Justice Department
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Jordy Yager, a staff writer with The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the lastest revelations in the case.
October 05, 2011 -
The Justice Department drags its feet when reporting cyber incidents and does not have cyber incident reports from all of its departments, according to an Office of the Inspector General report.
September 28, 2011 -
DoJ IG finds the agency now processes 60,000 profiles a month instead of 1,700. The bureau may need to continue its hiring spree to keep up with the DNA data coming in.
September 23, 2011 -
Agencies must complete their analysis by Nov. 1 and be prepared to present their findings during the December cabinet meeting with the Vice President. OMB\'s edict comes after the Justice Department inspector general found excessive spending by the agency. This is not the first time agencies have had trouble controlling conference expenses.
September 22, 2011 -
The FBI is investigating more than 400 cyber hijackings of corporate bank accounts, after cyber criminals have taken over the accounts of American companies, school districts and even some local government offices and made unauthorized wire transfers.
September 20, 2011 -
Van Hitch will retire as the Justice Department\'s CIO at the end of July. He said cybersecurity, information sharing and social media and mobile computing were among the biggest technology transformations he saw. July 21, 2011
July 21, 2011 -
A new GAO report finds gaps in the United States\' collaboration with international partners on terrorism
July 13, 2011 -
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) proves effective in matching up missing persons reports to unidentified remains, according to Charles Heurich, the program manager of NamUs.
July 11, 2011 -
The Justice Department defends employees who are accused of violating citizens\' constitutional rights. Law enforcement officers are in the most danger of being sued. DoJ provides training for employees about how to steer clear of these situations.
July 05, 2011 -
Suspects have been charged for involvement in a national marijuana ring that recruited college athletes as dealers.
June 20, 2011 -
The Justice Department is getting a cybersecurity makeover. Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update
June 13, 2011 -
Get an inside look at the new look of the Justice Department\'s accounting system from Cynthia Schnedar, Acting Inspector General at DOJ
June 13, 2011 -
DHS, DOJ and FTC collaborate with state and local partners in and unprecedented effort. DHS\'s Alejandro Mayorkas explains how it works.
June 10, 2011 -
The economic problems of the past few years have taken their toll on local governments, including police departments. We learn how building partnerships with the private sector landed DOJ\'s Zoe Mentel a seat at this year\'s SAMMIE finalist table.
June 06, 2011 -
The White House\'s draft bill includes many similarities with the one sponsored by the Sens. Lieberman, Collins and Carper. The biggest issues are around the President\'s powers over the Internet during emergencies and whether there should be a Senate-confirmed cyber coordinator at DHS. Senate Majority Leader Reid is making comprehensive cyber legislation a priority this session.
May 23, 2011