Cybersecurity
OPM May Announce Size of Second Data Breach Next Week
The embattled federal agency is planning to reveal details about a breach of security-clearance information as soon as early next week, according to Hill sources.
Cybersecurity
McCain Lays Into OPM Director Over Data Breaches
The head of the Office of Personnel Management faced a third consecutive day of intense questioning over her handling of a series of data breaches last year.
Cybersecurity
House Homeland Security Chair: Senate Cyber-Info-Sharing Bill Has No Chance in House
Rep. Michael McCaul said he's concerned about elements of the Senate bill that could allow the NSA to collect more information on Americans.
Digital Government
Even Behind Closed Doors, Senators Aren't Getting Their OPM-Hack Questions Answered
Lawmakers say they are still in the dark about basic details of multiple data breaches that affected federal workers last year.
Digital Government
Obama Administration Secretly Expanded Scope of NSA Spying to Catch Foreign Hackers
The revelation, based on documents obtained by Edward Snowden, comes days after a law was passed that would curtail some NSA spying programs—but not warrantless wiretapping.
Cybersecurity
The NSA's Bulk Collection Is Over, but Google and Facebook Are Still in the Data Business
Private-sector data collection can reveal as much about a person as government surveillance, privacy advocates say.
Digital Government
The Future of the Patriot Act Depends on the Votes of These 10 Senators
If the USA Freedom Act comes to another vote, these are the senators to watch.
Digital Government
What Would Happen if Patriot Act Section 215 Expires
Edward Snowden’s leaks revealed that NSA was interpreting the law to vacuum up millions of U.S. call records every day.
Cybersecurity
The Government Is Trying to Get Serious About Cyber as a Foreign Policy Issue
What if they held a hearing and only two senators came?
Digital Government
FAA Wishes People Would Stop Flying Drones Near the White House
An illegal amateur flight near the executive mansion Thursday ended with the pilot arrested.
Digital Government
NSA Spying Heads to Critical Senate Showdown
Mitch McConnell will force a vote on a clean reauthorization of the Patriot Act next week as a deadline looms.
Digital Government
White House Backs Bill to End NSA Bulk Records-Collection
The Obama administration says it supports the USA Freedom Act.
Digital Government
Rand Paul Threatens Filibuster Over NSA Spying
The GOP presidential hopeful joins Democrat Ron Wyden in threatening to block a bill reauthorizing the Patriot Act without NSA reforms.
Emerging Tech
CNN and FAA Team Up to Test Drones
The FAA is considering the technology that Amazon would use to deliver packages remotely.
Digital Government
Trade Bill Takes Aim at Foreign Governments' Data Protections
Tech companies and trade groups come out in support of the Trade Priorities Act.
Digital Government
How Tech Giants Became a Leading Civil-Rights Voice
In the tech industry, civil-rights activism is simultaneously considered a responsibility and just good business.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Drone Privacy Bill Back on the Table
Reps. Ted Poe and Zoe Lofgren are reintroducing legislation that would limit how the U.S. government can use drones to spy on American citizens.
Digital Government
How New US Net Neutrality Rules Are Shaping the Internet Worldwide
Supporters see FCC's decision as the first open-Internet domino, but critics are warning of darker possibilities.
Digital Government
Tech Lobby Spends Big in Washington
Regulations and privacy will keep tech and telecom lobbyists busy after FCC's net-neutrality vote Thursday—and the Internet regulation debate isn't going away, either.
Digital Government
FAA Proposes New Rules for Commercial Drones
President Obama also released a memo that orders federal agencies to create drone policies that would protect citizens' privacy and civil liberties.
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