Cybersecurity
Authentication said key to cybersecurity
Bruce McConnell, a top cybersecurity official, said authentication of users and devices is key to cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
OPM cuts security-clearance processing time
The investigation period has been decreased from a year to just under 40 days, according to testimony given by OPM Director John Berry before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee. But some still say more can be done.
Cybersecurity
TSA needs privacy IT tools, IG says
The TSA has made progress in implementing privacy protections, but still needs to beef up its monitoring and enforcement with automated tools, DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner says.
Cybersecurity
IG blasts management of Energy's classified information network
National Nuclear Security Administration program lacks capacity to handle required data.
Cybersecurity
At a glance
The Apple Macintosh operating system and various Windows operating systems differ in many ways, but they each have their Achilles' heel.
Cybersecurity
Senate amendment takes aim at Obama's 'czars'
Republicans escalate their criticism of the president's plans to appoint more than 30 so-called policy coordinators, which includes a yet-to-be-named cybersecurity czar.
Cybersecurity
Telework increasing steadily but slowly, OPM says
Participation rate has yet to reach 10 percent, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
DOD opens some classified information to non-federal officials
Some officials working at state and local intelligence fusion centers will have limited access to data on the Defense Department's classified network.
Cybersecurity
Marines' social-media ban is bad for morale
Rather than telling troops to get off Twitter and Facebook, the military should educate them about security.
Cybersecurity
IG faults DHS for breaking rules on some noncompetitive contracts
DHS' Inspector General finds 70 examples where officials didn't follow federal acquisition rules in awarding noncompetitive contracts.
Cybersecurity
IG: DHS needs better management for OneNet
DHS needs better management for its project to consolidate its agencies' network infrastructures, the department's inspector general found.
Cybersecurity
Intell agencies plan to beef up cybersecurity
Stopping cyber threats is a top priority for intelligence agencies during the next four years, according to a new national strategy.
Cybersecurity
DHS struggles to manage billions in IT investments, GAO finds
Despite some progress, DHS still has problems with managing major IT investments, the GAO finds.
Cybersecurity
Systems wide open because agencies fail to fix common security holes
Most cyberattacks target vulnerabilities in applications and Web sites, but agencies routinely fail to protect themselves properly, report concludes.
Cybersecurity