Modernization
How the Apple Watch May Have Saved This Man’s Life
The smartwatch gathered the user's heart beat data
Cybersecurity
Contract to Notify and Protect OPM Hack Victims Now Out
The much-anticipated competition to vie for the work of notifying and safeguarding those affected by the largest federal data breach kicked off late Tuesday.
Ideas
Two-Factor Is Better Than One: Celebrating Progressive Government IT
The U.S. government is putting in place both immediate and long-term steps to drastically enhance data security.
Cybersecurity
Still No Deal on Senate Cybersecurity Bill
Senators have not reached an agreement that would allow them to add amendments to a cyberinformation-sharing bill in exchange for quickening its passage.
Cybersecurity
DHS Issues a Big Warning About the Senate's Cyber Bill
DHS said Monday the Senate's cyberinformation-sharing bill would "sweep away important privacy protections."
Cybersecurity
It’s Crunch Time for the Senate’s Cybersecurity Bill
Unless a deal is struck, amendments could slow the bill's progress and hinder its chances of passing before the end of the week.
Emerging Tech
Can Europe Be a Leading Tech Power?
Andrus Ansip, Europe's Digital Market Commissioner hopes to make that happen.
Cybersecurity
White House Details ‘Cyber Sprint’ Progress, Says Congress Needs to Lift Sequester for Security Improvements
The White House released the overdue progress report on agency cybersecurity improvements following the massive OPM hack.
Cybersecurity
Contractor Group: Start Offering OPM Hack Victims ID Protection -- Now
OPM should immediately provide all affected employees with the 18 months of free credit monitoring offered to victims of the first breach, PSC argues.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary OKs Bill to Monitor Federal Networks
Measure would let Homeland Security see other agency's Internet traffic to find and block intruders, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says.
Ideas
4 Myths of Citizen Experience
What is required for success is to abandon old myths and fundamentally shift our thinking.
Finance
Why State and Local Governments Are Increasingly Embracing GitHub
By sharing code, jurisdictions can cut IT development costs and better use resources. But it’s “a matter of cultural change.”
Cybersecurity
Bill to Let DHS Monitor Internet Traffic on Government Systems Advances
The federal data security upgrade would the agency closer to the center of cybersecurity operations.
Modernization
Shadow IT on the Rise But Feds Unsure How to Tackle Security Risks
Many federal technology decision-makers say they see widespread use of shadow IT in their agency, but consider themselves Ill-equipped to handle its accompanying security risks.
Cybersecurity
Congress Running Out of Time on Cyber Bill
Significant hurdles remain for the Senate's proposed cybersecurity legislation, which is competing with at least two other issues for a vote before recess.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: Water, Power on Pentagon Installations Need Better Protection Planning
Better planning could help DOD protect its utilities from cyberattack and unexpected storms, a GAO report said.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Refuses to Release Secret Cybersecurity Memo
Sen. Ron Wyden says the memo is crucial to the Senate's upcoming cybersecurity debate.
Cybersecurity
Navy Man Allegedly Staged Photo Shoot Inside Classified Nuke Sub
The machinist’s mate then hammered the evidence to smithereens and shot his laptop.
Cybersecurity
ID Theft Prevention Might Not Protect OPM Hack Victims, Top Democrat Says
Experts advise those affected learn how to spot deception in emails, phone calls and social interactions.
Ideas