Digital Government
Obama Admin: NSA Spying Will Begin Shutting Down This Week
A Justice Department memo circulated Wednesday says lawmakers only have until Friday—not June 1—to resolve their standoff over NSA surveillance without risking an interruption to the program.
Cybersecurity
Comey: Industry letter on encryption is 'depressing'
The FBI director said a head-on collision is coming between privacy and public safety.
Cybersecurity
US Has Charged Six Chinese Citizens with Stealing Secrets from Tech Companies
According to an indictment, the individuals stole designs, specifications, code and other confidential documents from Avago Technologies and Skyworks Solutions.
Cybersecurity
Cracking down on poor cyber hygiene
DOD Deputy CIO David Cotton says stricter enforcement of cyber hygiene standards at the Pentagon comes as users still struggle with basic security measures.
Cybersecurity
House panel moves drone, FOIA, IT dupe bills
One of the measures would require DHS to assess and report on duplication of information technology.
Cybersecurity
Britain's cyber envoy, in his own words
The Anglo-American relationship in cyberspace is flourishing thanks in part to bilateral measures agreed to by Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama.
Digital Government
McConnell To Allow Vote On NSA Reform Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will allow a vote on the House-passed NSA reform bill later this week, but there are no guarantees it will pass.
Cybersecurity
Congress Wants Companies Facing Cyberattacks to Share Data, and it‘s Not a Moment Too Soon
A longstanding reluctance to share information about cybersecurity threats and defensive measures has limited our ability to form teams of good guys.
Cybersecurity
Navy Needs Help Making Sure Its Drones are Hack-Proof
Aerial weapons systems were not expected to become part of the so-called Internet of Things.
Cybersecurity
Making the business case for DHS S&T
Industry leaders like what they have seen so far of the Science and Technology Directorate's efforts at collaboration, but they are not yet fully convinced.
Cybersecurity
Hacked Atlanta Billboard Displayed Grotesque Porn Image
Manufacturing // Technology // Georgia, United States
Digital Government
Chris Christie: Edward Snowden Is a Criminal and NSA Fears Are 'Baloney'
The Republican governor and likely White House hopeful will accuse Hollywood and “civil-liberties extremists” of hijacking the NSA debate in a speech Monday.
Cybersecurity
What the Pentagon Thought the Future of Cybersecurity Would Look Like in 2001
The agency forecasted things like touch screens and automated cyber defense.
Cybersecurity
FITARA implementation, simple innovation and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
State Department presents cyber norms to Congress
Maryland Democrat Benjamin Cardin is skeptical about how U.S. cyber adversaries will receive the State Department’s newly released peacetime norms for cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
(ISC)² honors information security leaders in government
Winners hail from DHS, Education, State, the Army and the Marine Corps.
Cybersecurity
China Allegedly Is Embedded in Penn State’s Engineering Computers
Education // Pennsylvania, United States
Cybersecurity