DoD still doesn’t have cyber deterrence, redline policies, but says they’re working on it Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee chastised the Defense Department’s witness given that after several years of working the problem, the answer to how the department may respond to actors or incidents is essentially: it depends. By: Mark Pomerleau 3 days ago
Top Democrat: White House won't ID employees who used private email The White House counsel’s office is refusing to tell a committee on Capitol Hill which of President Donald Trump’s aides used private email accounts for public business. By: Chad Day and Tom Lobianco 10 hours ago
DoD says it shouldn’t protect homeland from cyberthreats; McCain disagrees The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee sparred with DoD representatives regarding the Pentagon's role in cyberspace in protecting the nation. By: Mark Pomerleau 4 days ago
Senators criticize White House as cyber adviser is no-show Senators are criticizing the Trump White House for not allowing its senior cybersecurity adviser to testify before the Armed Services Committee. By: Richard Lardner, The Associated Press 4 days ago
Senator: Why won’t DOJ answer my emails on cyber? Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse criticized the Justice Department’s lack of a cybersecurity representative to coordinate with Congress on legislative issues at a Department of Justice Oversight hearing on Wednesday. By: Jessie Bur 5 days ago
Senators call on IRS to halt contract with Equifax Seven members of the Senate Banking Committee are asking the Internal Revenue Service to rescind a $7.25 million contract with Equifax. By: The Associated Press October 6
Bipartisan bill seeks to limit US use of foreign surveillance The bipartisan legislation would renew a highly contentious section of a surveillance law due to expire at the end of the year with revisions that lawmakers say will safeguard civil liberties. By: Richard Lardner, The Associated Press October 6
Congress pries new details on massive data breach from Equifax ex-CEO One week after retiring, and less than a month after disclosing potentially one of the most consequential data breaches in U.S. history, former Equifax CEO Richard F. Smith faced a barrage of questions on the theft of Americans’ financial data when he testified before the House Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee on Tuesday. By: Brad D. Williams October 3
US senator seeks cyber info from voting machine makers In a letter Tuesday to the CEOs of top election technology firms, Sen. Ron Wyden writes that public faith in American election infrastructure is “more important than ever before.” By: Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press and Jake Pearson October 3
Twitter execs talk to House, Senate in Russia probe Twitter executives visited both the Senate and House intelligence committees, briefing staff members in closed-door meetings that lasted several hours. By: Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press September 28
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