Justice Department

  • Two men who authorities say were competing to impress their fellow hackers were arrested Tuesday on federal charges they stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including politicians and media personalities.

    January 19, 2011
  • Angel Santa, Deputy Chief Information Officer in the Department of Justice\'s Office of Justice Programs, is John Gilroy\'s guest on Federal Tech Talk. January 4, 2011

    January 04, 2011
  • President Obama announced his intent to appoint two key nominees, according to a White House statement.

    December 30, 2010
  • DoJ Inspector General Glenn Fine steps down.

    November 29, 2010
  • A draft Justice Department report has found that two federal prosecutors and an FBI agent engaged in misconduct in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens. Attorney Debra Roth explains what may be ahead for the trio.

    November 18, 2010
  • The Office of the Inspector General released the 2010 list of the top ten management and performance challenges facing the Department of Justice, with counter terrorism as the top challenge.

    November 15, 2010
  • White House launches Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy to both promote online economic opportunities and protect individual privacy.

    October 25, 2010
  • Agencies are testing an assortment of smartphones and tablet computers to improve how their workforces meet their missions. But there still are questions about the security of these devices.

    October 14, 2010
  • Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Shawn Henry as the executive assistant director (EAD) of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch (CCRSB). Mr. Henry will succeed Assistant Deputy Director T.J. Harrington. Mr. Henry most recently served as assistant director in charge of the FBI\'s Washington Field Office.

    September 17, 2010
  • The technology giant said it did nothing wrong, but settles the allegations it overcharged the government for software and technology products and gave kickbacks to systems integrators. HP\'s decision to settle is another in a growing list of major federal contractors who are paying fines.

    August 30, 2010
  • The Office of Management and Budget is throwing a lifeline, of sorts, to 15 agencies who have IT projects that are on its high-risk list. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said the 26 projects on his new high priority list are mission critical. He said some extra attention now could reap dividends down the road when those projects finally realize their long-awaited potential.

    August 24, 2010
  • Changes in technology, culture and conditions necessitate not only an update, but growth for the three-year old office.

    August 12, 2010
  • The Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment says the three-year-old document needs to be updated and expanded. This effort is one of five priorities Kshmendra Paul shares in his exclusive interview with Federal News Radio, a month into his new role.

    August 11, 2010
  • The Justice Department\'s new report finds that the number of partial documents released last year increased by 50,000. Many agencies also reduced their backlog of FOIA requests. Agencies say some of improvements can be attributed to increased attention across the government and better technology.

    August 03, 2010