Digital Government
With Job Website, Spy Agencies Try to Reach Younger Applicants
The intelligence community’s new website includes a “job exploration” function that tells high school students how to get involved in government work.
Digital Government
How the West Wing Got New Wi-Fi
First, workers had to remove 13,000 lbs of unused cables left inside the White House walls from previous upgrade efforts over the years.
Emerging Tech
Video: An Inflatable Bouncy Castle in Space
This gives new meaning to the term "Moon Bounce."
Digital Government
Nextgov's Aliya Sternstein Wins Award for OPM Hack Coverage
The awards are also known as "the Pulitzer Prize of business media."
Cybersecurity
DHS sets privacy rules for mobile apps
The guidelines require DHS mobile apps to have a privacy policy that is accessible to users before and after installation of the app.
Digital Government
DHS issues solicitation for Security Operations Center
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a solicitation for a suite of cyber tools to better protect the agency’s own networks.
Cybersecurity
DOD wants tools to support cyberstrategy
In June or July, the Defense Department's Rapid Reaction Technology Office plans to host a pitch session with firms capable of providing a suite of sophisticated IT security capabilities.
Cybersecurity
Electronic passport required for visa program
DHS has added biometric identification requirements to Visa Waiver Program restrictions.
Artificial Intelligence
The First Hacker to Jailbreak an iPhone Has Now Created a Self-Driving Car
The hacker has now received $3.1 million in funding.
Cybersecurity
Nuclear Security Summit addresses cyberthreats
President Obama used the global stage of the Nuclear Security Summit to discuss cooperation among more than 50 other countries in protecting nuclear facilities from cyberattacks.
Modernization
GSA retires legacy accounting IT
GSA decommissioned its old back-office financial system as its tiered IT modernization effort continues and shared services advance.
Modernization
Extending the life of legacy IT
When there’s no money to replace aging systems, cloud-based unified communications can offer agencies a critical bridge.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Rig Election, Steal Nintendo Games from FHWA, and Force College Printers to Print Hate Speech
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
Apple Turns 40
Forty years ago today, two college dropouts decided to start selling cobbled-together computers out of a garage in California because they couldn’t afford the ones on the market.
Cybersecurity
Jailed Political Strategist Describes How He Rigged Mexico's 2012 Election
Government (Foreign) // Mexico
Digital Government
Most Americans Spend Two Full Workdays a Month on Facebook
Procrastinating on Facebook appeals equally to the young and old
Cybersecurity
