Cybersecurity
CYBERCOM Reaches Initial Operating Capability
The command is scheduled to reach full capability in 2018.
People
IT modernization isn't all about tech
More efficient and cost-effective IT often comes down to customer involvement and comfort, according to some IT experts.
Cybersecurity
Senator: Industry needs to educate Congress on cyber
Sen. Mark Warner, one of the most tech-savvy members of Congress, said industry should help him and his colleagues better understand technology so they can design smarter cyber policy.
Modernization
Data policy for a new administration
Experts have some advice for the next administration on tackling open-data initiatives early in its term to improve government operations and service.
Artificial Intelligence
AI-Enhanced Security Cameras Will Soon Be Able to Catch You Texting and Driving
These smart cameras can catch behavior such as leaving a suspicious package in a public place, driving while distracted by mobile devices, and break ins.
Acquisition
Fed 100 nominations are now open
Help us identify the outstanding women and men in federal IT.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers Are Teaching Artificial Intelligence How to Terrify Humans
Can machines learn to scare us?
Digital Government
The Election is Secure, Not Rigged
The election technology used in the United States is about as secure as you can make a system, though it was hardly designed that way.
Digital Government
A Startup’s Constellation of Tiny Satellites is Now Photographing Half of Earth’s Landmass Every Day
Are you ready for the coming era of global transparency?
Cybersecurity
How DOD embraced bug bounties -- and how your agency can, too
Hack the Pentagon proved to Defense Department officials that outside hackers can be assets, not adversaries.
Cybersecurity
The Internet of Things Is Totally Unregulated, and That Might Have to Change
Experts have long warned of the imminent security problems with the so-called internet of things.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary: DDoS Attack ‘Mitigated’
DHS is working on principles to secure the internet of things, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says.
Cybersecurity
Hacktivist Defaces Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Website
Government (Foreign) // Russia
Digital Government
Audit: 18F Spends More Than Half Its Time on Outreach, Branding and Other Non-Billable Activities
A report from GSA's Office of the Inspector General highlights 18F's inability to recover costs.
Cybersecurity
Video: SNL's Leslie Jones Gets Last Laugh on Being Hacked
Jones has some suggestions on better ways to use computer skills than trolling.
Cybersecurity
Human Rights Group Ranks Best and Worst Messaging Apps for Privacy
Microsoft, BlackBerry and Snapchat fared poorly in the rankings from Amnesty International.
Cybersecurity
How a Bunch of Hacked DVR Machines Took Down Twitter and Reddit
And Spotify and Github and The New York Times.
Digital Government
Google and Twitter Are Beating ISIL At Its Own Game
Over a recent 18-month period, the Islamic State's military-themed messages stayed constant while ones on governance dropped, according to a new report from West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center.
Acquisition
GSA streamlines acquisition for small vendors
The GSA has introduced new capabilities and processes under its six-month-old Making It Easier program to attract new potential federal contractors.
Emerging Tech