Cybersecurity
Jeh Johnson Makes ‘Hard Choices’ in Cyber Budget
In a series of budget hearings, Johnson defended the department’s $40.6 billion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.
Cybersecurity
Why is the Air Force’s Cyber R&D Budget Skyrocketing?
The branch wants to nearly quadruple the current $7.7 million purse for defending networked aircraft, launch systems, satellites and data.
Modernization
Apple Is Right: The FBI Wants to Break Into Lots of Phones
After Apple’s lawyers revealed the agency is trying to gain access to about a dozen devices, it’s becoming increasingly clear why the government chose to take the San Bernardino case public.
Cybersecurity
FAA Concerned about ‘Evolving Cyber Events’
The contracting notice comes less than a year after attackers infected an FAA administrative computer network with a virus through an email.
Cybersecurity
Embattled OPM CIO Steps Down
Donna Seymour is stepping down, amid repeated calls for her ouster following last summer’s massive breach of 21.5 million private records on national security personnel and family members.
Cybersecurity
Treasury Needs $110M Piggy Bank to Combat IRS Hackers and Other Expected 'Cyberattacks'
A White House-ordered search for “high-value” targets attractive to hackers emphasized the need for a cyber-emergency piggy bank, according to budget documents.
Artificial Intelligence
The President Needs to Issue an Executive Order Banning the Use Killer Robots
A Yale bioethicist says the United Nations won’t stop killer robots, but the United States could right now start setting a few rules limiting their development and use.
Cybersecurity
Head of DHS' Emergency Cyber Unit Stepping Down
During her three years in office, Ann Barron-DiCamillo, head of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, has been a mainstay on Capitol Hill.
Cybersecurity
DHS Threat Data Sharing Program a Good First Step But Here Are Its Shortcomings
The only real barrier to this program’s success won’t be technical. It will be trust.
Cybersecurity
Ex-White House Cyber Chief Joins with Tech Firms to Tackle Bug Bounties
Issues to be addressed range from the global debate over encryption to the minutia of the federal cybersecurity budget.
Digital Government
Top Spy Chief Answers Public's Most Burning Questions, Including One on Aliens
No FOIA request necessary.
Cybersecurity
These Perks Could Entice Hackers to Work for CYBERCOM. But does HR Know About Them?
The Senate Armed Services Committee is considering legislation to mandate that HR employees staffing the 6,200-person force be instructed on how to make a deal.
Modernization
Here’s Why the FBI Can’t Hack Into iPhones
It comes down to one setting, that anyone can turn on or off in seconds.
Ideas
Top 10 Reasons to Invest in the Human Element of Cybersecurity
Organizations must prioritize people if they are to see a greater return on their cybersecurity investment.
Ideas
Encryption Debate: The Issue Isn’t Strong Crypto; It’s Easy Crypto
The encryption debate is poised to intensify this year.
Modernization
IBM Gets Approval to Host DOD’s Most Sensitive Unclassified Data
Big Blue becomes the first cloud service provider with a direct connection to the Pentagon’s unclassified communications network.
Cybersecurity
Crooks Tricked This IRS System into Providing False IDs
The malware successfully obtained 101,000 PINs last month.
Emerging Tech
Drones 101: What You Need to Know
There are a few things you have to do before taking flight.
Digital Government
What Obama’s Air Force Budget Request Says About the Future of Warfare
The Defense Department budget request is full of high tech-items aimed at countering the capabilities of technologically advanced adversaries.
Cybersecurity