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

From: CyberScoop

Shaun Waterman

The Obama administration’s elite IT swat team 18F ran roughshod last year over cybersecurity rules set by the General Services Administration CIO and other officials, according to an audit report Tuesday from the agency’s internal watchdog.

“Management failures in GSA IT and 18F caused a breakdown in compliance with GSA information technology security requirements,” reads the audit by the GSA’s inspector general’s office, “As a result, 18F routinely disregarded and circumvented fundamental GSA information security policies and guidelines.”

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