With the 2024 elections right around the corner, senators warned about issues arising from the use of unregulated AI technology, and said they will aim to approve legislation creating AI “guardrails” on election security by the end of this year.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is kicking off its public service announcement (PSA) “Secure Our World” campaign that is focused on increasing cybersecurity awareness across government and private entities.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on Sept. 20 warning about new and evolving threats from hackers utilizing Snatch ransomware.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is in the midst of a long-term campaign to modernize its operations to better service taxpayers, and the agency’s acting chief information officer (CIO) laid out three main priorities in that effort on Sept. 21 during an event organized by FCW.
Sens. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and Thom Tills, R-N.C., have reintroduced legislation in the Senate to revive the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to help members of Congress get a better handle on science and technology issues.
With the near-universal reliance on Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies for communications applications also posing a range of potential security challenges, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced plans for a new testing program to evaluate how well GPS systems do against spoofing and disruption exploits.
A report released by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) on Sept. 19 argues that Congress should take another look at legislative recommendations published by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission to shore up U.S. cyber defenses and decide whether to enact them.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a new report looking to wrangle the different avenues in which the Federal government and its agencies report cyber incidents in a more ‘reportable’ fashion.
With a potential government shutdown looming over the horizon, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo warned lawmakers today of the “crushing” impact that a possible shutdown could have on the current work being done under the CHIPS and Science Act that passed last year.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the creation of a new customer experience (CX) office that will be led by Dana Chisnell, an internationally recognized expert in plain language, forms design, and user experience design.
