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.”
Modernization
How to Prevent Facebook from Drinking Up Some Personal Info on WhatsApp Users
1 billion users will have their phone numbers shared.
Cybersecurity
Update Your iPhone Now
Apple just released a patch that fixes three giant vulnerabilities in iOS.
Cybersecurity
Video: Keep Prying Eyes Off Your Laptop With Built-in Privacy Filter
Security threats are everywhere.
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.
Cybersecurity
5 Ways Agencies Can Prepare for Cyberattacks
Agencies are under great pressure to protect personal data.
Acquisition