Cybersecurity
House Inspector General: 'Everybody' Needs to Fight in the Current Cyberwar
The country is in the middle of a cyberwar and needs everyone's help, said House IG Theresa Grafenstine.
Cybersecurity
How to Boost DHS Cyber Division Morale? Change Its Name.
The title -- National Protection and Programs Directorate -- does not jive with the division's purpose, explains Suzanne Spaulding, undersecretary of the ill-named directorate.
Cybersecurity
After USPS Phishing Hack, Audit Shows Postal Workers Still Click on Links
Aquarter of agency employees fell for a simulated email scheme, according to an internal watchdog.
Digital Government
CIA Social Media Team: We Use Twitter to 'Explain Our Mission'
The small team is more interested in using the platform to push out historical tidbits than having conversations with individual users.
Emerging Tech
VA's Allin Promises ‘Go Big or Go Home’ Approach to Customer Service
A mediocre attitude toward serving the veterans who valiantly served the country is not acceptable, says VA's Chief Veteran Experience Officer Tom Allin.
Emerging Tech
Drone Company Faces $1.9 Million Fine for Unsanctioned Flights
The FAA has proposed its largest ever fine of a company for unauthorized drone flights.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Bill to Resurface After Next Week’s Recess, Co-Sponsors Say
A stalled information-sharing bill is expected to get a vote soon, despite opposition from some in the tech and civil-rights communities.
Cybersecurity
Why Aren't We Learning from These Devastating Cyberattacks?
Here's why cyberthreat information sharing between the public and private sectors might make sense.
Cybersecurity
House Expected to Green-light Bipartisan Bill Barring DHS from Reshuffling
The bipartisan measure was approved Sept. 30 by the Committee on Homeland Security and is expected to easily pass, as is, this evening.
Digital Government
DARPA Working on Tech That Could Help Bodies Heal Themselves
The project aims to figure out how to monitor and treat the human body with its own nervous system.
Emerging Tech
Tech Companies Dominate List of Most Valuable Brands
Apple and Google top the list for the third year in a row.
Cybersecurity
What Comes After Cybersecurity Awareness?
In recognizing National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Nextgov will be shining the light on what’s being done in government to raise the cybersecurity awareness and the multitude of challenges federal agencies face.
Digital Government
Tesla’s New SUV Comes with 'Bioweapon Defense Mode'
It's a James Bond car designed for soccer moms.
Cybersecurity
$460 Million CYBERCOM Contract Coming this Month; ‘Cyber Joint Munitions’ Help Wanted
The first job under the forthcoming contract to outsource all mission support involves a lot of digital munitions-making.
Ideas
Good Governance Key to Good FITARA Implementation
“The idea of good governance is simple and pure -- but not often practiced,” U.S. CIO Tony Scott remarked recently.
Cybersecurity
California Lawmaker Wants New ‘Cyber Hygiene’ Standards from NIST, FTC
The act would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Homeland Security to develop a list of voluntary best practices to shore up cybersecurity in government and outside.
Ideas
Federal Agencies Need to Demand Bigger Cyber Budgets
The unvarnished truth is that the government needs to spend a lot more on shoring up its defenses.
Artificial Intelligence
Could We All Have Cyber Doppelgängers in the Future?
The idea of a world with "mind clones" may not seem so crazy after all.
Cybersecurity
Feds Call Cyber Information Sharing ‘Ineffective,’ Study Finds
This finding is one of several grim conclusions in an independently conducted study on the state of cybersecurity at all levels of government.
Cybersecurity