Cybersecurity
CBP Officers Aren’t Deleting Data After Warrantless Device Searches, IG Says
An inspector general report found Border Patrol officers didn’t follow standard procedures during device searches, mostly because those procedures weren’t clearly laid out.
Policy
OMB Redefines Government's 'Crown Jewels'
A new policy memo expands the government’s guidance for protecting high-value assets to include every agency and office and broadens the definition of “value.”
Artificial Intelligence
IARPA Is Trying Keep Adversaries From Corrupting AI Tools
Could cyber adversaries be training the government’s artificial intelligence tools to fail?
Artificial Intelligence
Think Tank Offers AI Strategy Pointers for White House, Congress
The Center for Data Innovation released a report with six goals and 40 recommendations to keep the U.S. at the forefront of artificial intelligence.
Ideas
Clearing the Air Around Facial Recognition in Travel
Myths and truths regarding facial recognition.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft: Tech Companies Must Regulate Their Use of Facial Recognition
The tech company addresses its industry peers.
Modernization
Oracle Takes JEDI Case to Court
After a failed bid protest effort, Oracle has taken its issues with JEDI to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Modernization
Technology Business Management Chair Tapped to Lead Government’s Tech Innovation Shop
Anil Cheriyan will take over as director of the Technology Transformation Service in January.
Emerging Tech
Software Glitch Adds to Issues for NOAA’s Newest Weather Satellite
Technicians have identified a software glitch in the GOES-17 weather satellite it launched in March.
Ideas
Stopping the Cybersecurity Brain Drain Calls for Outside the Box Thinking
Here are some non-traditional ways to fill those vacant positions.
Modernization
Marine Cyber Command Is Getting In On Other Transaction Contracting
The Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command’s executive director said the command expects to sign its first OT contract in the coming days.
Cybersecurity
Senators Introduce Bill to Let Hackers Reports Bugs to DHS
Think of it as a standing bug bounty program.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Considers Cybersecurity Certification for Its Contractors
It’s still unclear what would be required for certification or how much it would cost for businesses.
Emerging Tech
DHS Invests in 2 Companies for Data Privacy Tools
The awards are part of the department’s Data Privacy portfolio that focuses on sensors, autonomous systems and other emerging tech.
Cybersecurity
Upcoming Bill Would Lock Down Agencies' Internet-Connected Devices
But agency chief information officers could make exceptions, according to the legislation.
Cybersecurity
TSA Unveils Cybersecurity Roadmap
The agency identifies four priorities and six goals to address
Cybersecurity
Technology Transformation Service Wants to Beef Up Email Security
GSA’s tech innovation shop met the initial DMARC requirement but now wants to include the security measure on all its email domains.
Emerging Tech
Quantum Computing That Can Crack Modern Encryption More Than a Decade Away
A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests encryption-cracking quantum computers are possible, but won’t be built in the immediate future.
Emerging Tech
DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries
The agency is funding research that uses blockchain to make sure people are who they claim to be.
Modernization