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(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

DHS intelligence office to get outside help as Congress debates future authorities

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis has come under criticism for both overreaching in its authorities, while failing to heed information about the…

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Congress may finally get a cyber deterrence strategy from DoD at end of the month

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To counter Russian ‘information war,’ DNI advocates rebuilding U.S. Information Agency

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Why the intelligence community declassified its demographics stats for the first time

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Federal News RadioRobert Cardillio, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with his wife, Lori, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, pose before the 2015 Presidential Rank Awards. (Federal News Radio/Nicole Ogrysko)

30th Annual Presidential Rank Awards

The Senior Executives Association honored 43 recipients of the 2015 Presidential Rank Awards at a banquet in Washington April 21. The winners were responsible…

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Federal News RadioRobert Cardillio, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, with his wife, Lori, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, pose before the 2015 Presidential Rank Awards. (Federal News Radio/Nicole Ogrysko)

DoD executives headline a league of extraordinary federal men, women

The Senior Executives Association hosted the 30th annual Presidential Rank Awards of Distinguished Executives and Distinguished Senior Professionals where…

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Security Clearance Reform: Continuous Evaluation Gains Traction

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The Federal government’s security clearance system is outdated and needs to be replaced, but fixing it is going to take time because the government is still years away from fully developing a continuous evaluation process that can replace today’s once-every-five-years investigations.

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