberts should commission a National Academy of Sciences review of…

Read More...

DoD-commissioned report seeks to overhaul confusing reserve duty status system

seeks, Duty, status, Reserve, confusing, DoDcommissioned, Report, overhaul, System0 comment

More than 30 different duty statuses under which National Guard members and reservists can be called to service could be consolidated into just four categories, a new Defense Department-commissioned report found.  Unlike active-duty troops who remain in one status, reservists and National Guard members move between multiple duty statuses depending on the type of service they perform. Over time, the system has grown to include more than 30 separate statutes scattered across about 20 different titles of federal law, creating inequities in pay and benefits and frequent administrative delays when…

Read More...

What the FAA messaging system debacle said to all federal contractors

System, Said, federal, Contractors, 'Messaging', debacle0 comment

Few people heard of the FAA’s NOTAM system until it crashed and brought aviation to a standstill earlier this month. The FAA blamed a contractor for accidentally deleting files, such that the system failed to synchronize. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin next guest says the incident speaks to all contractors about the need to supervise their people. Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joins me now. Interview transcript: Tom Temin Somebody wasn’t watching the watcher or something broke down here in a procedure, Larry, the files were deleted.…

Read More...

FDA Botches Updates to Prescription Authorization System, Leaving Vulnerable Americans Without Critical Medication

System, Americans, Without, critical, Leaving, Vulnerable, Updates, prescription, medication, Botches, Authorization0 comment

Last month, dermatologists and pharmacists around the U.S. discovered they could no longer prescribe or dispense isotretinoin, an important dermatological medication, after the Food and Drug Administration botched software updates to the drug’s online reporting system known as iPledge. The updates weren’t adequately tested before they were launched, resulting in doctors unable to use the system and instead waiting for hours on the phone with the FDA to get prescription approvals. The system requires both prescribers and pharmacists to get authorization before any isotretinoin (commonly known by the brand name…

Read More...

Bill to provide $1 billion for Israel Iron Dome system introduced in U.S. Congress – Reuters

Iron, provide, U.S., Congress, Reuters, System, Israel, Billion, Bill, Introduced, Dome0 comment

Bill to provide $ 1 billion for Israel Iron Dome system introduced in U.S. Congress  Reuters Bill to provide $ 1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome system introduced in US Congress  Ynetnews AIPAC raps ‘extremists in Congress’ after Iron Dome funding struck from bill  The Times of Israel A Progressive Move in Congress Breaks with US Political Tradition on Israel  Stratfor Worldview View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

Read More...