Digital Government
FBI Should Tighten Monitoring of Employee Texting, Watchdog Says
Software recommendations come as follow-up to 2016 review of alleged political bias.
Digital Government
The Wheels of Justice Are Grinding to a Halt
FBI agents say the government shutdown is costing them confidential sources, postponing indictments, and shutting down investigations.
Digital Government
FBI Agents Say the Shutdown Is a Threat to National Security
Nearly 5,000 FBI special agents, intelligence analysts, attorneys, and professional staff have been furloughed.
People
FBI group says shutdown imperils national security
FBI agents are working without pay during the government shutdown, and their advocates say that the resulting financial instability is a national security risk.
Emerging Tech
The FBI is Trying Amazon’s Facial-Recognition Software
The software allows the FBI to go through video surveillance footage much faster than agents can.
Digital Government
'Stone Panda' hackers indicted in campaign that targeted U.S. government networks
The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two Chinese nationals accused of a years-long campaign to hack U.S. government agencies and private companies around the world in order to steal trade secrets and intellectual property.
Digital Government
The FBI Needs to Burn 53 Tons of Classified Material
It's going to be a document inferno.
Modernization
FBI Issues Timeline for $5 Billion IT Contract Solicitation
The bureau’s ITSSS contract has gone through a lot of changes recently but officials expect to have the draft and final RFPs out early next year.
Cybersecurity
ACLU Pushes Court to Release Secret Facebook Wiretap Order
The devil is in the details.
Modernization
FBI’s Counterterrorism Investigations Now Run on Amazon
The FBI is the latest intelligence agency to partner with Amazon Web Services.
Cybersecurity
Former FBI cyber official cautions against weakening encryption laws
A former top cyber official at the FBI says weaker laws around encryption won't help law enforcement and could result in unacceptable collateral damage to industry and data security.
People
Could GSA's Murphy join the race for the exits?
The ongoing political fight over the Trump administration's handling of the FBI headquarters plan could ensnare the popular chief of the General Services Administration.
Digital Government
DOJ charges Russian national in $35M election influence plot
The Department of Justice charged a Russian national with overseeing financial operations for a multinational social media influence campaign tied to the Russian government.
Digital Government
A Rare Peek Inside the FBI’s Internal Video-Streaming Service
It's like a homegrown YouTube.
Modernization
FBI Drops Full and Open Competition for $5 Billion IT Recompete
The bureau will turn to GSA’s schedules to fill out its IT Supplies and Support Services contract.
Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI chiefs say cyber inflects every security and criminal threat
Cybersecurity isn't the only threat facing the country, but an Oct. 10 Senate Homeland Security hearing hammered home the extent to which the digital revolution touches every problem in the national security space.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director Implores Corporate Boards to Join Cyber Fight
Companies should amp up protections and be wary of deals that expose U.S. intellectual property, FBI Director Chris Wray says.
Modernization
Tech sleuthing helped FBI probe at federal observatory
The National Solar Observatory's IT staff and wifi network were instrumental in tracking down an alleged child pornographer, according to FBI documents.
Cybersecurity
Botnet bandits drop dimes on cybercrimes
New court filings reveal how the operators of the infamous Mirai botnet are helping the FBI combat cybercrime.
Cybersecurity