Jen Easterly, who heads the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), says ransomware and other digital threats have made local governments ...

The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act improves collaboration between DHS and state and local governments by boosting the sharing of information and federal resources. Susan Miller June ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Department of Homeland Security said Americans’ personal information could be at risk of being stolen through cyberattacks, over growing tensions in Iran. Public safety ...

Benjamin Freed is the managing editor of StateScoop and EdScoop, covering cybersecurity issues affecting state and local governments across the country. He has written extensively about ransomware, ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday a $1 billion investment that will help fund its first-ever cyber grant program tailored specifically for state, local and territorial ...

Infighting within the Biden administration over the onslaught of challenges facing officials has, at times, stalled decision making on key issues, frustrating officials, sources tell CNN.

Two days later, acting DHS General Counsel Joseph Mazzara told DHS officials that money for state and local governments “should keep flowing” in response to queries about whether that kind of ...

Mexican authorities are ignoring the latest provocation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, while urging the local population not to indulge in xenophobic attitudes ...

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's combative stance toward "sanctuary cities" is increasingly angering state and local police in those areas, as became apparent when tensions fl ...

By Priscilla Alvarez and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Infighting within the Biden administration over the onslaught of challenges facing officials has, at times, stalled decision making on key issues, frustrating officials, sources tell CNN.