Officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation say the agency's data breach was under control before data fell into the wrong hands, but the case serves as an important lesson that not all insider threats are malicious.
Andre Mendes, the chief information officer and CTO of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, said he is implementing intrusion detection, whitelisting and other tools to stave off constant cyber attacks.
Department of Veterans Affairs certifies to Congress that is it fully interoperable with DoD medical IT systems. But future of VA's own health record system is yet to be decided.
The Social Security Administration is updating its IT strategy so it can start taking advantage of the massive amounts of data it collects, and move toward data-driven decision-making.
Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) is introducing the “OPEN Government Data Act,” which he said will make the new default standard for government data an "open" one.
A congressional authority to hire 1,000 new cybersecurity professionals is prompting the Homeland Security Department, along with the Defense Department and Office of Personnel Management, to develop non-traditional ways to recruit and retain new talent.
Director James Comey announced to staff that Gordon Bitko has been chosen to be the new CIO.
If this search tool OPM wants eventually takes off, you might as well go to a clearance hearing naked. You won't have much else to hide anyhow.