Joe Gould

The US Senate Armed Services Committee will focus on beefing up the nation’s cyber security after alleged Russian meddling in US elections, which chairman John McCain at a committee hearing Thursday called “an unprecedented attack on our democracy.”

Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the chairmanship position of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. The story has been updated to reflect his leadership position on the House Armed Services’ Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee. WASHINGTON — As assistant majority whip and a member of the influential Republican Policy Committee, US Rep. Joe Wilson,…

Adm. Mike Rogers, the dual-hatted chief of Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, said Tuesday that splitting the two agencies is a matter of “the right time” and “the right process.”

A key lawmaker on government information technology hopes a House-passed bill to modernize IT for federal agencies passes in the upcoming lame duck session of Congress, despite a packed agenda.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Wednesday said he is still after congressional approval for a national cybersecurity agency and broader reorganization of his department.