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 Cybersecurity

  1. How the CIA grows tech

    When scientists at Redlen Technologies invented a new manufacturing process for a specialized semiconductor, they knew the medical industry would be intrigued.

    • Jun. 18, 2013
  2. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee Thomas Brown / Staff

    Lawmakers call for IT security reforms at VA

    House lawmakers are calling for sweeping reforms at the Veterans Affairs Department — including credit monitoring for all veterans and their dependents whose personal information resides in VA's database — following recent revelations that multiple foreig

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  3. House Committee On Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. Brendan Smialowski / AFP

    House passes bill to strengthen CIO authority, reform IT

    The House on Friday passed legislation that would overhaul how agencies manage their information technology dollars and require that each agency have only one chief information officer.

    • Jun. 14, 2013
  4. The Office of Management and Budget claims that a new approach to reviewing troubled government information technology projects has saved the government $4 billion in 2010 and 2011. File photo

    GAO questions $4 billion in IT savings

    The Office of Management and Budget claims that a new approach to reviewing troubled government information technology projects has saved the government $4 billion in 2010 and 2011.

    • Jun. 13, 2013

  5. House panel chair calls VA data loss 'troubling'

    Another lawmaker is raising concerns about an incident at the Veterans Affairs Department involving the deletion of hundreds of thousands of electronic documents and images last month, including active loan files.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  6. Spending on cyber operations is one of the few areas in the Pentagon that will increase in coming years. The Pentagon has requested $4.6 billion for cybersecurity expenses next year, up from $3.9 billion this fiscal year. The Pentagon expects to spend $23 billion on cyber in the next five years. The demand for people with computer skills has bid up the price for computer jobs, analysts say. MC2 Timothy Walter / Navy

    Tech hiring binge may pose security risks for government

    Among the more curious revelations to emerge from the recent NSA leak saga is how a 29-year-old high school dropout landed a $122,000 job in a sensitive government program.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  7. Edward Snowden speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA, revealed details of top-secret surveillance conducted by the United States' National Security Agency regarding telecom data. The Guardian / Getty Images

    Snowden case: How low-level insider could steal from NSA

    Edward Snowden's ability to extract sensitive data from the National Security Agency, working as a low-level contract consultant, comes as no surprise to the security community.

    • Jun. 12, 2013
  8. Sen. Rob Portman speaks at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in August. The Ohio Republican is demanding answers from VA following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records were deleted from a VA computer system last month. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    Senator demands answers about 464,000 deleted VA grant, loan files

    Sen. Rob Portman is demanding answers from the Veterans Affairs Department following revelations that nearly half a million electronic records, including active loan files, were deleted from a VA computer system last month.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  9. Edward Snowden speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA, revealed details of top-secret surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency regarding telecom data. The Guardian / Getty Images

    NSA leak creates risks for Booz Allen

    Within six years, Booz Allen Hamilton more than doubled its sales to the federal government to more than $4 billion in 2012. But within days, claims from a purported midlevel, high school dropout employee have changed everything.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
    • IT /
    • Cybersecurity

    NSA contractor: 'I know I have done nothing wrong'

    A 29-year-old former CIA employee who admitted responsibility Sunday for one of the most extraordinary leaks of classified information in U.S.

    • Jun. 10, 2013
  11. Roughly 464,000 electronic files, including active loan files, were mistakenly deleted from a Veterans Affairs Department computer system last month, the department confirmed to Federal Times. Federal Times

    Almost half-million VA loan, grant files mistakenly deleted

    Roughly 464,000 electronic files, including active loan files, were mistakenly deleted from a Veterans Affairs Department computer system last month, Federal Times has learned.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
    • IT /
    • Cybersecurity
    Faulty and improper security practices among the Veterans Affairs Department's senior ranks have exposed VA's most sensitive systems and databases to 'unchallenged and unfettered access' by nearly a dozen state-sponsored attackers, according to scathing testimony from VA's former chief security officer. Staff

    VA networks besieged by foreign attackers, IG says

    Foreign attackers have repeatedly penetrated Veterans Affairs Department networks for at least the past three years, potentially gaining access to millions of unencrypted veterans records and other sensitive databases, according to House lawmakers and VA

    • Jun. 4, 2013
    • IT /
    • Cybersecurity
    Gen. Keith Alexander, Cyber Command Colin Kelly / Staff

    DoD close to approving cyber attack rules

    After three years of grueling internal debate, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs is poised to approve new rules empowering commanders to counter direct cyberattacks with offensive efforts of their own — without White House approval.

    • May. 28, 2013

  14. Administration releases mobile security standards

    The administration issued new security standards for mobile devices on Thursday that call on agencies to use third-party software that can monitor and enforce security policies on the devices.

    • May. 23, 2013
  15. OMB's director has asked U.S. Chief Information Officer Steve VanRoekel to lead OMB's management team on an interim basis. Thomas Brown/Staff

    VanRoekel to lead OMB's management team

    Steven VanRoekel will lead the Office of Management and Budget's management team, following the departure of OMB's No. 2 official this month.

    • May. 21, 2013
  16. New security standards aim to enable employees to perform the same activities on mobile devices as on desktop computers. Mike Morones / Staff

    New security standards expected to speed mobile adoption

    The administration is expected to release details this week for how agencies should secure government-issued smartphones and tablet computers.

    • May. 20, 2013
    • IT /
    • Cybersecurity

    GSA starts effort to improve cybersecurity in procurements

    The General Services Administration is seeking industry input as it develops standard contract language to ensure cybersecurity measures are taken in federal procurements.

    • May. 20, 2013

  18. Access to Federal News Radio website restored after hacking attack

    Full access to the news websites FederalNewsRadio.com and sister station WTOP.com was fully restored Saturday after a hacking attack had temporarily blocked some users' access last week.

    • May. 13, 2013
    • IT /
    • Cybersecurity

    Annual DoD report claims steady Chinese military expansion

    China continues to rapidly modernize and expand its military and has deployed an anti-ship missile that could attack vessels more than 1,500 kilometers away, according to a new Pentagon report.

    • May. 7, 2013
    • IT /
    • Cybersecurity

    Cardin: ‘Eyes wide open’ during cyber talks with China

    A senior Senate Democrat on Thursday urged Obama administration officials to enter sensitive talks with Chinese counterparts about cyber attacks with their eyes “wide open.”

    • Apr. 25, 2013
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