Cybersecurity
The Inevitability of Being Hacked
We built a fake web toaster, and it was compromised in an hour.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Find Blood Donor Info, Attack an Adobe Zero Day and Deface Russian Website
Just another week in cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
The Future of Privacy Is Plausible Deniability
In a hackable world where neither NSA nor Sony Pictures nor John Podesta could safeguard their private communications, the surest way to keep data secure may be surrounding it with decoys.
Digital Government
How Facebook’s Ad Tool Fails to Protect Civil Rights
The company’s platform lets advertisers exclude people of certain races from seeing their content. That’s a serious problem when it comes to promotions such as housing, credit and jobs.
Artificial Intelligence
Self-Driving Car Startup Cancels First Product Because Dealing With Regulators and Lawyers 'Isn’t Worth It'
A warning to all self-driving car startups: You might have to deal with the government.
Cybersecurity
New Rule Takes Handcuffs Off Ethical Hackers
White hat hackers can now search for software vulnerabilities without fear of violating copyright law.
Cybersecurity
Inside a Hacking Competition to Take Down a Water-Treatment Plant
This is how hackers play capture the flag.
Digital Government
FBI Investigates More Emails Related to Clinton
Director James Comey tells lawmakers the bureau has uncovered more emails and is reviewing them “to determine if they contain classified information.”
Emerging Tech
Agencies Try a Tool That Digs Up What Google Doesn't
Parts of the government are using a deep web search engine that teaches itself to return better search results.
Cybersecurity
Australian Red Cross Leaks Info of Half a Million Blood Donors
Global Organizations // Australia
Cybersecurity
CIA to put millions of declassified documents online
The intelligence agency is shifting its collection of declassified documents from an offline National Archives workstation to the public-facing CIA.gov website.
Cybersecurity
CRS fact-checks Trump claim of ICE endorsement
A Congressional Research Service legal sidebar explains why campaign trail claims that ICE endorsed Donald Trump for president are not accurate.
People
OPM plans new work-life survey
The Office of Personnel Management will conduct a governmentwide survey to measure workplace flexibility as part of its efforts to attract and keep talented feds.
Ideas
Makeup of Region’s Cyber Ecosystem Offers Clues to Where More Investments are Needed
Federal procurement data shows at least half of the cybersecurity companies in the greater Washington region have derived revenue from government contracts in recent years.
People
What a Senate flip could mean for feds and IT
If Democrats take control of the Senate, it will mean big changes at key committees and could prove to be a big deal for federal workforce and IT issues.
Modernization
DOJ releases controversial cybercrime prosecution memo
More than two years after Attorney General Eric Holder penned a memo to federal prosecutors offering guidance on pursuing cases under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, litigation prompted the DOJ to release the document to the public.
Modernization
The IT ambitions of USDA
Fiscal 2017 IT budget plans detail how the Agriculture Department aims to be a powerhouse in network and financial services.
Emerging Tech
NOAA’s New Environmental Satellite Launch Delayed 4-6 Months
The decision came after a NOAA-convened team conducted a risk-based evaluation of cost, schedule and performance issues for JPSS-1.
Cybersecurity