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Jonathan Lenzner, chief of staff to FBI Director Chris Wray, and Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division, take part in an International Association of Privacy Professionals conference in Washington D.C., on April 3, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo by Tim Starks)

FBI seeks to balance risks, rewards of artificial intelligence

The agency sees ways that AI could help protect cyber networks, but also ways it could be an ethical quagmire or a tool for enemies of the…

Apr 4, 2024 By Tim Starks

FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser on unmasking adversaries and harnessing AI

FBI speaks with FedScoop and CyberScoop at the Trellix Cybersecurity Summit.

Mar 6, 2024 By Scoop News Group

A view of the Department of Justice headquarters on Jan. 20, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

DOJ picks Princeton computer scientist as its chief AI officer

Jonathan Mayer, a former FCC technologist and policy adviser to Kamala Harris, will lead the Justice Department’s artificial intelligence work, including its Emerging Technology Board.

Feb 22, 2024 By Matt Bracken

A video monitor displays attendees as their images are captured with CyperLink’s facial recognition during CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8, 2020. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Proactive approach from White House, NIST needed for facial recognition technology, report says

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report sponsored by the FBI and DHS recommends executive action regarding facial recognition technology and making NIST the “logical…

Jan 17, 2024 By Matt Bracken

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Amid Schumer’s urging, FBI has created a national swatting database

Senator Chuck Schumer has called for a dedicated "cyberswat" team at the FBI.

Jul 3, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Department of Justice, DOJ — (Shane T. McCoy / U.S. Marshals / Flickr)

DOJ reviewing responses to congressional requests to improve correspondence management system

The agency has received an increasing number of complaints from lawmakers whose letters have gone unanswered.

Nov 3, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

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The Daily Scoop Podcast

Keeping the cyber ecosystem healthy; Making change happen in an organization

FBI's Philip Frigm Jr.; Former Deputy CTO of the United States Nick Sinai and former VA CTO Marina Nitze.

Oct 21, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

Principal Deputy National Cyber Director Kemba Walden. (Image credit: UC Berkeley)

ONCD senior leader says FBI and operational cyber agencies have improved incident info sharing

Kemba Walden says governmentwide agencies are now being looped in faster when cyber breach details are reported.

Sep 21, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

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FBI preparing for complete network infrastructure refresh

The bureau wants the latest details on software-defined networking from manufacturers before launching its Network Enterprise Redesign Initiative.

Jul 15, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Customs and Border Protection, Miami — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer greets international passengers at Miami International Airport in February 2019. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Flickr)

National Vetting Center piloting automation of citizenship verification

“We want to make sure that we are protecting privacy, to the extent we’re supposed to, when it comes to U.S. persons," said a DHS official.

Apr 5, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir