President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is leaving the department and being replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. […]

Cybersecurity leaders are on high alert following the United States’ escalating action in the Middle East and are warning that Iran-linked actors could increase cyber activity targeting vulnerable systems and critical infrastructure.    […]

Bob Costello announced today that he is leaving his role at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as chief information officer (CIO) and stepping away from federal service after more than two decades in government.  […]

Madhu Gottumukkala is departing as the interim leader of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), with current agency executive director for cybersecurity Nick Andersen stepping in as the agency’s acting director. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on Wednesday calling on federal civilian agencies to take immediate steps to secure Cisco Software-Defined Wide-Area Networking (SD-WAN) systems. […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been officially shut down since funding ran out at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, constraining agencies such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and delaying key cybersecurity initiatives. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is holding a series of virtual town hall meetings to hear feedback on a rule that requires critical infrastructure companies to report major cyber incidents to the federal government.   […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued new guidance to owners and operators of operational technology (OT) that is aimed at helping them reduce security costs and complexity. […]

Leaders from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Secret Service warned representatives Wednesday that a lapse in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding would cause long-term disruptions to planned technology upgrades and delays in cybersecurity incident reporting.  […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) told federal agencies on Thursday that they must immediately begin ripping and replacing all end-of-support edge devices.   […]

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is promising to continue his thus-far successful efforts to block confirmation of Sean Plankey as the Trump administration’s nominee to head the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). […]

While Congress expects the partial government shutdown to be short, the disruption has already triggered a cybersecurity consequence: the lapse of two cornerstone federal authorities that support cyber threat information sharing and state and local cyber defense funding. […]

The acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was given permission to use ChatGPT last summer, despite a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prohibition on the tool for most employees.  […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has a new cybersecurity resource for critical infrastructure and government entities to prevent, detect, and mitigate insider threats.   […]

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Jan. 23 formally rescinded two Biden-era memoranda that required federal agencies to obtain software security attestations from software producers before deploying their products. […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday released its long-awaited list of technology product categories that are expected to support post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards.  […]

Acting Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Madhu Gottumukkala denied failing a polygraph test, pushing back on claims during his testimony before a congressional panel on Wednesday.  […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), and international partners released joint guidance Wednesday to help organizations combat cyber risks in operational technology (OT). […]

President Donald Trump renominated Sean Plankey to be the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday, after Plankey failed to receive Senate confirmation by the end of 2025.   […]

The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) announced Thursday that it has retired 10 emergency directives (ED) issued in the last six years, saying that the directives have been successfully addressed.   […]

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has made it mandatory for every FedRAMP-authorized cloud service provider (CSP) to maintain a working “FedRAMP Security Inbox” – a dedicated email address designed to ensure CSPs receive and quickly respond to urgent governmentwide cybersecurity communications. […]

As 2026 begins and Congress prepares to return from its holiday break, the federal IT community finds itself at a critical inflection point. […]

As 2025 comes to a close, MeriTalk is taking a look back at the year in federal cybersecurity. From policy updates and leadership changes to audits, guidance, and major program developments, agencies spent the year responding to persistent threats while adjusting long-term cyber strategies. […]

As agencies enter 2026, executives from some of the federal government’s top IT and service vendors predict that federal technology success will hinge less on adopting new tools and more on operational foundations. […]

With 2026 around the corner, MeriTalk took a stroll back in time to look at some of the biggest moments of the year for artificial intelligence (AI).   […]

Some of the most dramatic federal government reorganization efforts in recent history began under the second Trump administration this year. From the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) modernization initiatives to mass federal employee layoffs, MeriTalk rounded up some of the biggest changes.  […]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Wednesday that it is participating in the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, making 100 internship and postgraduate opportunities available to students. […]

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., said on Tuesday that Congress may need to do another short-term extension of a critical cybersecurity information-sharing law. […]

Elastic, a leading Search AI company, announced Tuesday a new partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to develop a Security Information and Event Management as a Service (SIEMaaS) platform for federal agencies. […]

By: Supermicro Experts AI unlocks productivity gains for government organizations just as it does for enterprises—from service delivery to risk detection to day-to-day mission operations. According to Gartner, more than 60% of government organizations are expected to prioritize business process automation by 2026, up from 35% in 2022 (1). The Office of Management and Budget […]