Digital Government
IC Hones in on New CIO
Raymond Cook formerly led multiagency IT infrastructure, data sharing and compliance within the CIA.
Cybersecurity
Senate Committee Poised to Upgrade Agency Anti-Hacking Laws, Again
Bill expected in the next few days would mandate all departments pass Internet traffic through a governmentwide network surveillance system.
Cybersecurity
OPM Cyber Spending to Get a Budget Boost -- But Is It Enough?
Senators approved the administration’s full request but blocked a stronger measure to accelerate OPM’s cyber upgrades.
Cybersecurity
Senators Want to Give DHS New CYBERCOM-Like Powers to Thwart Civilian Agency Hacks
Lawmakers think there is now enough momentum to grant DHS power over government networks.
Cybersecurity
OPM Looks for Contractor to Notify Victims of Background Check Breach
An information request put out to interested companies indicated a mid-August contract award is the "best case."
Cybersecurity
The Top 10 Women Cyber Guardians You Should Know About
Here is an unempirical roundup of 10 influential leaders in information security, who happen to be women.
Cybersecurity
Security Experts Point to OPM’s Biggest Cybersecurity Failure
A “comprehensive governing policy”for cybersecurity at the agency would have proactively controlled system access and mandated regular patches and upgrades.
Cybersecurity
Is Post-Breach Credit Monitoring Useful? Lawmakers Ask GAO to Review
The use of such services has become routine as the number of data breaches in both government and the private sector has ratcheted up.
Modernization
Jeh Johnson Says He'll Stop Checking Gmail from Work, 'Probably Should Have Done It Sooner'
Johnson addressed reports that he and his senior staffers were using work computers to check private webmail accounts.
Cybersecurity
Were Background Investigations Falsified During the OPM Hack?
Administration will not confirm or deny it has verified the integrity of 21.5 million compromised records.
Modernization
Video: Cure Diseases and Find Alien Life With Your Computer or Phone
The easiest way to volunteer, ever.
Cybersecurity
OPM Changes Privacy Rules to Let Investigators Inside All Databases
About 40 systems, holding medical files and complaint records, among other things, are affected by the policy change.
Modernization
Video: Apps to Help You Conserve Water and Money
Smartphone users have several app options to help them reduce wasted water.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon’s $11 Billion Health Records Deal to be Awarded by Month's End
The 10-year contract is one of the largest in recent memory for DOD.
Cybersecurity
There’s A Plan to Immediately Purge Some Governmentwide Network Surveillance Data
Destruction could free up storage space and have the added benefit of protecting privacy.
Emerging Tech
How Government Space Geeks at NASA Won the Internet
How NASA stumbled upon perhaps the greatest social-media strategy of our time.
Cybersecurity
After Dodging the Bullet that Hit OPM, Interior ‘Owns’ Up to Cyber Problem
Department CIO Sylvia Burns was horrified to learn another agency's database was hacked inside her IT facility.
Cybersecurity
Machine-Only Hacking Competition Produces 7 Finalists
The lucky few emerged after a full day's worth of a rapid-fire game of capture the flag.
Emerging Tech