The White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Caroline Purser/Getty Images) GAO reminds White House of cyber backlog An 80-page report from the government watchdog details the cybersecurity policy to-do list for the White House. Jun 13, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
The White House. (Getty Images) Congress needs to step in on cybersecurity harmonization, White House official says ONCD’s Nicholas Leiserson endorses draft legislation from Sen. Gary Peters that would create an interagency committee to handle cyber regulations. Jun 5, 2024 By Matt Bracken
Harry Coker testifies during his confirmation hearing to become the national cyber director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Nov. 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ONCD report: ‘Fundamental transformation’ in cyber, tech drove 2023 risks Evolving critical infrastructure risks, ransomware, supply chain exploitation, commercial spyware and AI were the top trends, the office reported. May 7, 2024 By Tim Starks
(Marco VDM/Getty Images) Atlassian vulnerability at fault in GAO breach Roughly 6,600 people — primarily current and former Government Accountability Office employees — had their data accessed, the agency said. Feb 13, 2024 By AJ Vicens
(FBI) Feds’ spending on facial recognition tech expands, despite privacy concerns CyberScoop identified more than 20 contracts since a government watchdog warned agencies about unmitigated use of the technology. Jan 10, 2022 By Tonya Riley
A CCTV camera. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) US watchdog urges federal law enforcement to better track facial recognition amid accuracy concerns The report underscores the mounting concerns associated with the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement. Jun 29, 2021 By Tonya Riley