Government Technology

President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill, authored by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), that provides tools and training services for state and local law enforcement personnel to fight cyber...

NASA plans to incorporate a total of 23 cameras into the Mars 2020 Rover system designed to investigate the red planet’s atmosphere and support science instruments as part of the exploration mission....

The U.S. Navy’s 40 cyber mission force teams obtained full operational capability designation in October, the Defense Department reported Thursday. The service’s CMF teams achieved the FOC status after the...

The Justice Department has identified and associated at least six Russian government officials with the breach of the Democratic National Committee’s computers during the U.S. presidential election in 2016, The...

The U.S. Air Force looks to integrate the use of high-energy laser weapon systems into the service branch's warfighting arsenal, AFCEA International reported Wednesday. The Air Force Special Operations Command...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) plans to create a new inspector general post that would investigate federal agencies’ networks for cyber vulnerabilities, FCW reported Wednesday. Whitehouse said the establishment of...

House lawmakers have updated a proposed bill that originally aimed to make the National Institute of Standards and Technology responsible for auditing federal agencies' cybersecurity, Nextgov reported Tuesday. The updated legislation...

The Department of Homeland Security has publicly shared information about a newly-discovered vulnerability in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II protocol that works to help protect almost all wireless network traffic, DHS' Jeanette...

The General Services Administration has teamed up with several other federal agencies, including the Defense Department, to create a cybersecurity shared service as part of efforts to secure government websites....

Rep. Ami Bera (D-California) has proposed a bill that would authorize the creation of an interagency research and development program to secure the country's power grid systems from cyber attacks....