Ideas
4 Key Areas to Consider When Solving the Cybersecurity Talent Gap
The cybersecurity skills gap is real, but it is an issue not only of bodies but of minds.
Cybersecurity
Report: Millennials Could Put Federal IT at Risk
Those defined by the survey as born between 1977 and 1994 are more likely than baby boomers to engage in risky behaviors online.
Modernization
Agencies Spend Big to Transform Internal Processes, Report Finds
They're less focused on applying such changes to customer experience.
Cybersecurity
Who’s Responsible When Your DVR Launches a Cyberattack?
The companies who make the devices could be held accountable.
Cybersecurity
CYBERCOM Reaches Initial Operating Capability
The command is scheduled to reach full capability in 2018.
Cybersecurity
The Internet of Things Is Totally Unregulated, and That Might Have to Change
Experts have long warned of the imminent security problems with the so-called internet of things.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary: DDoS Attack ‘Mitigated’
DHS is working on principles to secure the internet of things, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says.
Cybersecurity
Human Rights Group Ranks Best and Worst Messaging Apps for Privacy
Microsoft, BlackBerry and Snapchat fared poorly in the rankings from Amnesty International.
Emerging Tech
$10B Next-Gen NOAA Satellite Launch May Be Delayed… Again
NOAA and NASA executives are weighing their options with a decision of whether to delay expected in the coming days.
Digital Government
GSA Launches Phase 2 of Making It Easier
The agency continues to work on speeding up the contracting process.
Digital Government
Timing Glitch in DATA Act Makes It Impossible for IGs to Meet Reporting Deadline
Agencies won't have spending reports ready until 2017, so watchdogs get extension on reviewing those reports.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Can Now Buy Through GSA’s Cyber SINs
The agency announced 15 vendors have been approved for the new cyber-focused special item numbers.
Emerging Tech
New 3-D-Printed Hand Simultaneously Makes Fingerprint Scanners More Secure and Vulnerable
Replicating a whole hand to crack open biometrically sealed vaults is no longer just the stuff movies are made of.
Cybersecurity
Denying Trump’s Denial, US Intel Chief Says There’s More Evidence of Russian Hacking
The nation’s top intelligence official says “forensic and other” evidence prove Russian election interference.
Digital Government
DOD Wants You to Hack the Pentagon Again and Again
The department is prepping a contract vehicle for bug bounty programs.
Cybersecurity
IG: Cyber Weaknesses Persist in Energy Dept.'s Unclassified Systems
The audit found the department's systems are operating at higher than necessary risk.
Digital Government
GSA Wants a Digital Federal Staff Directory
Ideally, users could search for equivalent employees across agencies.
Cybersecurity
Report: Stolen NSA Documents Include Hacking Tools Shadow Brokers Have For Sale
The amount of data eclipses what Edward Snowden took in 2013.
Emerging Tech
What an NFL Coach, the Pentagon and Election Systems Have in Common
Does going low-tech make sense in some circumstances?
Digital Government