Cybersecurity
If Your Home Wi-Fi Router Is on This List, It Might Be Vulnerable to CIA Hacking Tools
CherryBlossom infects routers by identifying their make and model and injecting malicious firmware into them.
Cybersecurity
The Workers Who Police Terrorist Content on Facebook Were Exposed to Terrorists by Facebook
The data exposure was caused by a software bug that was discovered last year.
Digital Government
Federal Researchers Made Tiny Needles that Monitor Your Blood
The Sandia National Laboratories are looking for help developing them.
Emerging Tech
6 Companies Score $258M in Supercomputing Contracts
The vendors are expected to build out the hardware, software and applications for an exascale computing system 50 times faster than today’s most powerful computers.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Question Cuts to Federal Retirement Plans and Allowing Ringless Voicemails
Who checks voicemail, anyway?
Cybersecurity
Putin Claims Russia Proposed Cyber War Treaty in 2015 But Obama Administration Ignored Them
The Russian president also ridiculed Obama and Vice President Joe Biden’s promises in late 2016 that they would take action against Russia’s attacks.
Emerging Tech
For the First Time Ever, U.S. Is Getting 10% of its Electricity From Wind and Solar
Renewables—especially wind power—already make up significantly more than 10 perecent of the electricity in several states.
Digital Government
DOD to Congress: continuing resolution threatens modernization
The U.S. military is facing new threats from technologically savvy adversaries, and unless Congress provides stable funding, U.S. forces will be increasingly vulnerable in the cyber domain, say Pentagon leaders.
Emerging Tech
Jeff Bezos Is Crowdsourcing Ideas For Major Charity Initiative
The tech mogul is asking for ideas “at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact.”
Cybersecurity
1M Survey Participants' Info Stolen in Washington State University Safe Theft
Education // Olympia, Washington, United States
Ideas
How to Know Which NIST Framework to Use
Some agencies are confusing NIST's Cybersecurity Framework with the Risk Management Framework.
Cybersecurity
Senators: Reorg plans must balance workforce cuts against mission success
Agencies expect to hit the first deadline set by the White House's plan to restructure government and reduce the size of the workforce, but lawmakers want to make sure their efforts don't come at the expense of effective operations.
Cybersecurity
FBI extradites Latvian for malware scheme
The FBI brings an elusive scareware suspect to U.S. courtroom to face multiple wire fraud and conspiracy charges.
Cybersecurity
Empowering DOD with critical cyber training
The Department of Defense does face challenges in building its cyber force, but there are proven ways to fill the talent pipeline.
Digital Government
The Future of Military IT: Gait Biometrics, Software Nets, and Photon Communicators
DISA director Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn talks about the tech he’s eyeing, some of which is barely out of the theoretical realm.
Acquisition
GSA's growing stable of SINs
The massive Schedule 70 contract is expanding its programs to streamline access to specialized IT offerings.
People
What to look for in leadership and organizational performance
Steve Kelman reports that better data is producing a mini-revolution in scholarship about public-sector management.
Digital Government
