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Congress balances openness with cyber protection
Lawmakers weigh public's right to know against the need to protect cyber secrets. Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) provision in 2012 Defense authorization bill tightens the definition of "exemptions," but he questions the need for further rules to give agencies power to withhold information.
Tags: Sunshine Week , transparency , open government , Congress , FOIA , Patrick Leahy , Charles Grassley , Paul Rosenzweig , Jerry Ensminger , Melanie Pustay , Kenneth Bunting , National Freedom of Information Coalition , Jared Serbu , DoJ , Barack Obama , White House , Navy , DoD , management
Senate Judiciary Committee considers FOIA exemptions for critical infrastructure
The Senate is looking for balance between protecting networks and creating open government.
Tags: cybersecurity , technology , Federal Drive , FOIA
FBI contacted phone monitoring firm about software
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , FBI , Congress , Robert Mueller , Carrier IQ , Electronic Communications Privacy Act , Computer Fraud and Abuse Act , Edward Markey
Justice, NSC lead review of cyber laws
An interagency working group is trying to decide whether the administration should submit a proposal to Congress to update several laws. The White House's cyberspace review recommended legislative updates to address shortcomings in the current statutes. Justice also reviewed the Einstein 3 program even as DHS still is testing it.
Tags: technology , James Baker , Phil Reitinger , Sheldon Whitehouse , Justice , DHS , Center for Democracy and Technology , cybersecurity , Einstein , national incident response plan
Justice Department Oversight
Tags: Justice Department , Eric Holder , Guantanamo
Three cyber bills clear Senate Judiciary Committee
The bills cover national standards for security breaches involving personal data. Companies would have to take reasonable steps to secure customers' personal information, and to tell customers if there's been a breach.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , Congress , In Depth , Next Gov
Will cybersecurity bills make it out of committee?
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed three cybersecurity bills, all dealing with national standards for security breaches involving personal data. But the votes followed party lines making it harder to move them to the full Senate for a vote.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Senate , Chuck Grassley , Federal Drive , Congress
State hopes technology will better secure passport process
GAO found significant success in obtaining passports using fraudulent documents in the second investigation in two years. While State is implementing facial recognition technology to close the existing gaps, lawmakers are introducing new legislation to give the agency more security capabilities.
Tags: technology , management , Ben Cardin , John Kyl , Greg Kutz , Brenda Sprague , GAO , State , SSA , DHS , passport security , Jason Miller
Oversight insight: Senate Judiciary Committee examines CIS
Your agency's oversight by Congress can cause heartburn for the leadership of the organization.
Tags: In Depth , management , Congress , Immigration reform , Alejandro Mayorkas , Patrick Leahy , Orrin Hatch , Citizenship and Immigration Services
FBI Director Robert Mueller comes under fire on terrorist arrest
Christmas Day underwear bomber should have been handed over to military, says one Senator.
Tags: management , Defense , DoD , homeland security , DHS , State Department , Jeff Sessions , Robert Mueller , FBI , Federal Bureau of Investigation
