Flame Developed by the US and Israel, House Judiciary Committee reauthorizes FISA Amendments Act, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news:

An anonymous official confirmed that United States and Israel jointly developed the Flame spying malware. More here.
The Veterans Affairs Department would need a staff of 4,000 to scan and digitize its backlogged paper records. More here.
The House Judiciary Committee reauthorized the FISA Amendments Act allowing the government to Americans’ phone calls and emails without a probable-cause warrant if one of the parties is outside the United States. More here.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched an online database of consumer complaints against credit card companies. More here.
Lack of information on older and smaller federal data centers hinders measuring progress in data center consolidation. More here.

This post by AlexOlesker was first published at CTOvision.com.