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President Obama Friday issued an executive order that aims to reform rules for the sharing and securing data by federal agencies. More...

At a time when the cyberthreat level is at its peak, many federal agencies continue to struggle with IT security. More...

Two U.S. government agencies have begun to return US$55 million in forfeited funds from a Web-based operation accused by investigators of being a massive Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Secret Service announced Monday. More...

U.S. government agencies are getting better at sharing information about cyberattacks with private companies, but cybercrime shows no signs of slowing down, cybersecurity experts told lawmakers Wednesday. More...

Super-tight cryptography in off-the-shelf mobile products will soon ease wireless deployments in government agencies, and deployments could subsequently spill over into enterprise equipment. More...

German data watchdogs on Friday ordered federal agencies to shut down their Facebook pages and remove "like" buttons from their Web sites, suggesting that anyone who uses Facebook will have their online activity tracked. What are your thoughts? Click here to view the original post.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators assembling a giant financial regulation bill diluted a measure Tuesday that would have upended how Wall Street assesses risk. Lawmakers agreed to remove a proposal that would have ended the ability of financial institutions to choose the firms that...

Fed agencies told to cut budgets 5 percent WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- U.S. agencies are to come up with ways to slice at least 5 percent from their budgets, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says. The departments are to look for programs that aren't doing enough to accomplish their directed...

Confused ----- Subject: Confused I became confused when I heard the word 'service' used with these agencies: • Revenue Canada 'Service' • Postal 'Service' • Telephone 'Service' • Cable TV 'Service' • Civil 'Service' • City, Provincial &...