Digital Government
Bill Targeting Security Clearance Backlog Advances in Senate
The legislation would reinstate backlog reporting, plus push agencies to honor each other's clearances and implement continuous monitoring.
Emerging Tech
How Sputnik Launched an Era of Technological Fragility
Sixty years after the historic achievement, a world without satellites seems difficult to imagine.
Digital Government
The Computer That Predicted the U.S. Would Win the Vietnam War
A cautionary tale about the dangers of big data
Emerging Tech
There’s Now a Robot You Can Eat
Researchers hope that one day these bots could 'repair us from the inside'
Cybersecurity
Report: Russian Hackers Used Kaspersky Anti-virus to Steal NSA Hacking Tools
It’s not clear if Kaspersky knowingly assisted the theft.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Starts Internet Surveillance Debate, Round 2
The bill would rein in surveillance authorities but is still opposed by civil liberties groups.
Cybersecurity
House Cyber Leader Wants to Give Equifax the Kaspersky Treatment
Rep. John Ratcliffe wants DHS to issue a binding operational directive to end a $7 million Equifax contract with IRS.
Cybersecurity
FBI’s Cyber Strategy: Shame The Hackers
The agency is trying to take a more preventive, and not a reactive, security strategy.
Cybersecurity
Senate Intel Leaders Slam DHS Communication with State Election Officials
An intelligence policy bill would mandate security clearances for top state election officials to aid cyber information sharing.
Cybersecurity
The White House's Cyber Tool Wish List
Acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer Grant Schneider pushed for tools that are easy to use but can share threat info in real time.
Cybersecurity
Can the Government’s Buying Power Create a More Secure Internet of Things?
Device manufacturers still determine how they secure their gadgets, but legislation could push industry in a more secure direction, experts tell the House Oversight committee.
Cybersecurity
DHS Forms Election Security Task Force
The task force will draw resources from across the agency, including intelligence analysis.
Digital Government
Technology Is Destroying the Most Important Asset in Your Life
The most important asset in your life isn’t time, but attention.
Cybersecurity
Two People's Information Compromised in SEC Data Breach
Hackers may have traded on nonpublic information, though.
Cybersecurity
State Election Officials Still Angry but Ready to Work with DHS
The Homeland Security Department and states' information sharing efforts about Russian cyber meddling got off to a rocky start but they're working on it.
Cybersecurity
Soon, DHS Will Have Eyes on Computer Vulnerabilities Across the Government
A governmentwide software dashboard is launching next month.
Cybersecurity
Most Feds Like NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework
Trump’s cybersecurity executive order directed all agencies to adopt the framework.
Modernization
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Shares the Leadership Lesson in Watching Amazon Win the Cloud Business
Nadella says Microsoft missed a major opportunity
Digital Government