Government Technology

Four senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would require federal suppliers of internet-connected devices to ensure that their products are free of "hard-coded passwords" and cyber vulnerabilities, patchable and...

The Government Accountability Office has urged the Defense Department to evaluate security policies and guidance related to internet of things devices, then identify areas that require new policies or updated guidance. GAO...

The U.S. Air Force has said the launch of a ground-based control system for the GPS III satellite constellation will be delayed by another nine months due to “realized program...

The U.S. Marine Corps has begun to implement a mobile command-and-control system designed to detect and track flight paths and small objects at a faster rate and higher accuracy than...

Six House Democratic lawmakers have formed a task force with the goal to identify ways to strengthen the security of the U.S. election system, Federal Times reported Thursday. Rep. Bennie Thompson...

A bipartisan group of three House lawmakers has introduced a bill that would establish an interagency working group to assist federal employees who have experienced data breaches and other cyber...

The House Homeland Security Committee has passed two bills that would reorganize the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity operations and require DHS to report how the government discloses cyber vulnerabilities,...

The governments of Japan and the U.S. have affirmed their commitment to cooperate on bilateral cyber concerns and bolster public-private partnerships with industry, academia and civil society in efforts to...

The Department of Health and Human Services has released an updated version of its web tool that works to provide details on breaches of health information. HHS said Tuesday the HIPAA...

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Oregon), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has called on CEOs of several technology companies to attend a Sept. 7 hearing to testify about net...