government shutdown Archives

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Lorie Shaull / Flickr).

Senators ask Trump administration how badly shutdown hurt federal cybersecurity

Just how bad is the damage from the government shutdown? Senators want to know.

Jan 29, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas

Bennie Thompson, House Homeland Security — Rep. Bennie Thompson in 2016, when he was ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee. He became chairman in 2019. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr)

Shutdown erodes feds’ ability to set cyber strategies, say lawmaker and ex-DHS officials

The shutdown has stalled some of DHS’s more anticipatory work, like vulnerability assessments of critical systems and election-security initiatives.

Jan 24, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas

Securiosity: Hacky New Year

Man, the cybersecurity world did not stop over our break. Shutdown news, Dark Overlord, Magecart, political hacks....they all happened over the past few weeks. Let's talk about…

Jan 11, 2019 By cyberscoop_staff Jeff Stone

Tables meant for NIST and the Department of Commerce’s Office of the Inspector General sit vacant at a recent cybersecurity job fair put together by the government. The tables were vacant due to the government shutdown. (CyberScoop/Greg Otto)

Want to work in cybersecurity for the government? Curb your enthusiasm.

The shutdown's effects were on full display for CyberCorps students this week, as multiple agencies had to skip out on an OPM-run job fair.

Jan 9, 2019 By Greg Otto