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Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce committee, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 11, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Congress looks to revive critical cyber program for rural electric utilities

A House committee reauthorized an Energy Department program that funnels hundreds of millions of dollars and cybersecurity assistance to rural electric utilities.

3 days ago By Derek B. Johnson

The FBI’s cyber chief is using Winter SHIELD to accelerate China prep, threat intelligence sharing

Brett Leatherman is running the bureau's most public cyber campaign yet, pushing basic security hygiene while quietly preparing industry for stepped-up Chinese threats.

Mar 2, 2026 By Tim Starks

Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), is one of four Senators to sponsor the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act, which passed through the Senate HELP Committee 22-1. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate moves one step closer to passing health care cyber reforms

A legislative package that would overhaul cybersecurity practices at the Department of Health and Human Services sailed through committee.

Feb 26, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

A healthcare worker tends to a patient on a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit of Baptist Health Floyd on September 7, 2021 in New Albany, Indiana. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

HHS burrows into identifying risks to health sector from third-party vendors

A department official speaking at CyberTalks said HHS is trying to help the sector on finding where those risks are.

Feb 19, 2026 By Tim Starks

Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Acting CISA chief says DHS funding lapse would limit, halt some agency work

Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations.

Feb 11, 2026 By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 10: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) speaks during a House Rules Committee meeting on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The House Rules Committee is meeting to consider amendments recently introduced into the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act. This proposed law would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require “documentary proof of United States citizenship” to register to vote. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

GOP Congress moves to shape election law in Trump’s image

The MEGA Act and SAVE Act would dramatically transform U.S. election laws in a quest to curb election fraud. Audits and experts say improprieties are extremely rare.

Feb 11, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, looks on as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Lawmakers wonder when Trump administration will weigh on soon-expired surveillance powers

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Section 702, set to sunset at the end of April, but with no Trump administration witnesses present.

Jan 28, 2026 By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 21: Ha Nguyen McNeill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, testifies during the DHS oversight hearing in the Cannon House office building on January 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing covered a full oversight into the Department of Homeland Security, CISA, TSA and S&T. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Watchdog group sues for TSA data sharing agreement with ICE

The lawsuit comes a day after a TSA official vigorously defended the practice as critical to “national security” in testimony to Congress.

Jan 22, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Lawmakers probe CISA leader over staffing decisions

The House Homeland Security Committee grilled Madhu Gottumukkala, the acting director of the agency, over cutbacks both broad and specific.

Jan 21, 2026 By Tim Starks

Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, responds to questioning during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearings to examine his nomination to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, of the Department of Homeland Security, in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday July 24, 2025. (Mattie Neretin/CNP/Sipa USA)

Sean Plankey re-nominated to lead CISA

President Donald Trump resubmitted his nomination Tuesday after it stalled in the Senate last year.

Jan 13, 2026 By Tim Starks