CIO Briefing
NOAA Launches Supercomputing Upgrade to Beef Up Weather Forecasts
The agency is replacing existing systems with two new, more powerful Cray computers.
NIST Expects to Create Privacy Guidelines for Smaller Organizations
National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Walter Copan offered insights in how the agency’s privacy framework came together and its future.
DISA Confirms Data Breach Affecting 200,000 People
Defense officials provided few details but said the affected systems have since been secured.
Presidential Advisers Set Timeline for Report on Options to Secure 5G Networks
Officials reaffirmed the administration’s view that software-defined networking is the best way to secure next-gen telecommunications.
White House Tech Chief Calls Europe’s AI Principles Clumsy Compared to U.S. Approach
Analysts disagreed with the assessment, calling the EU white paper a good start for developing a risk-based approach to regulating artificial intelligence.
MITRE Piloting Evaluations to Validate Cybersecurity Firms’ Protection Claims
The group will assess which firms can best detect and defend from adversaries that target banking transfers and ATMs.
GAO Launches Upgraded, Mobile-Friendly Website
Agency officials hope it’ll increase users’ access to the watchdog’s work.
Corporate Buzzwords Are How Workers Pretend to Be Adults
Circle back and kill me now.
8 Tips to Make Your Gadget's Battery Last Longer
Time to rethink that rapid charger.
CISA Shares Details About Ransomware that Shut Down Pipeline Operator
One cybersecurity firm links the incident to a December attack on the Coast Guard.
One Month Out, Watchdog Warns About Census IT and Cybersecurity Challenges
The Census Bureau this month switched the internet response system that respondents will use to complete the 2020 census questionnaire. The last-minute change worries the Government Accountability Office.
Border Patrol Needs Automated Sensors to Cover Watery Blindspots
Homeland Security is looking for a technical solution to give border agents situational awareness about illegal watercraft and the potential risks of interdiction.
DHS to Waive Contracting Regulations to Speed Up Border Wall Construction
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is using a 2005 law to override certain requirements.
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