The legislation from Sens. Warner and Lankford would require federal contractors to adhere to NIST’s guidelines on VDPs.

A rise in federal agency breaches involving personal data highlights the ongoing challenge the U.S. government faces in protecting privacy.

Beijing could pair DNA datasets with the millions of records thought to be in the hands of Chinese spies, U.S. officials worry.

Lessons from the 2015 OPM hack still haven’t been heeded, according to a Senate subcommittee.

DOJ as apologized for confusion over its announcement last month that a fraudster used information stolen in the infamous 2015 OPM data breach.

Virginia lawmakers are especially interested in learning how the defendants acquired the data.

To try to demystify the data-breach discussion on Capitol Hill, cybersecurity firm FireEye held a quiet training session for roughly 40 Senate and House staffers last month.

Mick Mulvaney revealed Thursday that the agency had suffered some 240 “lapses” in data security over an unspecified time period, in addition to a suspected 800 other…

The Office of Personnel Management appears to be overpaying for an identity theft insurance program intended to protect more than 20 million current and former U.S. government…

The messages warned receivers that their respective banks had notified OPM of suspicious account activity that could be reviewed via a malicious attachment.