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U.S. President Joe Biden listened to NASA experts on July 14, 2022 as he previews the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA)

Biden’s cyber strategy expected to boost federal role in protecting critical systems from hackers

The national cyber director's office is leading the drafting of the document.

Jul 14, 2022 By Tim Starks

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 27, 2022. The new agreement reached between the White House, the State Department, and the Treasury Department gives State new authorities to monitor cyber ops. (Photo by Carolyn Kaster / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CAROLYN KASTER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

State to gain more ability to monitor DOD cyber ops under White House agreement

The White House has reached consensus between State and Defense on how to pare back NSPM-13's precedent-setting delegation of authority to the DOD.

May 10, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

An aerial view of the US Cyber Command joint operations center on the NSA campus is seen on May 25, 2020, in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Debate erupts at news the White House may scale back DOD cyber-ops authorities

Cybersecurity and homeland security experts are split on the wisdom of scaling back broad authorities that DOD has to launch cyber-operations.

Apr 4, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Cyberspace Solarium Commission — 1920s interior, solarium. (Getty Images)

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission pushed some major policies into law. So what now?

It's going to track how its recommendations are implemented, and study some issues where it only scratched the surface.

Mar 8, 2022 By Tim Starks