Federal and state financial regulators have been briefed on the results of the latest Treasury-led cybersecurity exercise, which explored the risk of a banking system collapse resulting…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to share its software code with the public for any development project it or its contractors build at no charge, the…

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. We the Geeks’ superhero-themed Google Hangout. Labor…

The White House is ordering consumer-facing agencies to upgrade their point-of-sale systems. (Credit: Amanda Lucidon/White House) In the wake of major credit card breaches at Target Corp., Home…

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  A Government Accountability Office report released Monday calls for the Consumer…

Big data’s reputation has taken quite a beating during the last year. Between the revelations about the National Security Agency’s massive data mining operations and the realization…

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. DARPA cyber-event trains the next generation…

Energy Department CIO Robert Brese announced the American Energy Data Challenge that focuses around energy data and how DOE can best use it. (Photo: FedScoop) Robert Brese,…

FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. FTC adds to its leadership team. Army…

President Barack Obama took part in a live Q&A on Wednesday with Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff (Photo: Pete Souza/White House) One of the most popular conversation topics…