National Security Agency
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U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers seems open to the idea of changing the leadership structure he currently heads.
September 19, 2017 -
Ever since Edward Snowden went against the National Security Agency, it seems like the federal government has been victim to a string of insider threats carried out. The latest being the young woman who sent NSA documents to a news site. David Buckley, managing director for federal risk consulting at KPMG, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide ideas for how agencies can mitigate the insider threat in the cyber age.
June 19, 2017 -
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, asked whether a new approach to the tactical and operational aspects of federal cybersecurity could be a powerful tool for addressing gaps that impede existing organizational structures.
June 05, 2017 -
In the wake of a major cybersecurity incident last week, federal information technology officials on Wednesday said the balancing act between cyber hygiene compliance and workforce morale remains an ongoing problem.
May 17, 2017 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House says the WannaCry ransomware that has reached dozens of countries, was not able to penetrate federal cyber defenses, and also defends the NSA.
May 16, 2017 -
The National Security Agency is holding its 17th annual Cyber Defensive Exercise to help young cyber warriors hone their skills.
April 12, 2017 -
Nearly two years after Congress passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, the intelligence community says it's laid the groundwork for a public-private cyber threat hub, but it's still far from the "cyber 911" that lawmakers and agencies envisioned.
March 21, 2017 -
The new year brings a host of people on the move, including a new deputy CIO at the Defense Department and a familiar face leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s IT office.
January 09, 2017 -
Reports about the job security of NSA director Adm. Mike Rogers has several members of Congress up in arms.
November 28, 2016 -
Several key GOP members of Congress began to weigh in this weekend with strong disapproval over suggestions that Adm. Michael Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, may be fired during the final weeks of the Obama administration.
November 21, 2016 -
The time has come to split U.S. Cyber Command from the National Security Agency and assign separate leaders to each organization, the nation’s top intelligence official said Tuesday.
October 26, 2016 -
The federal government’s cybersecurity policy has reached a crossroads, and the upcoming presidential transition is an opportunity to take a long, hard look in the mirror, and decide how to move forward.
October 21, 2016 -
A leading National Security Agency official said Tuesday that none of the high-profile cybersecurity breaches in government over the past two years required hackers employ the strongest tools at their disposal.
October 18, 2016 -
Experts say until the government moves to a continuous evaluation program of employees and contractors with clearances, threats from employees will continue to grow.
October 17, 2016 -
Lightning has struck twice in the same spot now — NSA and Booz Allen Hamilton.
October 06, 2016