A federal appeals court has shot down a rule requiring hobbyists to register their drones.

The number of new security clearances provided by the federal government, including renewals, has decreased by 9 percent since 2011, according to a new report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The number of approved clearances dropped for the second consecutive year in FY2013, to just more than 777,000. 

While preparing to travel abroad to report on the war in Syria, two reporters were questioned by officials from the Department of Homeland Security. 

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has had 18 investigators convicted of falsifying reports since 2006, and a lack of resources is preventing officials from processing a backlog of an additional 36 cases. 

Almost half of IT experts surveyed are deterred from keeping sensitive information in the cloud for fear of government intervention or legal action. 

The processes and programs for responding and preventing terrorist incidents would be available under Missouri's open records laws unless the exemptions are renewed.

Investigators from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) were able to obtain drivers licenses and state IDs using counterfeit materials in three different states.

A pair of House committees will question TSA officials about their controversial body scanners and passenger behavior programs.

Two conflicting bills aim to define the nature of cybersecurity regulation in critical industry sectors.