data breaches

Is the Defense Department getting serious about insider threats?

In the months following the arrest of Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, for leaking national security secrets…

Commentary

VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages

Federal Newscast

Medical full body screening software on tablet and healthcare devices

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Innovations in health IT modernization gives rise to cybersecurity challenges

Combating Healthcare Data Breaches With Intelligence

FTC toughening rules around protecting consumer data in light of breaches

Federal Drive

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Leroy A. Petry, Medal of Honor Recipient, pose with service members after an Association of the United States Army breakfast for the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh regions in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2019. Troxell stressed the importance of a fit and lethal force to combat growing threats around the globe. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

Government answers FAQs about feds attending conferences

Federal Newscast

IRS missed steps to accurately track outside data breaches, TIGTA reports

Agency Oversight

FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, H&R Block signs are displayed in Jackson, Miss. The tax deadline does typically fall on April 15 but that’s a Sunday this year and Monday is Emancipation Day, a Washington D.C. holiday. That means that taxpayers nationwide get a little breathing room and have until Tuesday, April 17, to get the job done. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

IRS: Frequent data breaches make it ‘fundamentally more difficult’ to verify taxpayers

Cybersecurity

Data security in 2018

Federal Tech Talk

Data security and insider threats

Federal Tech Talk

21.5 million people impacted by breach of OPM’s background investigation databases

Workforce

Deon Viergutz, President, Fort Meade Alliance

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Encrypted laptops ease VA’s concerns about data breaches

Department says 99 percent of laptops now are encrypted. Of the 21 laptops reported stolen or missing in the last two months, all were secured with security…