House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., have asked several government officials through a letter to provide information on their agencies’ procurement of
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A recent report from the Deparment of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates the federal government has generated more than $578 million in cost savings as a result of DHS agencies’ efforts to share people’s
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Accenture has released a global study, showing that the majority of citizens are willing to share personal information with government agencies in exchange for better service, the company announced on Wednesday.
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The Defense Information Systems Agency sent letters to service personnel notifying them of a potential breach of some of their personal data on a DISA-hosted system, NBC News reported Friday.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would set up an independent federal agency to protect personal data and advance data privacy.
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A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted four Chinese military members on charges of hacking into credit-reporting firm Equifax and conspiring to steal personal data on nearly 150M U.S. citizens, The Wall
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Senate Democrats introduced a bill to increase security for citizens’ personal data on public websites and apps. Sen. Brian Schatz, top Democrat on the Senate Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet subcommittee,
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The Census Bureau has increased its collaborative efforts with the Department of Homeland Security and intelligence community to protect the 2020 Census program from cyber threats, Federal News Network reported Friday.
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A spokesman for the Office of Personnel Management has said OPM has initiated steps to extend identify theft and credit monitoring services to victims of data breaches at the agency from three
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Beth Cobert, acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, has highlighted the agency’s efforts to offer assistance to federal employees and other victims of two recent data breaches, GovExec reported Wednesday. Charles
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