Cybersecurity
Federal Board Has a Plan to Secure Health, Retirement Plans from Cyberthreats
An upcoming study will focus on “outlining the scalable elements of cyber-risk management strategies for benefit plans.”
Cybersecurity
Audit Finds 'Hostile Probes,' Breaches of Weather Satellite System
The nation's weather satellite program over the course of a year suffered 10 data security incidents.
Digital Government
New rule puts onus on contractors to tighten IT security
The government finalized a rule change that spells out new requirements for contractors to protect classified and controlled information.
Emerging Tech
Google Launches Own Ridesharing Service
Uber, Lyft and everyone else might be worried.
Digital Government
Health record advisory groups divided over patient data control
A pair of federal advisory committees approved privacy recommendations amid debate over whether patients or practitioners should control the sharing of health data.
Digital Government
Tech vendors tout veteran hiring programs for House committee
A panel of technology industry leaders and veterans shared ideas with legislators on how to connect veterans with jobs in the private sector.
Emerging Tech
You’ll Soon Be Able To Text Photos to Police. But Will You Crash Their Networks?
A DHS official says there are new challenges associated with higher-tech emergency communication.
Artificial Intelligence
Video: Can the AI Behind AlphaGo Teach Us About Humanity?
One decision at a time.
Digital Government
Is census 2020 running out of runway?
As the timeline shortens, House overseers are demanding that the CIO-less Census Bureau prove it is on track to get the technology and leadership ready for the 2020 headcount.
Emerging Tech
Officials Worry US ‘Falling Behind’ in Race to Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks
Congress wants to ensure federal agencies are doing their best to prepare for them.
Digital Government
White House, Congress gird for another NDAA showdown
Among the provisions the Obama administration opposes is a measure that would codify U.S. Cyber Command as its own unified command and one that would restrict funding for the Pentagon’s prized outreach office in Silicon Valley.
Cybersecurity
Audit: DHS Employees Not Fooled by Phishing Scams
However, some employees are still leaving sensitive paper documents strewn about their cubicles.
Modernization
Iraq Shut Down Its Internet to Prevent Sixth-Graders From Cheating
During exam seasons or political revolutions, government-ordered blackouts raise human-rights concerns.
Digital Government
Will new IRS security features lock out legit users?
The national taxpayer advocate says the IRS will soon quietly roll out upgrades that could dramatically boost online security but lock out legitimate users as a result.
Cybersecurity
NGA follows DOD to Silicon Valley
This summer the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will open an outpost in Silicon Valley to create a presence for the intelligence agency similar to the Defense Department's DIUx.
Emerging Tech
For the Success of Space Exploration, We Need More Female Astronauts
Even in the final frontier of outer space, women are bumping into a glass ceiling.
Digital Government
It’s Not Too Late for Obama to Confront the Ethics of Technology in Our World
Currently, there isn’t a broad national conversation around the ethics of the steady digital encroachment on our lives.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon bounty program reveals 90 bugs
The high-profile and unprecedented program is uncovering vulnerabilities in Defense Department websites, and other federal agencies are taking notice.
Cybersecurity
How feds, military might deploy consumer IoT gear
Commercial technology and networks are set to play important roles as federal agencies and the Defense Department seek to harness the Internet of Things.
Emerging Tech