Digital Government
Lawmakers Want Answers on FDIC Data Breaches and Stingrays
And a new bill pushes for the naming and shaming of foreign hackers and government officials who attack the U.S.
Cybersecurity
Democrats Just Filed a Lawsuit Accusing the Trump Campaign of Helping Russia Disrupt the 2016 Election
The Democratic party is also suing Russia's armed forces and WikiLeak's Julian Assange.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders
The CHESS program would build on DARPA’s autonomous cybersecurity contest and traditional hacking competitions.
Cybersecurity
Changes coming to clearance process in 30 to 60 days, says ODNI
A top national security official said that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence hopes coming changes will significantly reduce the existing backlog, which has ballooned to 700,000 in recent years.
Digital Government
Security Gaps Could Let Hackers Edit Government Spending Data, Watchdog Says
New and old flaws in systems at a Treasury Department bureau added up to “a significant deficiency,” according to the Government Accountability Office.
Cybersecurity
FDA moves to require patching in connected medical devices
The Food and Drug Administration is looking to make sure internet-enabled medical devices can be updated to guard against cyberthreats.
Cybersecurity
Senate passes DHS bug bounty bill
The bill would compel the federal government's top civilian cyber agency to pay white hats who find security vulnerabilities in the agency's internet-facing IT operations.
Cybersecurity
DHS is Lukewarm on the Bug Bounty Programs Congress Keeps Pushing
A bill mandating a DHS bug bounty passed the Senate Tuesday, but the department says it would duplicate work it’s already doing.
Cybersecurity
Social Security Numbers Are Unsafe and Outdated. So Why Do Americans Use Them?
The form of identification has become dangerously risky to use in the digital age.
Cybersecurity
DHS Funds Tech to Root Out Malware in Government Mobile Apps
The tool, developed with Red Hat, is one of several the department is touting at the RSA Cybersecurity conference.
Cybersecurity
Taxpayers Get Extra Day To File After IRS Online Tools Go Down
The IRS extended Tax Day to midnight April 18 after unidentified outages took down key online tools Tuesday.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary Promises U.S. Will Strike Back Against Cyber Adversaries
“Complacency is being replaced by consequences,” Kirstjen Nielsen said.
Cybersecurity
DHS floats 'collective defense' model for cybersecurity
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen wants her department to have a more direct role in defending the private sector and critical infrastructure entities from cyberthreats.
Cybersecurity
The Homeland Security Department Just Hired a UK Firm of 20 People to Help With Border Security
iProov will roll out its biometric facial verification technology to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Cybersecurity
DHS Might Provide Cyber Services Directly To Industry Under New Strategy
The program is a response to a worsening cyber threat environment, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters.
Policy
There's No Better Time to Pass Privacy Laws, Experts Say
Tech companies, experts argued, aren’t really going to police themselves.
Cybersecurity
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Leaving Office
Rob Joyce’s departure comes just a few days after Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert resigned.
Modernization