Cybersecurity
Are NIST's privacy controls out of date?
Federal chief privacy officers are charged with ensuring that agencies store data legally and safely, but some are concerned that their policy guidelines are outmoded.
Digital Government
How Will Terrorists Use the Internet of Things? The Justice Department Is Trying to Figure That Out
As the business of connected devices explodes, DOJ joins other agencies in evaluating the national-security risks.
People
What a December CR means for federal workers
Capitol Hill leaders plan to seek a temporary funding measure to keep the government open through Dec. 9, a move that will have consequences for the federal workforce.
Cybersecurity
Two more arrests in hack of CIA's Brennan
Federal authorities have arrested two more alleged members of a hacker group that targeted senior U.S. intelligence and security officials and publicly posted personal information on FBI and DHS employees.
Emerging Tech
Here Are All the Technologies Star Trek Accurately Predicted
We're still hoping for a warp drive, though.
Cybersecurity
IC: Technology is a threat and a tool
Intelligence community leaders say technology continues to present new threats and new opportunities to combat them.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Launching a Mission to Visit an Asteroid and Maybe Save the World
The ambitious OSIRIS-REx mission promises to provide new information about our universe to the scientific community.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of 'Star Trek'
To boldly go where no man has gone before.
Digital Government
18F To Agencies: Think Before Creating a Citizen Login System
The group is also overseeing the production of Login.gov.
Cybersecurity
White House Names First Chief Information Security Officer
The White House selected Gregory Touhill, a retired Air Force general, for the new role.
Digital Government
Following Bid Protest, DISA Re-Releases $17.5B Contract
Encore III earned ire from industry groups earlier this year because it sought “lowest price, technically acceptable” solutions for potentially complex services.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Demand Action on VA Overhaul Without Laying Out Clear Path Forward
Some of the changes would take years to implement.
Digital Government
Colin Powell Advised Hillary Clinton on How to Skirt Email Security as Secretary of State
Powell describes how he communicated with friends without going through State Department servers.
Cybersecurity
2 of 'Crackas With Attitude' Arrested for Hacking into Senior Officials' Accounts
The hackers allegedly used social engineering techniques and impersonated victims to gain access to senior U.S. government officials, their families, and several U.S. government computer systems.
Digital Government
LinkedIn’s Search Algorithm Apparently Favored Men Until This Week
Until Sep. 7, LinkedIn users searching for female contacts on the site may have noticed some strange results.
Cybersecurity
DNC hack shows evolving nation-state threat
The hacks and data exfiltrations against political targets in the U.S., including the Democratic National Committee, illustrate the evolving nation-state cyberthreat, according to the White House's top homeland security advisor.
Digital Government
GSA's Roth: TTS commissioner search is progressing
GSA Administrator Denise Roth hopes to have a "good sense" of the next Technology Transformation Service commissioner by the end of September and expects the next administration to build on digital services.
Cybersecurity
DHS' Touhill tapped as top federal cybersecurity officer
Greg Touhill, a retired Air Force general and a leading cybersecurity executive at DHS, has been named the first U.S. CISO. Grant Schneider will serve as acting deputy CISO.
Cybersecurity