Citizen satisfaction with the federal government reached a four-year high at the end of 2016, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

Counterfeit goods, software piracy and the theft of trade secrets cost the American economy as much as $600 billion a year.

Joseph P. Clancy, the director of the Secret Service, is retiring after 29 years at the agency.

In December, the Italian Comando Carabinieri Antifalsificazione Monetaria, with the support of Europol, dismantled an illegal counterfeit currency print shop in Melegnano.

More than 80 percent of countries consider environmental crime a national priority, with the majority saying new and more sophisticated criminal activities increasingly threaten peace and security.

Kirstjen Nielsen will serve as the DHS new chief of staff.

Philadelphia became the first city in the nation to bar employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary history.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced the Email Privacy Act that would require government agents to get a warrant to look at your emails.

The FTC has filed a complaint against D-Link, a computer networking equipment manufacturer, for failing to take reasonable steps to protect the security measures of its baby monitors, cameras, and home internet routers.