Digital Government
There’s No Backup System if GPS Fails
This is troubling for many reasons, including massive reliance on the system’s clocks.
Emerging Tech
Where Google’s Driverless Cars Should Wind Up Next
If the company’s not ready for snow, it should head to a sunny place where traffic problems and road safety are particularly bad.
Cybersecurity
Where’s the Report on the Security of Unclassified IT Systems?
Congress ordered the review last year.
Digital Government
This Agency Has to Write a Government Contract Just to Promote its Facebook Posts
The Defense Commissary Agency wants more people to see its posts, which include recipes and food jokes.
Digital Government
Lack of Funding Means Several Agencies Won’t Be Getting Digital Service Teams After All
Of the 25 largest federal agencies slated for the effort, just three currently have officially chartered digital service teams.
Digital Government
Industry to DOD: There’s Innovation in the Beltway, Too
The West Coast outreach doesn’t sit well with some members of the Beltway’s defense contracting base who feel ignored.
Modernization
Video: Millions of Twitter Accounts Allegedly for Sale
It's time to change your Twitter password.
Digital Government
Tracking Earth's Secret Spy Satellites
With the right gear and know-how, anyone can keep tabs on the clandestine ”moons” that surround our planet.
Digital Government
FAA joining the chief data officer movement
The airspace agency is hiring for its newly created data management leadership role.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Is Buying LinkedIn
The tech giant halted trading of its shares Monday morning to announce its intention to purchase the social network for $26.2 billion in cash.
Emerging Tech
Silicon Valley Group Has Serious Plan for Creating Totally New US Stock Exchange
U.S. tech startups have long wanted to overhaul the process for firms to list their shares and to find ways to minimize pressures on public companies.
Cybersecurity
CBP tests facial recognition tech at major U.S. airport
Customs and Border Protection takes another step towards a biometric exit system for air travelers.
Cybersecurity
Committee advances bill to expand NPPD as cybersecurity agency
A House panel is backing a bid to rebrand and expand the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security as a separate agency.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: Too many countries not sharing visa waiver data
A third of the nations participating in the Visa Waiver Program haven't gotten around to sharing information on U.S.-bound travelers.
Cybersecurity
North Korean hackers steal F-15 design
The alleged cyberattack on South Korean firms is the latest in a series of bold cyber maneuvers linked to North Korea.
Digital Government
IRS crowdsources the future look for tax accounts online
After its first-ever crowdsourcing push, the IRS came away with four winning designs to guide its future taxpayer dashboard work.
Cybersecurity
To hack ISIS, Pentagon learns from 2007 surge in Iraq
There is a precedent to U.S. Cyber Command’s hacking of Islamic State, but it took place nearly 10 years ago, and technologies have rapidly evolved since.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Breach FTC CTO's Phone Account, Announce Goodell’s Death Prematurely; WA Accidentally Doxxes Weed License Applicants
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity