Emerging Tech

Got a Drone Problem? Call the Drone Busters

About as long as drones have been popular, there have been people who want to knock them out of the sky.

Ideas

6 Items that Should Be on the New Federal CISO’s To-Do List

Imagine for a moment you have been appointed as the new U.S. federal government CISO. What do you do to secure the federal information infrastructures?

Cybersecurity

NSA Defense Chief Imagines a Cyber Response Without Borders

NSA official Curtis Dukes offered Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre as a model.

Cybersecurity

US Plans to Retaliate Against Russia’s Cyber-Hacking Campaign With a Hack that Putin Is Sure to Understand

The U.S. is planning to send “a message” to Moscow.

Cybersecurity

Audit: Secret Service Info Systems Still Weak a Year After Chaffetz Leak

The audit cites outdated access controls and poor privacy protections.

Cybersecurity

Tech Unit Stretches Federal Pay System to Recruit Cyber Talent

To attract private-sector cybersecurity talent, 18F is offering potential hires jobs at the top of the General Schedule pay scale, a level traditionally reserved for high-level supervisors with managerial roles and a step below the Senior Executive Service.

Cybersecurity

Senator Sounds Insider Threat Alarm After NSA Contractor Arrest

The arrest of the latest NSA contractor follows high-profile leaks by Snowden, Manning and others.

Emerging Tech

Poll: Americans Want Drone Delivery - But Not Yet

Young, urban citizens more interested in the technology, Postal Service IG survey finds.

Artificial Intelligence

White House: Federal Agencies Need Their Own Artificial Intelligence Labs

Artificial intelligence could also lead to unintended consequences that need to be explored.

Modernization

One of Air Force’s Most Important Unclassified Systems is Now in the Oracle Cloud

MyPers began operating in July out of an Oracle-managed off-premise cloud specifically designed and secured to handle some of the Defense Department’s most sensitive unclassified workloads.