National Security Agency news from FierceGovernmentIT

Agency CIOs are consumed with compliance and check boxes rather than focused on cybersecurity and risk management, said a Aug. 23 panel of cybersecurity experts. "Compliance is my worst nightmare," Read more...

Cybersecurity is about assessing risk, not just vulnerabilities, and often a federal agencies' biggest risks lie within the workforce, according to a National Security Agency official. "[We often] Read more...

The National Security Agency's warrantless monitoring of international phone calls was illegal, a federal judge ruled March 31. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which requires a warrant for Read more...

This should make you feel nervous about your government: The Secret Service, which protects the president, other national leaders and foreign dignitaries, has a computer system from the dark ages. Read more...

Facing serious threats to its computer networks from Chinese cyber attacks, Google has turned to the super secret National Security Agency (NSA) for help. There is probably is no better expert on the Read more...

There's a new wave of transparency in government, and one super-secret agency just went public as a result. The Obama administration released its $3.8 trillion budget request for 2011 on Monday, Read more...

There's a new cyber chief on the block, but not the one we've been waiting for. President Obama nominated National Security Agency director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander to be promoted to the rank of Read more...

InformationWeek has compiled a list of the top 50 CIOs in government, an impressive lineup that highlights the growth and importance of computer technology and its integral role in all the operations Read more...

The U.S. Cyber Command, created to protect the military's digital networks from attack, is looking to locate its headquarters at Fort Meade, MD in a new complex that now is being constructed to house Read more...

The National Security Agency, the intelligence community's electronic spying arm, is moving ahead with plans to build a one million square foot data center in Utah. This facility is part of a broader Read more...