In what it deems to be a “first-of-its-kind enforcement action,” the Justice Department on Tuesday announced it filed two lawsuits against three individuals who it…
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The watchdog for the federal government’s largest agency said on Tuesday that managers are increasingly retaliating against whistleblowers with impunity, while advocates for those employees…
The House Homeland Security Committee approved two bills reflecting confidence that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would perform its cybersecurity functions while protecting privacy…
For a machine-learning algorithm to be truly—and, in some cases, just marginally—effective, it needs to be trained using data sets that are as close to…
The top Republican on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on Tuesday introduced comprehensive legislation targeting what he views as “two fundamental challenges” to…
People across America turn to it regularly. It’s getting lovingly roasted on late-night television. It’s going viral on YouTube with sizzling footage of Jerry Nadler talking two decades ago.…
This weekend kicked off Lunar New Year celebrations in China and other countries that follow the lunar calendar instead of the Gregorian one used here…
Last year, for the first time, Government Executive picked an elite group of federal managers, executives and industry partners to receive the Theodore Roosevelt Government…
The Social Security Administration on Monday informed employees of its various subcomponents that it will move forward with new cuts to telework policies, a move…
The Defense Department official leading the development of an ambitious plan to independently certify military contractors’ cybersecurity practices will review a final version of the…
A bipartisan bill aimed at boosting veterans’ involvement in America’s science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, education and workforce is bound for President Trump’s…
The State Department has a poor track record when it comes to deploying IT. But all that is about to change, according to the agency’s…
Twenty states and the District of Columbia are jointly challenging the Trump administration’s easing of regulations on so-called “ghost guns.” The new rules by the…
The Veterans Affairs Department’s Innovation Center has been around for a little longer than a decade, but it’s undergoing a propulsive transformation prompted by the…
The Office of Management and Budget put out a call on Monday to outside organizations and the public to share how they think the government…
America’s intelligence collectors are already using AI in ways big and small, to scan the news for dangerous developments, send alerts to ships about rapidly…
A collection of defunct spacecraft, their mission to chronicle the wonders of the universe long ended, glide silently in Earth’s vicinity. This week, NASA will…
The new leader of the Utility Workers Union of America is calling attention to a lack of public accountability for utilities’ cybersecurity practices due to…
A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would reform the 9/11-era authorities used by the intelligence community to…
Faking positive emotions for coworkers can do more harm than good, researchers say. Making an effort to actually feel them, however, can produce personal and…