Cybersecurity
ISIS-linked hacker pleads guilty to targeting feds
A Kosovar named Ardit Ferizi stole the personally identifiable information of over 1,000 U.S. military and federal personnel, authorities said.
Cybersecurity
Is DHS cyber info-sharing ready for prime time?
Recent cybersecurity law is supposed to provide a voluntary framework for easy information sharing between government and private companies, but some DHS programs are experiencing early real-world hitches.
Cybersecurity
Thousands of Security Cameras in the US Can Easily Be Hacked
Many people never change the default passwords on their cameras or even go through the hassle of adding a password.
Cybersecurity
Why should feds care about blockchain?
Federal standards setters can't predict how blockchain might serve government ends, but secure voting, health records and identity management are possible applications.
Cybersecurity
Brennan warns on encryption
In public testimony, CIA Director John Brennan cautioned lawmakers on how terrorists and other malefactors are taking advantage of commercial encryption tools.
Digital Government
How a GPS Glitch Can Change the Taste of Your Salad
Much of the automated world depends on satellites. When one has a problem, it can cause startling butterfly effects.
Modernization
NARA Official: Hardest Part of Cloud Transition is Verifying Security
Convincing shareholders that data stored offsite is still secure is a challenge, Marlon Andrews said.
Cybersecurity
Now You Can Tell Trump or Clinton How to Handle Hackers
The national cybersecurity commission is taking ideas from experts.
Digital Government
USDA Official: Private Sector Needs To Help Us Share Technology
The Agriculture Department's Risk Management CIO asked industry to take the lead on shared services.
Digital Government
White House CIO: New IT Fund Isn't 'Get It And Forget It' Money
The White House's chief information officer is continuing his public relations campaign to promote the $3 billion IT Modernization Fund.
Digital Government
IG: Social Security Should’ve Considered Scrapping $300M IT Project
Agency officials only considered two options: buying commercial code or building their own.
Emerging Tech
VIdeo: Energy Department's Ultrasonic Clothes Dryer -- No Heat Needed
It's time to rethink laundry day.
Digital Government
New York accents, New York baseball and presidential politics
Steve Kelman gets back to his roots, and considers the Big Apple's overtones in this year's elections.
Digital Government
How Blockchain Technology Can Prevent the Next Financial Crisis, Disrupt Uber and Give Us Control of Our Data
It is essentially a digital distributed ledger anyone on the internet can access.
Modernization
Hill leaders look to block upgrade in Russian surveillance gear
Russia is seeking to upgrade the digital camera it uses in U.S. surveillance flyovers permitted under the Open Skies Treaty, but some in Congress are hoping to block the move.
Digital Government
Toaster-Sized Satellites Will Revolutionize How We Measure World Food Supply
2,900 people visit 125,000 American farmers each year to survey them about their expected yields.
Digital Government
What the Joint Chiefs’ Email Hack Tells Us About the DNC Breach
The two attacks share a perpetrator and even some techniques. Here’s how to stop them.
Digital Government
White House, Senate at odds over Census funding
The administration is concerned that a Senate appropriations bill starves the Census Bureau of $100 million needed to complete the 2020 Census design.
Cybersecurity
FBI lax on facial recognition privacy, watchdog says
As law enforcement looks to tap advances in facial recognition, a government watchdog warns of the risks to privacy.
Cybersecurity