Digital Government
SpaceX on steroids: Disruptive innovation comes to spy satellites over North Korea
Steve Kelman spotlights another example of an upstart firm that should be encouraged to work with government.
Digital Government
How to Use the New and Improved Google Drive
Users have a new path for backing up files.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Without a Plan, Motor Carrier Safety Agency Can’t Update I.T.
A GAO report dinged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a half-baked IT modernization plan.
Cybersecurity
Top Cyber Diplomat Stepping Down
Chris Painter has been the State Department’s cyber coordinator since the office was launched in 2011.
Digital Government
Insider Trader Learns the Hard Way: Don’t Google ‘Insider Trading’
The SEC brought charges against a scientist who asked the internet how to avoid SEC detection.
Digital Government
Trump Adds to GSA Leadership
The president appointed an associate administrator to the Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Digital Government
DOD deploys health record system at second facility
MHS Genesis adds new capabilities as Naval Hospital Oak Harbor comes online.
Digital Government
More Silicon Valley Tech Workers Were Born Outside the U.S. Than In It
It turns out that almost every major tech hub has more foreign-born workers than domestic ones.
Digital Government
Census' $2B+ IT toolkit starts to take shape
With preparations for a dress rehearsal set to begin in August, the Census Bureau is rounding out the contracted services for its 2020 count.
Emerging Tech
Watch This Extorted Money Get Lost in the Expanse of the Blockchain
How to launder digital money.
Cybersecurity
ICS-CERT assessments on the rise
More onsite cybersecurity assessments are being conducted by federal response teams for critical infrastructure providers.
Modernization
FedRAMP tweaks programs to speed authorizations
A new web form for FedRAMP Forward will ease submission of business cases for priority authorization, and proposed requirements for the FedRAMP Tailored baseline are out for public comment.
Digital Government
This Startup Has Big Plans for the Moon—And Its Rocks
Moon Express is planning a lunar landing for this year and unveiled its plans on Capitol Hill.
Ideas
How a U.S. and Russian Cybersecurity Partnership Could Work
Odd partnerships aren't unheard of the in the cybersecurity world.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Aim at Trump Hotels and Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
When Companies Get Hacked, Should They Be Allowed to Hack Back?
It’s an idea that resurfaces after high-profile cyberattacks, despite most firms’ lack of enthusiasm about it.
Digital Government
House Boosts CYBERCOM Budget But Cuts NIST Funds
The House version of the defense authorization bill requires a Pentagon and State Department cyber strategy.
Artificial Intelligence
It Will Take Human-Machine Teams to Fight Cyber Threats, McAfee CTO Says
Artificial intelligence won’t replace humans, but it will change the way they work.
Cybersecurity
Government Advisory Group Preps ‘Moonshot’ Plan to Fight Botnets
The DHS advisory body also finalized a report on how government should prepare for AI, quantum computing and other emerging tech.
Modernization