Science & Tech
The Pentagon Isn't the Only Agency Turning to Silicon Valley
DHS is close to opening up a new office to court top tech and cyber talent.
Policy
NSA Spying Is At Stake in This 'Last-Ditch' Reform Bill
With the clock winding down, lawmakers are staging one last attempt to rein in the government’s surveillance powers.
Science & Tech
How the NSA Is Using the Cloud To Thwart the Next Snowden
In a post-Snowden world, is it really a good idea to have analysts swimming around in one vast ocean of NSA secrets and data?
Science & Tech
Snowden's Leaks Forced the DEA To End Its Own Mass Surveillance Program
By exposing the NSA’s spying programs, fugitive leaker Edward Snowden forced the Justice Department to shut down a separate phone-surveillance operation.
Business
Pentagon Moves More Communications Gear into Cheyenne Mountain
Largely abandoned a decade ago, the iconic Cold War bunker is getting an upgrade.
Threats
How To Spot a Terrorist, TSA Edition
Next time you travel, be careful not to complain about airport security.
Policy
Boats, Biometrics and Other Items in the Homeland Security Funding Bill
Congress just authorized $750 million for the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity operations and approved a new biometrics program for border agents.
Policy
How the DHS Standoff Ended, Avoiding Security Shutdown
Enough Republicans finally dropped their protest of Obama's immigration policies to pass a bill funding the Homeland Security Department for the fiscal year.
Science & Tech
Clapper Plays the 'Insurance' Card To Defend NSA Surveillance
Maintaining Americans' phone records is sound policy, Clapper said, adding 'Every time we lose another tool in our toolkit, it raises the risk.'
Policy
Congress Delays Homeland Security Shutdown Through Friday
The House and Senate is set to tackle funding once more for the Department of Homeland Security as well as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit this week.
Science & Tech
NSA Spying Continues With Another Rubber Stamp
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court late last week extended the NSA's mass surveillance of U.S. phone metadata through May unless Congress acts.
Science & Tech
Welcome Back from Your Trip Abroad, Now Hand Over That Bugged Phone
Officials at the Justice and Homeland Security Departments are experimenting with various ways to neutralize foreign spy gear.
Science & Tech
Here Come the Drones: FAA Announces Civilian Rules
New regulations allow for wider civilian drone use in U.S. air space, but pizza delivery is still a ways away.
Science & Tech
How a Homeland Security Shutdown Would Imperil US Cyber Defense
An agency official told House lawmakers a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security would do more than just slow a timely response to critical threats.
Policy
McConnell: 'Up to House' To Fund Homeland Security
Only 16 days remain before funding for the department expires, and Congress remains more gridlocked than ever on the issue.
Science & Tech
The Department of Homeland Security Is Stepping Up Its Cyber Defenses
White House and Homeland Security officials previewed a series of initiatives fusing cyber defense with real-time intelligence methods already in place.
Policy
Democrats Hit GOP Over National Security in Homeland Funding Bill Fight
Citing Paris, ISIS and even 9/11, Democrats try to gain some leverage over the GOP in a fight that leaves the Homeland Security Department's future in limbo.
Threats
Homeland Security Bill Stalls in the Senate, Threatening Shutdown
Sen. Mitch McConnell now has until Feb. 27 to generate enough support to prevent a department shutdown that everyone agrees couldn't come at a worse time.
Policy
Should Veterans With PTSD Be Exempt From the Death Penalty?
Some legal experts suggest the criminal justice system should treat convicted veterans suffering from war trauma differently than other criminals.
Business