Cybersecurity
Pompeo confirmed as CIA head, Hurd to HPSCI
The Senate voted largely along party lines to confirm Rep. Mike Pompeo as head of the CIA. Rep. Will Hurd, a former CIA agent and cyber expert will replace Pompeo on the House Intelligence Committee.
Digital Government
Paul steps aside as PM-ISE
The longtime architect of terrorism-related information sharing efforts will be returning to career SES status and staying in government.
Cybersecurity
IARPA banks tech gains from prize programs
Accuracy and innovation are spurred by opening up research more widely, according to a top intelligence tech research official.
Cybersecurity
Senators push IC on whether Russia hacked GOP
Senators on the intelligence committee questioned members of IC on the extent to which Russia hacked the RNC and how that played into their assessment that Putin wanted to help Trump win the election.
Cybersecurity
Trump to appoint former senator as DNI
According to multiple reports, President-elect Trump intends to nominate retired Indiana Senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence.
Cybersecurity
Senators support intel findings on Russia, call for deterrence policy
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed support for the intelligence community and its assessment that Russia hacked Democratic Party servers to influence the election and called for more defined cyber deterrence policy.
Cybersecurity
Top NSA defender departs agency
Curtis Dukes, formerly the top information assurance officer at the National Security Agency, is joining the Center for Internet Security.
Cybersecurity
Skeptics still doubt intelligence on Russia hacking
Days after the Obama administration announced sanctions against Russia for hacking DNC systems, President-elect Trump continues to question the intelligence used to attribute the hacks to Russia.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: Snowden a fabricator, not a whistleblower
Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who stole and leaked sensitive documents was a disgruntled employee and liar who is in league with Russian intelligence, says a newly declassified House Intelligence Committee report.
Cybersecurity
Obama: 'We can't tell people what to do' on cyber
At a White House press conference, President Obama addressed ongoing cybersecurity vulnerabilities amid a larger discussion of Russia's role in hacking Democratic targets during the 2016 election.
Cybersecurity
Former officials urge response to Russian hacking
As the Obama administration enters its last weeks, former national security officials say the president needs to punish Russia for interfering in the U.S. election.
Cybersecurity
NGA's CIBORG seeks commercial data
NGA is collaborating with GSA to purchase unclassified imagery and data from commercial providers through its new CIBORG program.
Cybersecurity
Political battle escalates over charges of Russia election hacks
More members of Congress are joining the call for investigations of Russia's election hacking while the president-elect condemns the CIA and its findings.
Cybersecurity
White House orders 'full review' of election hacking
The White House has directed the intelligence community with investigating and reporting on "malicious cyber activity" by Russia and other actors during the presidential election.
Cybersecurity
Dems push for Russia hacking investigation
The ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and others in Congress including one top Republican want to air allegations of Russian cyber interference in the U.S. elections. President-elect Trump has dismissed the assertions by U.S. spies as politically motivated.
Cybersecurity
Congressman pushes Obama on cyber deterrence policy
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee says one of the remaining imperatives for the President Obama is to develop a cyber deterrence strategy and pass it forward to the Trump Administration along with a host of other cyber challenges.
Cybersecurity
Obama names first-ever independent NSA watchdog
In 2014, Congress elevated the inspector general post at the National Security Agency to a presidential appointment. More than two years later, someone has finally been named to the job.
Cybersecurity
Scouting new vistas in mind-machine connections
IARPA and Sandia National Labs have joined forces to reverse-engineer the algorithms of the human mind.
Cybersecurity
Next steps after attribution: Deterring further Russian interference
A cybersecurity expert argues that the U.S. should enlist other countries in its response to Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections.
Cybersecurity