Department of Homeland Security

The heart of the zero trust approach to cybersecurity is proactive control over your data, according to Department of Homeland Security Deputy Chief Technology Officer Brian Campo.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, federal agencies knew they had to prioritize cybersecurity as employees shifted to telework. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency worked quickly to ensure federal agencies had the tools and guidance they needed to keep their data safe.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's new facial recognition technology not only helps detect imposters, but also it helps create a contactless environment for CBP agents and passengers entering the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DevOps and Agile processes helped U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) transition smoothly to mass telework at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but Deputy CIO Yemi Oshinnaiye said its success came down to culture.

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The Department of Homeland Security is leading research efforts to assist, inform and prepare the public to respond to COVID-19.

The Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate doesn’t usually work with other federal agencies, but this year, the directorate modified technology that detects explosives using lasers for the Defense Department's research arm.

Competing with the private sector for information technology talent is something the federal government will continue to face. But the Department of Homeland Security has a few strategies to lure top talent into federal jobs.

The Department of Homeland Security is harnessing the power of a user-friendly interface to restore confidence in its mission.

Two of the Department of Homeland Security’s biggest IT acquisitions are on track to meet their goals this fiscal year — overcoming workforce challenges and schedule slippages to save the department millions of dollars.

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Innovations in automation are improving mobile app certification.

Securing data in a remote environment means constantly verifying and re-verifying users, and distrusting all connections on a network until they're verified.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have shut down swaths of the economy, but law enforcement agencies are obligated to keep operating at full capacity. When those agencies shifted to telework in March, they had to make a series of quick, careful decisions about their IT to make sure they had the data they needed, when they needed it.