Cybersecurity
The Pentagon wants to be hacked -- and learn from it
DOD has its own "red teams" that probe sensitive defense networks for vulnerabilities, but the Hack the Pentagon initiative goes a significant step further by inviting private-sector hackers to get out their digital scalpels.
Cybersecurity
DOJ official, former counterterror czar spar over Apple
The court order is a dangerous effort to compel speech in the form of writing software code, said Richard Clarke, a former White House counterterrorism adviser.
Cybersecurity
DHS to launch new system for insider threat data
The Department of Homeland Security is releasing a new data system for tracking suspected insider threats -- both inside the agency and among those with access to DHS facilities and IT.
Emerging Tech
What One Year of Space Travel Does to the Human Body
After months aboard the International Space Station, Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko are coming home.
Digital Government
Pentagon Now Taking Bids on $17.5B Encore III Contract for Global IT Services
The contract is essential to the Defense Department’s Joint Information Environment.
Cybersecurity
‘Hack the Pentagon’: Will DOD’s Bug Bounty Program Attract Top Talent?
The contest draws inspiration from "bug bounty" programs in the private sector open to hobbyists and professional penetration testers.
Digital Government
The Five Most Colorful Moments From the Apple-FBI Congressional Hearing
“We’re asking Apple to take the vicious guard dog away and let us pick the lock,” FBI director James Comey said in his testimony.
Digital Government
IT Problems Still Bedevil DOD-VA Health Care Center
Because of different network security standards, the two departments share resources over three networks -- not one.
Modernization
Video: Meet the New Digital Assistant Smarter than Siri
The app is called Hound and can take on more complicated requests than Siri
Digital Government
Defense Chief to Silicon Valley: We’re on the Same Side
As the FBI-vs.-Apple battle heats up, the defense secretary makes his own pitch to the tech industry.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Recruit New Talent
It involves job postings on the Dark Web, Skype interviews and digital voice-changing technology.
Cybersecurity
Windows 10 is Adding APT Protection. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.
The Pentagon hopes to have everything converted over to Windows 10 by January 2017.
Cybersecurity
Why Does the IRS Keep Using This Hacked System?
The Internal Revenue Service said last week the number of records it lost in a 2015 data breach is higher than it previously thought.
Digital Government
Survey: Modernizing Legacy IT Actually Leads to More Security Challenges
Federal IT decision-makers cited incomplete transitions and a lack of familiarity with new systems.
Digital Government
IT Upgrade Fund Faces More Skepticism in Congress
Lawmakers say they want to see more details about the plan.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers seek controls for access to geolocation data
The Department of Justice is resisting calls from some members of Congress to use warrants to access historical geolocation data.
Digital Government
When agile development is change management in disguise
The current and former heads of 18F agree that when it comes to digital services, the tech is often secondary at best.
Cybersecurity
Army looks to bridge biometrics contract
Northrop Grumman is getting an extension on a contract for a military biometrics capability.
Digital Government
Feds show off tech for international development
Officials at the "Defense, Development and Diplomacy" summit at the State Department cautioned the audience about the pace of technology development in the government sector.
Cybersecurity