Digital Government
3 Lessons to Be a Bold Government Leader
Feds have good reasons for sticking with the status quo. But lack of action also has consequences.
Digital Government
DHS Deputy Secretary Announces Move to Private Sector
Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced he will leave the agency at the end of October.
Cybersecurity
NSA Contractor Charged with Stealing Classified Materials
A Maryland man has been charged with unauthorized removal and retention of top secret/SCI materials.
Cybersecurity
Why the Government Needs Cyber Translators
Not all the skills cyber pros need are technical.
Cybersecurity
Yahoo Responds to Email Scanning Program
Calls the report that it built a program to scan all its users' incoming email "misleading"
Cybersecurity
Report: Hackers Attack 20 Voter Registration Systems
Every attack hasn't been successful.
Cybersecurity
Election Systems Are Vulnerable But Not How You Think
Undermining citizens’ confidence in the election outcome has been a side effect of conspiracy theorists, campaigns and recent headlines, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp told lawmakers.
Cybersecurity
FBI Looks into Democratic Officials’ Mobile Phones Hack
Investigators have yet to determine whether this is linked to the Democratic National Committee breach.
Cybersecurity
Senator Wants SEC to Investigate Yahoo Hack Disclosure
Sen. Mark Warner wants to know what and when Yahoo executives knew about the security breach.
Cybersecurity
What To Know About ‘The Cyber’ From The First Presidential Debate
First, the nominees agree that cyber is important.
Cybersecurity
7 Takeaways from GAO's Information Security Assessment
The federal government needs to fully implement its information security programs, GAO said.
Cybersecurity
Your Personal Information Was Hacked. Now What?
The Federal Trade Commission released a new video to guide data-breach victims through what to do next.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: How Secure Are Voting Machines?
After campaign and voter database hacks, a House committee wants to know if voters can trust the process.
Cybersecurity
Will NSA and CYBERCOM Split?
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper both support a proposal to separate NSA from CYBERCOM.
Cybersecurity
2 of 'Crackas With Attitude' Arrested for Hacking into Senior Officials' Accounts
The hackers allegedly used social engineering techniques and impersonated victims to gain access to senior U.S. government officials, their families, and several U.S. government computer systems.
Cybersecurity
Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Sentenced to 52 Months
Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, will serve time for unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.
Emerging Tech
FAA Announces First Drone Advisory Council Meeting
The agency's long-term advisory board for unmanned aircraft systems will meet later this month.
Cybersecurity
Video: What to Know About Ransomware and Agile Development
Nextgov’s Mohana Ravindrinath shares the FBI's ransomware education efforts.
Cybersecurity
FBI: Hackers Target 2 State Election Databases
An FBI bulletin warns of possibly linked attacks on two states' election databases.
Cybersecurity