Cybersecurity

OPM Says 84,000 Hack Victims Still Not Notified

Are you affected? There’s a hotline to call.

Cybersecurity

Not Just OPM -- Agency Cybersecurity Incidents on the Rise

The number of security incidents affecting federal agencies has increased every year since 2006.

Cybersecurity

5th OPM Hack Hearing Presents Yet Another Unanswered Question

No "credit check" can offset the risks to national security of compromised security clearance records.

Cybersecurity

Employee Union Deems OPM Breaches ‘Unconstitutional’ -- And Sues

National Treasury Employees Union litigation marks second suit against OPM Director Katherine Archuleta.

Cybersecurity

OPM Hiring IT Staff to Work on Cyber Upgrades

The agency that suffered three big data breaches needs $170,000 project managers to move forward with a computer upgrade.

Cybersecurity

Pentagon Contractors Rank Below Retailers and Banks When it Comes to Cybersecurity

Pentagon suppliers score below hacked retailers and banks on cyber defense, according to industry-developed metrics.

Cybersecurity

DHS Alerts Public to OPM-Related Phishing Scams

Emails claiming to come from the agency and contractor CSID might be after money, U.S. secrets or both, say experts.

Cybersecurity

Federal Employee Union Sues Over OPM Hack, Citing Financial and Emotional Distress

Agency Director Katherine Archuleta and CIO Donna Seymour are named in the class action lawsuit.

Cybersecurity

OPM Chief’s New Cyber Defense Operation Has Potential, Private Investigators Say

But GOP lawmakers have asked Obama to remove Archuleta.

Cybersecurity

Hacked OPM and Background Check Contractors Lacked Logs, DHS Says

Hackers first penetrated OPM, USIS and KeyPoint in the fall of 2013.

Cybersecurity

How Hackers Unlocked OPM Systems and 6 Other Things We Learned about the Breach

Agency chief wants you to know she is angry about the data breach and ID theft protection customer service.

Cybersecurity

Signs of OPM Hack at Another Federal Agency Turn Out to Be Legitimate Files (UPDATED)

The agency detected unauthorized activity on three desktops after the big breach came to light this spring.

Cybersecurity

Senator Questions Whether Hacked OPM Rigged A Contract With ID Protection Vendor

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner criticizes CSID’s performance and capability notifying 4.2 million former and current feds.

Cybersecurity

OPM Breach Notification Frustrates Hacked Feds

Some federal employees say they’re not enrolling for the free program and a Washington-area senator said it may be time to terminate one of the company’s contract.

Cybersecurity

Sen. Pat Leahy Denounces Alarmists Over Latest Massive Cyberattack

“You'd almost think ISIS was marching up Pennsylvania Avenue during this last debate, if we didn't pass it immediately,” the Vermont Democrat said.

Cybersecurity

Blackmail Lists? Bribery? Why Background Check Files Keep Getting Hacked

There is a systemic effort underway by China and other adversaries to crib sensitive data on powerful people and covert operators in Washington, intelligence analysts say.

Cybersecurity

Private Investigators Say Hacked and Bankrupt USIS Didn’t Shirk Security

Investigators retained by USIS said the company deployed appropriate defenses and was cooperative with government probes.

Cybersecurity

Lawmaker Says USIS May Have Shortchanged Cybersecurity before Hack of 27,000 Employee Records

The new accusations come on top of a $1 billion Justice Department lawsuit alleging USIS defrauded the government by conducting incomplete background investigations.

Cybersecurity

Anthem Health Care Hack Snared Federal Employees Who Weren’t Anthem Customers

But who knows how many?

Digital Government

Managing Virtual Workers? Take a Page from Fantasy Football

The strategies to creating and managing a winning fantasy football team are just as effective when leading a very different group of players—the federal virtual workforce.