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In an email, an ATF spokesperson confirmed to CyberScoop that the contract had been canceled, describing it as a limited pilot project for capabilities the agency was no longer seeking. (Image Source: Getty Images)

ATF cancels controversial commercial geolocation contract

The agency told CyberScoop the tool was a pilot that didn’t meet their needs. Members of Congress say it was accessed for hundreds of active cases.

8 hours ago By Derek B. Johnson

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Open-source security is posing challenges governments can’t easily solve

A diffuse landscape, fruitful targets, companies not stepping up, AI’s influence and flagging U.S. government efforts all figure into a shifting threat.

3 days ago By Tim Starks

A comparison of an original and deepfake video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Congress tees up No FAKES Act, aiming at AI-generated deepfakes

While preventing third parties from profiting off unauthorized deepfakes of artists and performers is a bipartisan concern, some business and digital rights groups are opposed.

Jun 18, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

(L-R) Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., accept the Bipartisan Leadership in AI Award onstage during the Second Annual AI Honors hosted by the Washington AI Network at Waldorf Astoria Washington D.C. on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Washington AI Network)

Lawmakers leery about Trump administration’s Anthropic order

Some panned it, some said they needed more information, but caution figured into all of the responses.

Jun 16, 2026 By Tim Starks

The SBOM, commonly described as an inventory of software ingredients, emerged in the 2010s and has expanded beyond software to include hardware and AI. (Getty Images)

A case for how to shape ‘ingredient lists’ for AI models

AI bills of materials (AIBOMs), modeled on standards that worked for software, could transform how policymakers understand and regulate AI. A new roadmap outlines what they need…

Jun 16, 2026 By Tim Starks

Hill Dems hammer GOP for $250M CISA budget cut

A House Appropriations subcommittee is set to mark up fiscal 2027 DHS funding legislation Friday.

Jun 4, 2026 By Tim Starks

Lawmakers from both parties say CISA cuts have gone too far

Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and James Walkinshaw, D-Va., found rare bipartisan agreement that the agency tasked with defending civilian networks has been diminished at a moment when…

May 21, 2026 By Greg Otto

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol after the last vote of the week on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

CISA credential leak raises alarms, and Capitol Hill demands answers

A researcher who found a repository that leaked on GitHub said it was one of the worst he’s witnessed.

May 19, 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)

Former CISA nominee Sean Plankey named US CEO of defense startup

UFORCE, a London-based company founded by Ukrainians, is looking to make drones in America.

May 18, 2026 By Tim Starks

Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., arrives to the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

One House Democrat is pressing Commerce on the government’s spyware use

Rep. Summer Lee’s letter, first reported by CyberScoop, follows ICE confirmation of using spyware and news of a Trump ally becoming NSO Group’s executive chairman.

May 7, 2026 By Tim Starks