Congress

State Reauthorization Elevates Cyber Office Tillerson Once Shuttered

The House bill closely tracks a standalone bill to restore and elevate the cyber coordinator’s office.

  • By Joseph Marks

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.

  • By Joseph Marks
NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine

NASA Finally Gets a New Leader

Nearly 15 months after President Trump was sworn in, the space agency has a permanent administrator.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

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.

  • By Ana Campoy, Quartz

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.

  • By Joseph Marks
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee

House Armed Services Chair Wants to Cut DISA and Number of Defense CIOs

Draft legislation from Rep. Mac Thornberry would eliminate several Defense agencies, including DISA.

  • By Frank Konkel

There's No Better Time to Pass Privacy Laws, Experts Say

Tech companies, experts argued, aren’t really going to police themselves.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Lawmakers Question FBI’s Push for Backdoors in Encrypted Devices

They also push a wave of privacy bills post-Facebook’s Hill visit.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Energy and Commerce hearing April 11 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Energy and Commerce hearing April 11 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

How Lawmakers Want to Rein in Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg's marathon testimony foreshadowed that regulations are coming.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Five Things the World Finally Realizes About Facebook

The questions Mark Zuckerberg is being pressed to answer are bigger than the platform.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Bill Would Create Federal Customer Service Standards

And once set, it would bake them into agency performance plans.

  • By Frank Konkel

Here’s What Government Gets Wrong About Bug Bounties

Congress has gone bananas for bug bounties, but they may not always be the right choice.

  • By Joseph Marks

Zuckerberg Will Reportedly Face the Music Before Congress Instead of Sending His Deputies

Facebook has previously only sent lawyers or lower-level executives to Congress.

  • By Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz
Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab. Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab.

U.S. Seeks to Dismiss Kaspersky Suit Against Legislative Ban

The government filed motions to dismiss two Kaspersky lawsuits Monday, challenging legal and administrative bans.

  • By Joseph Marks

After Threatening Veto, Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown

President says military funding boost convinced him to sign the omnibus measure.

  • By Eric Katz

Trump Reignites Shutdown Possibility With Spending Bill Veto Threat

A veto would almost certainly lead to agencies shuttering come midnight.

  • By Eric Katz

Branding the Federal Customer Experience

If experience is everything, federal agencies need to to take a holistic view of how they're serving citizens.

  • By Greg Pellegrino

Defense R&D Gets a Huge Boost Under the 2018 Omnibus

But it’s not the only agency with more to spend on research.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Congress Tells Pentagon to Justify Its Single Cloud Plan

The omnibus spending package directs the Pentagon to outline its cloud strategy and share reports, costs and other details related to its JEDI procurement.

  • By Frank Konkel

Spending Bill Boosts Election Security, Clarifies Overseas Data Warrants

The bill also requires supply chain reviews for cyber risk at some agencies.

  • By Joseph Marks