Today in History | Federal News Network

Today in History Today is Monday, July 5, the 186th day of 2021. There are 179 days left in the yr. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 5, 1971, President Richard Nixon licensed the twenty sixth Amendment to the U.S....

U.S. government probes VPN hack within federal agencies, races to find clues

By Christopher Bing, Joseph MennApril 29 (Reuters) - For a minimum of the third time because the starting of this yr, the U.S. government is investigating a hack towards federal companies that started throughout the Trump administration however was solely...

Clinton Broke Federal Rules With Email Server, Audit Finds

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton violated federal information guidelines by way of her use of a non-public e-mail server whereas she was secretary of state, a State Department audit has concluded.“At a minimal, Secretary Clinton ought to have surrendered all...

To grow cyber maturity, federal agencies should consider shared services

Now is a pivotal second for these of us working in federal cybersecurity. The new administration has pledged to make defending America’s IT networks “a high precedence at each stage of presidency” and so they should begin by wrestling with...

Letter: Top federal watchdog probing State Department following hacks

Specifically, the GAO is analyzing whether or not the safety of the State Department’s info expertise methods meet federal necessities and the way State manages and responds to cybersecurity threats. Vijay D’Souza, the GAO’s director for Information Technology and Cybersecurity,...