Cybersecurity

Should Secret Service Protect Emails of Future Presidents?

Until there is some type of specific intrusion, like the alleged DNC hack, there is nothing the government specifically does to help prevent hack attacks against presidential nominees.

Cybersecurity

Professionals Across the Globe Agree: Governments Don’t Invest Enough in Cyber

And one in three thinks the cyber shortage makes their organizations more vulnerable to attack.

Digital Government

NASA to Contractors: Hey, Do You Have $10M Worth of Our Stuff?

​The U.S. space agency wants to make sure its government property is accurately accounted for.

Digital Government

Trump's Plea for Russia to Hack the US Government

The Republican nominee publicly asked a foreign government to leak emails from a cabinet secretary, dismissed the Geneva Conventions, and seemed confused about where Tim Kaine came from.

People

Understanding how FITARA grades are calculated

The Government Accountability Office plays a big role in determining whether agencies are successfully implementing FITARA.

Modernization

Dispelling the myth of 'perfect' security

A new approach called micro-segmentation is easy to deploy, requires fewer security resources and could be the key to streamlining risk management.

Digital Government

5 habits of highly effective government power users

Successful power users are technically curious, skilled at communication and highly organized. And they are essential to the government's data revolution.

Digital Government

VA and VistA: Can they be fixed?

VA's homegrown electronic health record system is at an inflection point -- one that encapsulates the state of the agency's entire technology operation.

Digital Government

Pentagon Officially Opens Boston DIUx with Eye on Biotech

Carter also added tech heavyweights such as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to the Defense Innovation Advisory Board.

Cybersecurity

Cyber worker shortage hurting operations

Although the U.S. is in the top tier for educating new cybersecurity workers, the small talent pool is still a significant challenge for industry and government, according to a new survey.

Digital Government

OMB Stresses Security in Info Management Update

This is the first time since 2000 the "Circular A-130: Managing Information as a Strategic Resource" has been updated.

Cybersecurity

OMB issues A-130 update

The long-awaited update to Circular A-130 addresses a range of cybersecurity issues, including insider threats and feds' use of personal email accounts at work.

Emerging Tech

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Delivery Drone

The British government will allow Amazon to test a system that uses drones to deliver packages.

Cybersecurity

DISA Wants $9M to Fast Track Cyber Innovations

The agency's Rapid Innovation Fund is pursuing “mature prototypes” of cybersecurity technologies that could be operationalized within two years.

Emerging Tech

Why Federal Agencies Won’t Take Up the Internet of Things Anytime Soon

A new report suggests leadership vacuums and lack of an IoT strategy could hinder adoption.

Cybersecurity

Obama Establishes Cyberattack Response Chain of Command

For years, there has been confusion in the private sector and internally among agencies about who's in charge when hackers hit the homeland.