Cybersecurity

From addressing Volt Typhoon to stemming workforce losses, cyber experts say CISA needs a permanent leader to move forward. The post CISA director void leaves cyber agency embroiled in uncertainty first appeared on Federal News Network.

Veterans often enter federal cyber roles already trained to operate in high-pressure environments where the stakes are real and failure isn’t an option. The post The veteran advantage: How military service shapes cybersecurity leadership first appeared on Federal News Network.

House and Senate lawmakers rejected the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to NIST, instead boosting funding for areas including artificial intelligence. The post Lawmakers boost funding for NIST after proposed cuts first appeared on Federal News Network.

“The business sense uses of AI are ones that we think of as enhancing productivity for the human beings that are involved in a particular task,” said Oxman. The post From gift lists to government systems, agentic AI is changing how we plan and prepare first appeared on Federal News Network.

The cost of action is significant, but the cost of inaction — breached data, compromised systems, regulatory penalties and lost public trust — is far higher. The post The hidden vulnerability: Why legacy government web forms demand urgent attention first appeared on Federal News Network.

“The leadership training we get as active-duty military, attention to detail, operational excellence…makes you good in the private sector,” Ryan Dunford said. The post The Pentagon’s short more than 20,000 cyber pros. Veterans could help fill the gap. first appeared on Federal News Network.

Federal News Network asked federal acquisition and IT experts what initiatives they are paying close attention to in the new year. The post AI may not be the federal buzzword for 2026 first appeared on Federal News Network.

The White House is expected to kick off 2026 with a new national cyber strategy. Here’s what else we’re watching in a consequential year for cyber. The post Five things to watch in cybersecurity for 2026 first appeared on Federal News Network.

Jaya Baloo, the co-founder and COO of AISLE, explains why cuts to CISA will harm the nation’s ability to protect against AI cyber threats. The post America can’t afford to hollow out its cyber defenses first appeared on Federal News Network.

“We don’t normally rank our findings, but access controls tend to drift to the top because that is the gate to the system,” Charles Summers said. The post NIH wants 1 million Americans for a study — but first must close critical data security gaps first appeared on Federal News Network.

Before retiring from his post at NIST, Rodney Petersen spoke with FNN about the evolution of cyber workforce efforts over the last decade. The post Outgoing NIST cyber workforce director talks job roles, skills-based hiring, and AI first appeared on Federal News Network.

“The complexity and the volume of data just continue to explode on orders of magnitude,” Kevin Rivera said. The post This DoD lab’s mission is shaping future cyber investigations first appeared on Federal News Network.

For biometric technology adoption to be successful, agencies must align standards for compliance and interoperability while also focusing on public trust. The post How agencies can ensure trust and transparency in digital identity first appeared on Federal News Network.

The mission for federal defenders is clear: build systems and cultures resilient enough to meet an adversary that learns as fast as it attacks. The post The next cyber battlefield: Preparing federal networks for autonomous malware first appeared on Federal News Network.

Federal IT and acquisition experts say the FedRAMP update and artificial intelligence pilots moving to production were among the big story lines last year. The post Acquisition more than IT drove the news in 2025 first appeared on Federal News Network.