Cybersecurity
DHS Hacker Warnings Will Soon Carry Reputation Scores
Essentially, the ranking would tell companies and agencies, with a certain degree of confidence, the reliability of a threat warning.
Cybersecurity
Russian Hackers Hack Democratic Party Computers
The hackers accessed staff emails, chat logs and volumes of opposition research on Donald Trump.
Cybersecurity
$19 Billion National Cyber Plan Might Consolidate Hack Response Contracts
The plan envisions a one-stop shop for agencies to quickly buy cyberincident response services.
Cybersecurity
House Committee Votes to Create New Cybersecurity Division within DHS
The new entity would be called the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency.
Modernization
18F's First Agile Award Is For FedRAMP Dashboard
The new contracting approach had been halted by multiple protests.
Digital Government
Why Didn't E-Gov Live Up to Its Promise?
Technology was supposed to transform government 15 years ago; an “era of electronic government” was poised to make government faster, smaller, digitized and increasingly transparent.
Cybersecurity
Why the US Needs to Hunt Down Hackers Before They Strike
This is the next frontier of cybersecurity.
Ideas
5 Things to Watch for When Alliant 2 Hits the Streets
The final request-for-proposals will be issued later this month.
Cybersecurity
Fashion Industry Tells Feds: We Need Better Cybersecurity for Internet-Connected Clothes
The fashion industry is also urging Washington not to hinder creativity.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Want Review of VA’s VistA Modernization Efforts
Earlier this year, the VA CIO said the agency needed to "take a step back" from a planned upgrade of its long-running electronic health records system.
Artificial Intelligence
Tech CEO Predicts 3-D-Printed Bodies and Eternal Life on the Internet
Martine Rothblatt, the founder of Sirius XM, discusses her vision for the future.
Digital Government
Pentagon IG: Timeline for New Electronic Health Records System ‘May be Unrealistic’
The timeline is shaky "because of the risks and potential delays involved in developing and testing the interfaces needed to interact with legacy systems," the IG said.
Digital Government
TSA Wants New Scanners That Will Allow Fliers to Keep their Shoes On
The agency also asked for proposals for a different breed of carry-on luggage screener that would use advanced computer algorithms to spot suspicious liquids and laptops.
Modernization
Study Links Cellphone Use to Cancer -- But Don't Give Up Your Phone Just Yet
The World Health Organization currently classifies cellphones under the same category as coffee, fossil fuel fumes, and pickled vegetables.
Cybersecurity
The Puzzle of When the OPM Hack Was Discovered Might Not be Solved After All
Security vendor CyTech now claims that during an April 21, 2015, product demonstration, its technology uncovered, for the first time, malware siphoning off the data.
Modernization
Researchers Say Using Your Smartphone Excessively Gives You Faux-ADHD
Less than a decade after the introduction of the first iPhone, more people reach for their smartphones first thing in the morning than reach for coffee, a toothbrush, or even the partner lying next to them in bed.
Digital Government
Pentagon Is Building Massive Hub of Insider Threat Data
Some civil liberties advocates say the system could create a culture of mutual suspicion that silences whistle-blowers.
Cybersecurity
Congressman: Why Is The White House Exempt from Federal Cyber Rules?
The Executive Office of the President hasn’t submitted a FISMA audit since 2009.
Emerging Tech
Border Agency Has Rolled Out Lots of New Tech. But Is It Working?
New technology could help border patrol keep intruders out, but DHS’ acquisition process is too slow, lawmakers say.
Cybersecurity