United States Government Accountability Office

Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Detecting Systemic Cyber Vulnerabilities Among Critical Infrastructure Operators

Space Force Is Deepening Allied Cooperation. Congress Should Track the Results.

The United States and its allies are still fine-tuning how to operate together in space. During the last week of June, U.S. and other Five Eyes personnel convened at Vandenberg Space Force Base for...

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011)

Gulf States Sanction Hezbollah, but Qatar Has a Flawed Record on Terror Finance Enforcement

There may be a ceasefire in Lebanon, but Hezbollah’s pocketbook is still in the world’s sights. On June 30, the United States and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) jointly imposed sanctions...

Generating and Retaining Premier Cyber Warriors

Cyber specialists have become as essential to modern warfare as pilots, submariners, and special operators. Yet the Pentagon continues to face a challenge that has plagued it for decades: generating and...

Time to Stop the Music: How Terrorists Exploit Music Streaming Platforms

2026 TRIP Effectiveness Report

Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems

Modernizing DHS’s SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors

Audit Finds Federal Aviation Administration Delinquent in Cybersecurity Practices

For years, America’s air traffic has run on systems the federal government knows are not secure. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has published an...

NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy

Reimagining and Improving Student Education

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Beyond the U.S.-Israel MOU: The Case for a Strategic Partnership Agreement

In one’s personal life and in the life of a nation, it is good to have friends. It is even better to have capable and motivated friends, especially when one confronts increasingly formidable enemies...

2025 Annual Report on Implementation

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Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications

Protecting U.S. Ports Requires Congress to Get Cyber-Specific

Cranes are a crucial part of the supply chain that keeps shelves stocked across the United States; but who controls them, American operators or Chinese hackers? Congress is currently working its way through...

New York Acts To Avert Cyberattacks Against State’s Drinking Water Systems

With the federal government slow to act, New York State government is stepping in to protect its water systems from cyber threats. On July 22, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new $2.5 million cybersecurity...

The Global Cyber Vulnerability Database Cannot Run on Unstable Funding

A critical cybersecurity system that supports global threat coordination operates without guaranteed funding, statutory authority, or a formal governance structure. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures...

How a Government Reinsurance Program Can Accelerate Maturation of the Cyber Insurance Market

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Addressing U.S. Army Pacific’s Urgent Watercraft Problem

The Army is considering canceling its new logistics ship, the Maneuver Support Vessel-Light (MSV-L), as part of a service overhaul, according to reporting from last month. The report...