Cybersecurity

DHS Investigates Leslie Jones Hack

DHS is looking into who published Jones' private information, including her license and passport, on her website.

Modernization

Convincing your team to buy into the cloud

A can-do spirit has enabled the FCC to make a dramatic leap forward in IT modernization. What could this mean for your IT shop?

Digital Government

Will the MEGABYTE Act save money?

The MEGABYTE Act enshrines key Obama administration IT initiatives into law and promises to save at least $2 billion a year on software spending -- assuming implementation goes according to plan.

People

Lawmakers want automated tax-compliance check

Top-ranking members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are asking about the status of an automated system to check on the tax debt of security clearance applicants.

Digital Government

How HPCs crunch rivers of water data

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has come up with a way to use its supercomputing power to speed the sprawling data analysis associated with extremely complex public works.

People

How to construct tomorrow's information management professional

The government lacks the workforce to handle the exponential growth of information and information assets.

Digital Government

Feds Look to States for Next Generation 9-1-1 Systems

As for FirstNet? “We anticipate this will be a long-term partnership and implementation that will grow just like any other network we’ve seen in the last 10 years.”

Cybersecurity

Update Your iPhone Now

Apple just released a patch that fixes three giant vulnerabilities in iOS.

Cybersecurity

House Oversight Demands Info on DHS Senior Staff Private Email Use... Again

Chaffetz said DHS has “failed to comply with the committee’s request, failed to assert a legitimate justification for withholding any information from the committee, or even provide a timeline for responding.”

Modernization

Help FBI Catch Bank Robbers With Your Phone

The bureau launched a mobile app that lets users send tips about robberies.

Cybersecurity

At Least One State Declines Offer for DHS Voting Security

Some security experts say it wouldn't even take the resources of a foreign nation to manipulate actual votes using this country's antiquated tallying systems.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Take Over Ukraine Government Social Media

Government (Foreign) // Social Media // Ukraine

Cybersecurity

Officials: Yearly budgeting stifles cybersecurity

Current and former officials argue that a one-year budgeting cycle impedes government cybersecurity and IT modernization.

Modernization

NPPD still hopeful on infrastructure protection

After a year, DHS remains optimistic that a proposed reorganization to link cyber and physical security operations will move forward.

Cybersecurity

OPM hire means top detailees go back to their real jobs

The two top-level IT officials who were detailed to positions outside their agencies while OPM was between full-time CIOs will return to their regularly scheduled programming.

Digital Government

18F offers specs on gov-wide login

In a public notice, the innovation group 18F offered a glimpse into the data a planned governmentwide login site would collect.

Acquisition

GWACs ride the tide of popularity

Big governmentwide contracts are seeing increased buying compared to last year.