Former DHS cybersecurity strategist Chris DeRusha has been named chief security officer for the state of Michigan.

As if changing missions, resource shortages and salary pressures weren’t big-enough challenges, many federal workers must deal with another hurdle that’s been largely overlooked: smartphone bans.

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking comments to assess the effectiveness of its Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to reduce risks for maritime facilities and vessels.

The FBI Agents Association has released a 72-page report with accounts from FBI agents explaining how the U.S. government shutdown has impaired their ability to fight terrorism and other crimes.

President Trump signed a bill aimed at reducing the backlog of security clearance investigations.

As cities, counties and states across America experiment with smart technologies the challenges associated with becoming a true smart community are coming into sharper focus, says new research.

Eighty-five percent of federal IT managers say their agency is more focused on combating insider threats today than one year ago, and most are formalizing their efforts through formal insider threat programs, according to MeriTalk’s 2017 Federal Insider Threat Report, underwritten by Symantec

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, as a keynote speaker for its 2017 SIA GovSummit.