Digital Government
Senators Want More Detail on IT Plans Behind New Background Check Agency
Senators fear OPM “is moving forward without firm plans in place."
Modernization
Smart cities need cash
Establishing high-tech, more efficient infrastructure across America will require upfront investments, and the Transportation Department's model might be the way to get that funding right.
Cybersecurity
Hack Might Have Exposed Records on New Mexico DWI Patients
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // New Mexico, United States
Digital Government
Senators seek to block expanded hacking powers for FBI
The Justice Department says greater authority is necessary to pursue anonymous criminals, but some senators oppose what they say is an encroachment on Americans' digital rights.
Digital Government
Britain takes digital ID out of beta as U.S. lags
The United Kingdom will go live with its governmentwide digital identity platform, GOV.UK Verify, in the coming days. The U.S. government will need a little more time.
Cybersecurity
California Jail Says Prisoner Health Records Potentially Are In the Wrong Hands
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Artificial Intelligence
These College Students Had No Idea Their Teaching Assistant Was a Robot
Could robots replace professors one day?
Digital Government
The Tiny Town Where Air Force Cadets Learn to Drop ‘Cyber Bombs’
The future of cyber warfare training looks like a model railroad where network security majors take turns turning off the lights.
Digital Government
FAA opens up drone registration database
The FAA has made its database of hobbyists' and recreational users' unmanned aerial systems more widely available to the public.
Digital Government
Senators want details on new background check bureau
Two Democrats with oversight responsibilities are asking OPM for specifics about its transition and reorganization plans for a new bureau formed to handle background checks.
Cybersecurity
Senior Democrat Wants Answers on Cyber Heist Targeting Central Banks
Sen. Tom Carper, D.-Del., wants more information on what the Fed is doing to protect the worldwide banking network.
Artificial Intelligence
Video: Google Shares What It's Been Developing
The tech giant revealed some of its secrets at it's annual I/O Conference.
Digital Government
Congress Flexes Muscle on FITARA
"We are going to stick with this,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who promised a bipartisan effort to ensure FITARA is carried out successfully.
Digital Government
Lawmaker: Agencies Don’t Need Billions in New Funding to Upgrade Legacy IT
Agencies should repurpose savings from data center consolidation, says Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IT operations subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
Navy to groom 'ethical hackers'
So-called "red teamers" are in high demand and less-than-full supply at the Defense Department.
Digital Government
Most Cyber Execs Don’t Think OPM Hack Changed Much
More than half of respondents said they weren’t sure overall information security is better off, despite a big push on information security by the Obama administration in response to the hack.
People
OMB teaches privacy pros about tech
The Office of Management and Budget is looking to forge links between privacy and tech experts, to help the two disciplines work together.
Cybersecurity
Foreign Hackers May Be Targeting US Presidential Candidates
Since at least 2008, spies have used technology to try to infiltrate campaigns.
Cybersecurity
Senator asks Fed about SWIFT heist
Hackers are stealing millions by cracking weak links in SWIFT's interbank money transfer system, and Sen. Tom Carper wants to know what the Fed and others are doing about it.
Cybersecurity