Modernization
Study Links Cellphone Use to Cancer -- But Don't Give Up Your Phone Just Yet
The World Health Organization currently classifies cellphones under the same category as coffee, fossil fuel fumes, and pickled vegetables.
Cybersecurity
The Puzzle of When the OPM Hack Was Discovered Might Not be Solved After All
Security vendor CyTech now claims that during an April 21, 2015, product demonstration, its technology uncovered, for the first time, malware siphoning off the data.
Digital Government
Bill Would Extend US Digital Service Beyond the Obama Administration
The new legislation would authorize the tech squad for the next 10 years.
Digital Government
CitizenScience.gov: Not your grandfather's GSA
Steve Kelman checks in on the bootstrap effort to better crowdsource government research.
Cybersecurity
Symantec traces Swift banking hacks to North Korea
A recent spate of successful and attempted online bank robberies is being attributed to North Korea by cybersecurity vendor Symantec.
Digital Government
U.S. Digital Service might get 10-year lease on life
Proposed legislation would authorize USDS for a decade, but it will take some heavy lifting to push the bill through before the next president is elected.
Digital Government
DHS wants agile delivery services
DHS is looking to capitalize on cloud computing, agile development and mobile technologies to find innovative ways to deliver IT services.
Digital Government
Build or buy? Census chooses both
The Census Bureau is planning a hybrid approach to its data collection for 2020 and beyond.
People
New IT policy lead at OMB
Sean Casey will be taking over as chief of policy, budget, and communication under the federal CIO from Jamie Berryhill, who is moving to a new post.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Remember Your MySpace Password, Steal from Military Base Exchanges, and Force Reddit to Reset Your Password
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Why Car-Hacking Could Threaten the Federal Government
A report on vehicle cybersecurity found that modern cars, especially those made in 2015 or later, are highly susceptible to hacking.
Digital Government
The Promise of Terrapattern: The Visual Search Engine for Satellite Imagery
Finding empty pools for skateboarding has never been so easy.
People
Knowledge is power in software purchasing
The agency software inventories required under the draft category management policy will be treasure maps that lead to efficient, effective, streamlined buying and unprecedented savings.
Cybersecurity
D.C. National Guardsman Allegedly Used Stolen Cards to Buy Army Exchange Luxury Goods
Financial Services // Retailer // Maryland, United States
Cybersecurity
Video: Google's Plan to Kill the Password with a 'Trust Score'
No more using "123456" as a password.
Cybersecurity
Kansas Heart Hospital Is One of the Latest Victims of Ransomware
Healthcare and Public Health // Kansas, United States
Cybersecurity
OPM’s Troubled IT Upgrade Project on Track to Get Millions More in Funding
A new watchdog report finds funding for the project remains an issue in part because of poor planning by the agency.
Digital Government