Cybersecurity

Learning on the job: How to make the most of mentoring

Former and current government officials share their tips for establishing a solid mentoring relationship.

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Where Innovation and Cybersecurity Meet

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Is Immigration Good for Cybersecurity?

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Are Hacking Gangs Back?

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Some corrupt employees have very sticky fingers, CBP head says

U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees have been smuggling drugs or illegal aliens, laundering money and swindling people, CBP commissioner testifies.

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Auditors estimate $2.8B in improper payments at SSA, FEMA

Inspectors general at FEMA and the Social Security Administration uncovered billions in improper payments, reports state.

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CIO Council gets serious about best practices

Richard Spires, CIO at the Homeland Security Department and vice chairman of the CIO Council, talks about what he's doing to encourage the sharing of best practices governmentwide.

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After Weinergate, lawmakers tiptoe through the tweeting tulips

According to TweetCongress, the Twitter activity of members of Congress has dipped by 30 percent since the Weinergate scandal.

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Contractor goes up the river for tampering with USCIS computer files

A former employee of Dell Perot Systems gets prison time for altering computer systems records so illegal aliens could get valid U.S. passports, Nextgov reports.

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Don't blame e-file for identity theft, IRS says

The recent surge in identity theft tax fraud is not linked to the growing popularity of IRS'e-file system, official says.

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New guidelines require agencies to document progress automating surveillance of cyber threats

Reports must describe computerized, continuous monitoring of unusual data transfers and other suspicious activities.

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Hackers might have skeleton key to defense contractor systems

Recent hacker attacks on Lockheed Martin and L-3 Communications are linked to a data breach earlier this year at a security firm that experts fear might have given the hackers the keys they need to break into systems of other contractors.