Cybersecurity
Yahoo and Equifax Just Proved that You Can Never Trust the First Number Announced in a Data Breach
It's a verifiable pattern.
Cybersecurity
IRS IT leaders didn't know about $7M Equifax award
IRS CIO Gina Garza told Congress that she and other tech officials at the tax agency did not sign off on a $7 million contract awarded to Equifax a month after the credit monitoring firm disclosed a massive data breach.
Digital Government
For a Long, Successful Career, LinkedIn Says Nothing Beats a Liberal Arts Major
Some degrees provide more “cross-functional skills”
Cybersecurity
The Equifax Hack Means It’s Time to Stop Pretending Social Security Numbers Are Secure IDs
It makes sense to contemplate some alternatives.
Digital Government
Former Lawmaker Says Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Too Narrow, Could 'Sow Chaos'
Instead, Chris Cox says the government should do more to combat trafficking under existing laws.
Digital Government
Congressman Wants U.S. to Part With Europe on Data Privacy
As the number of devices quietly gathering your data increases, so does the risk of exposure.
Digital Government
DARPA-Funded Radar Lets Planes See Through Smoke and Clouds
A promising approach to a decades-old quandary: how to get a clear field of view to the ground?
Cybersecurity
DHS Forms Election Security Task Force
The task force will draw resources from across the agency, including intelligence analysis.
Digital Government
Intel Exec: Internet of Things Isn’t Scaling As Fast As We Thought
Actual connected devices may fall short of the 50 billion experts were predicting would join the internet by 2020.
Emerging Tech
What Would Flying From New York to Shanghai in 39 Minutes Feel Like?
Elon Musk’s proposed Earth transport system better stock barf bags.
Digital Government
Washington Failed to Regulate Big Tech—And Now it’s About to Discover That It Can’t
Companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon dominate their markets, and have deep pockets and armies of lobbyists.
People
Do agencies need more flexibility for reorgs?
Shared services and workforce reductions are expected to feature prominently in the White House’s plan to reorganize the federal government, but some changes could benefit from additional outside authorities.
Cybersecurity
White House cyber chief warns on IP theft
Rob Joyce cautioned that requirements by foreign powers to review IT source code of U.S. vendors could lead to intellectual property theft.
Ideas
October to Focus on Ghosts, Goblins and Cybersecurity Threats
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it’s going to be busy.
Cybersecurity
IT outages create headaches for CBP field workers
Despite a $1.4 billion IT budget, the agency responsible for screening people and cargo entering the U.S. from abroad suffers from system downtime that could lead to increased security risks, according to an internal oversight report.
Cybersecurity
The State of Cybersecurity Awareness
This Nextgov and Route Fifty ebook examines cyber resources at all levels of government.
Cybersecurity
Personal info leaked in SEC breach
The agency has also provided additional details on the scope of its response to the 2016 incident.
Cybersecurity
DHS still pushing to rename cyber shop
A bill that would rename and federate a key Homeland Security cybersecurity component is key to fueling the agency's efforts in cybersecurity and its overall image, supporters say.
Digital Government
Senate Gives Ajit Pai Another Term at FCC
The Senate reconfirmed Pai to a four-year term.
People