Ideas
Machine-Learning Technologies Help Agencies Develop Highly Intelligent Security Postures
Machine learning makes life much more manageable for network security operators.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Mysteriously Fixed Security Gaps Allegedly Used by US Spies a Month Before They Leaked
Security commentators were bamboozled.
Modernization
Securing the government cloud
FedRAMP is a good first step, argues one security expert, but in the end, the customer is responsible for taking steps to prevent, detect and respond to cyber adversaries.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft says it's all patched up
The latest Shadow Brokers release of alleged NSA hacking tools included a trove of Microsoft exploits, but the software giant says it has now patched all of the vulnerabilities in the leaked code.
Digital Government
House panel nudges Trump over IGs
The chairman and ranking member of a key oversight committee want the Trump administration to find candidates for 11 open inspector general posts.
Acquisition
What are the real reasons small firms won't sell to the government?
Steve Kelman goes outside the traditional government contractor community for insights into the true barriers to entry.
Ideas
HR and IT: A Partnership Poised to Protect Federal Cyber Systems
By partnering with IT, HR departments will assemble the must-have tech and people building blocks required to cover all essential areas.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hit Talent Agency, Payday Lender and Video Game Giant
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Windows Vista Users, It's Time to Finally Upgrade
There's no more Microsoft support for this "ancient" software.
Digital Government
Trump Is Keeping White House Visitor Logs Secret, Unlike Obama
Transparency advocates have urged the new administration to continue the practice of making those logs public.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Outlines Cyber Geneva Convention Proposal
The company is also promoting an international nonpolitical body for cyber attribution.
Modernization
How government can securely move IT systems to the cloud
To manage the risks and maximize the opportunities, agencies keep five key considerations in mind.
Modernization
How a National Lab in Charge of Nuclear Safety Optimized Its Systems
The lab went from having 63 data centers to 18, across its square-mile campus, reducing facility costs and repurposing staff.
Artificial Intelligence
No One Is Prepared to Stop the Robot Onslaught. So What Will We Do When It Arrives?
Economists say somewhere between 9 percent and 47 percent of workers in the West could lose jobs to automation over the next two or so decades.
Digital Government
IG: SSA system reboot success depends on backlog
The Social Security Administration's reboot of a failed $300 million IT system for its disability program is being rolled out gradually, and it's getting good marks so far.
Cybersecurity
DHS wants help bringing new tech to market
The department's Science and Technology Directorate wants help commercializing the technology it helps develop.
Acquisition
IT insiders tell GAO what works
As FITARA implementation progresses, a government watchdog convened a group of tech leaders to share lessons learned about acquisition.
Cybersecurity
Shadow Brokers leak trove of NSA hacking tools
The mysterious Shadow Brokers group has have released a trove of alleged NSA hacking tools including Windows zero-day exploits and tools designed to hack into the global SWIFT banking system.
Cybersecurity