NIST revises federal IoT requirements to cover full product ecosystem NIST announced on October 8 that it is revising SP 800-213A, the IoT Device Cybersecurity Requirement Catalog, with a public comment deadline of October 15, 2026. The revision aligns the catalog with SP 800-213 Rev.
October 16, 2026 By Sara Friedman / June 4, 2026 Implementation of President Trump’s latest artificial intelligence order will bring up several questions on how specific taskings will be carried out in practice, according to a Venable post which raises coordination concerns over participation in a…
Acting CISA Director Nick Andersen says upcoming tabletop exercises will help critical infrastructure operators test their ability to recover from cyberattacks and maintain essential services.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced that they screened over 1.1 billion federal payments worth $3.7 trillion in fiscal year 2026. These efforts identified and returned approximately 13,500 payments totaling $175 million that were destined for deceased individuals. Access to the Do Not Pay data system expanded…
The PCAOB voted unanimously on September 9, 2026, to approve changes to QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control, which remain on track for a December 15, 2026, effective date pending SEC approval. The amendments eliminate the External QC Function requirement and limit the standard's scope to firms that must follow professional and legal…
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service issued a final rule amending the Uniform Offering Circular for Treasury bills, notes, and bonds. The changes align auction terminology with an upcoming system upgrade and remove outdated references. Submitters of noncompetitive customer bids must now provide individual names and amounts before the auction close. The rule becomes effective…
Talent leaders at Forbes' Future of Work Summit emphasized that curiosity, adaptability, and critical thinking are now primary assets for workers. Daniel Chait of Greenhouse noted that hard skills are ephemeral, making the ability to learn and adapt more valuable than specific technical knowledge. Lorraine Stomski of Walmart and Ginnie Carlier of EY highlighted that…
Microsoft announced new capabilities in Copilot Studio that allow organizations to build managed agents for shared business processes. These agents can operate with their own credentials, persist beyond individual roles, and carry context forward through business process memory. The update includes triggers in the GitHub Copilot harness that enable agents to start work proactively based…
The federal government spent $1.143 trillion on net interest in fiscal 2026, an 11 percent increase from the previous year. This amount exceeds spending on the Defense Department and Medicare, with only Social Security costing more. Total public debt reached $40.31 trillion by 8 October, placing it approximately $800 billion below the current statutory limit….
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have finalized a publication titled Protecting Tokens and Assertions from Forgery, Theft, and Misuse. This document provides implementation guidelines to help organizations maintain the security of tokens used in digital systems. It addresses the requirements set by Executive Order 14306 and…