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12 Washington Leaders the Tech Community Needs
The tech community would be wise to focus on—and support accordingly—current and potential members of the House and Senate who have made a huge difference for the industry and U.S. innovation.
Cybersecurity
Will NSA and CYBERCOM Split?
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper both support a proposal to separate NSA from CYBERCOM.
Emerging Tech
How Virtual Reality Could Help Stop the Next Ebola Outbreak
The Health and Human Services Department wants to train clinicians using simulations.
Cybersecurity
Unleashing Digital Talent in the Next Administration
To attract cybersecurity and IT specialists, the government should use existing flexibilities in its system of hiring, training and nurturing talent.
Cybersecurity
White House Names First Chief Information Security Officer
The White House selected Gregory Touhill, a retired Air Force general, for the new role.
Digital Government
Following Bid Protest, DISA Re-Releases $17.5B Contract
Encore III earned ire from industry groups earlier this year because it sought “lowest price, technically acceptable” solutions for potentially complex services.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Demand Action on VA Overhaul Without Laying Out Clear Path Forward
Some of the changes would take years to implement.
Digital Government
Colin Powell Advised Hillary Clinton on How to Skirt Email Security as Secretary of State
Powell describes how he communicated with friends without going through State Department servers.
Cybersecurity
2 of 'Crackas With Attitude' Arrested for Hacking into Senior Officials' Accounts
The hackers allegedly used social engineering techniques and impersonated victims to gain access to senior U.S. government officials, their families, and several U.S. government computer systems.
Cybersecurity
Senator to Twitter: Help Us Fend Off Russian Spambots
A top Democrat on the homeland security committee today wrote a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
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Beyond Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt: A Glimpse Inside Today’s CISO Playbook
The time has come for chief information security officers to change their strategy.
Modernization
Report: Government Mobility Spending Lags Behind Private Sector
Agencies are held back by security concerns, an IDC analyst said.
Digital Government
Watchdog: DOD Needs Better Insight Into National Guard’s Cyber Response Capabilities
The Pentagon doesn't have full visibility into what the national guard could do, a GAO report finds.
Cybersecurity
Why a Hack on Education Department Would Be Worse than the OPM Breach
Despite housing tens of millions of people’s sensitive information and 180-plus databases, the agency doesn’t "even have the most basic of tools” to protect them against breaches, Chaffetz said.
Cybersecurity
Congressional Probe Says OPM Hackers Arrived in 2012 And We Will Never Know What They Took
The breaches were avoidable, according to the report.
Cybersecurity
Spy Agency To Pilot Insider-Threat Hunting Tech
NGA intends to sole-source a contract for technology that analyzes employees' text.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Steal Dropbox Credentials, Infect IoT Devices and Exploit Apple OS
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
5 Steps To Make US Elections Less Hackable
As shadowy actors work to hack U.S. elections, a few simple steps could make electronic voting more secure, says one expert.
Cybersecurity
Military Supermarket Chain's Encryption Setup is 'Unacceptable,' Commissary Says
Computer-generated passwords essentially are stored underneath the doormat, beside personal and financial data, contracting documents show.
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