A news report claiming a compromise of U.S. companies’ supply chains by Chinese spies has triggered an extensive search for evidence that has so far turned up nothing.

A number of high-priority DHS programs focused on cybersecurity are operating at backup locations or have been knocked completely offline, multiple sources tell CyberScoop.

In the wake of the White House’s decision to eliminate its top cybersecurity position, a Department of Homeland security official has called on the U.S. government to robustly engage on cyber policy issues on the world stage.

A senior Department of Homeland Security official on Tuesday defended the department’s work to help secure voting systems before midterm elections as a top Democratic lawmaker worried those efforts were insufficient.

Private firms won’t have any reservations about supporting the more robust cybersecurity strategy that the Department of Homeland Security will soon release, according to the department’s top cyber official.

Persistent supply chain vulnerabilities such as hardware and software bugs “amount to a digital public health crisis” that the government and private sector must work together to resolve, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s top cybersecurity official.