Cybersecurity
Survey: Most Employees Unaware of Travel Security Threats
A lot of employees are flouting common security measures while traveling.
Modernization
Miss Out on SEC’s $2.5 Billion IT Contract? Here’s a Second Chance.
The commission wants to add more small businesses to its massive ONE IT contract after announcing awards just last month.
Modernization
Big Contracts to Watch at DISA
The defense agency’s 2019 forecast includes three contracts with contract values that could exceed $1 billion.
Modernization
VA’s $16 Billion E-Health Record Overhaul is Already $350 Million Over Budget
Just six months into the project, VA’s most important modernization effort is getting more expensive.
Digital Government
Pentagon's $10 Billion JEDI Contract Clears One Protest; Second Protest Pending
A subsequent bid protest filed by IBM remains up in the air for the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud contract.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Wants More Money for Lasers To Defend Against Missiles, Drone Swarms
Directed-energy weapons are with a factor of two or three to being militarily useful, the Pentagon’s top scientist said.
Emerging Tech
NSF Wants to Build an App that Matches Feds to Tech Jobs
And some of those jobs might not exist yet.
Cybersecurity
Postal Service's Informed Delivery Feature Could Be Helping Fraudsters
A new way to steal credit cards.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Department CIOs Are Getting More Authority But Compliance Is Uneven
A partial GAO review showed agency IT leaders are likely getting a say on budget issues, but some lack the documentation to prove it.
Modernization
GSA Seeking a Vendor to Manage Its Platform-as-a-Service Offering Cloud.gov
The contract will call for developing code, troubleshooting issues and monitoring for operational failures and security incidents.
Emerging Tech
The First Smartphone App to Detect Actual Heart Attacks Probably Won’t Be Apple’s
This app could detect a type of heart attack caused by complete blockage of an artery.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon is Spending Big on RFID Tech
The military is spending millions on RFID to track supplies, vehicles and other shipments, and recently exercised a second option on a $102 million RFID contract.
Emerging Tech
Google Chrome to Start Warning Users if Sites Might Bill Them
Your monthly bills are already expensive enough.
Emerging Tech
How Baltimore and Tulsa Are Using Data to Foster Community
“The great thing people need to understand about data—and this was the incorrect understanding I had at first—is it is not about efficiency,” said Tulsa’s mayor.
Emerging Tech
Jack Dorsey Thinks Twitter Needs to Gauge the Intent of Fake News Before Taking Action
It is unclear how Twitter plans on identifying the intent behind specific tweets.
Digital Government
A New Congress Brings New Tech Priorities and Increased Oversight
The midterm elections also left a big cyber vacancy on the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Cybersecurity
The DEA And ICE Are Hiding Surveillance Cameras In Streetlights
It’s unclear where the streetlight cameras have been installed, or where the next deployments will take place.
Emerging Tech
These Brutal Reviews of Facebook’s Portal Device Show Why No One Wants it in Their Home
Facebook insists that it’s not listening or watching the whole time, but many don't believe the company.
Digital Government
Defense Experts Take Issue With Reps.’ Request for IG Investigation into JEDI
The Pentagon’s JEDI procurement continues to stir controversy.
Cybersecurity