Cybersecurity
The Computer Virus That Haunted Early AIDS Researchers
The first-ever ransomware attack was delivered on a floppy disk.
Cybersecurity
Stopping the federal IT security brain drain
To secure the talent they need, agencies must either find a way boost pay or fundamentally change the government-contractor relationship.
Emerging Tech
A Silicon Valley Top Tech Investors Is Backing Donald Trump for President
Peter Thiel, an entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of PayPal, has pledged to be a Republican delegate for Trump in the upcoming California primary.
People
Education Department looks to staff back up in CIO shop
After two departures, the Education Department’s CIO office is looking for a new deputy.
Cybersecurity
Turning baseball jerseys into bullet-catchers
CBP leaders are interested in how wearables and the Internet of Things could come together to help create an automated picture of what law enforcement officers are going through.
Cybersecurity
DISA unveils new cybersecurity review
The agency is adopting an agile, "outside-in" approach to assessing the security of the Department of Defense Information Network.
Cybersecurity
Issa: Better standards needed for IoT
Rep. Darrell Issa joined industry and agency experts in urging a proactive approach to security and privacy standards for the Internet of Things.
Cybersecurity
Is DHS' Einstein now blocking porn on federal networks?
Einstein 3 Accelerated is adding web content filtering to the arsenal of anti-malware defenses, and a side effect of the move could be to block pornography on agency computers.
Digital Government
Watchdog: FEMA Needs Better Plan for ‘Cobbled Together’ IT Systems
By its own admission, FEMA’s IT environment is a tangled morass of systems and applications.
Digital Government
Biden Begs Researchers to Collaborate on Cancer Cure
Siloed data is a major roadblock to cancer research, Vice President Joe Biden said in Washington on Monday.
Emerging Tech
Drones Could Replace $127B Worth of Human Labor and Services
Piloting flying lawnmowers around the park for fun is just part of the consumer side of the technology.
Digital Government
This Calculator Will Tell You How Much that Pointless Meeting Cost You
The prototype multiplies the rough hourly rates for participants by the total scheduled meeting time. This final cost is shown to everyone on the calendar.
Cybersecurity
Presidential Advisers Recommend Countering Cyberattacks, Shootings with Big Data
On May 11, the top cyber leaders in the U.S. government will hear the advisers debate the recommendations.
Digital Government
HHS Wants A Way to Move Patient Data Securely
The department wants your input on APIs.
Digital Government
Video: Drone Delivery Startup Hopes to Save Lives in Rwanda
A new way to bring medical supplies to remote areas.
Digital Government
Past Performance A Big Deal for Alliant 2 Competitors
Potentially representing the largest IT contract of the year, its objective methodology for selecting winners is likely to make it also among the most competitive.
Digital Government
Biden, Burwell call for collaboration on health data
Vice President Joe Biden calls for more open data to fuel big picture public health efforts, including the administration's "moonshot" bid to cure cancer.
Cybersecurity
NIST looks to transform federal authentication
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning "transformational" changes to its technical guidelines for digital authentication.
Cybersecurity
FTC seeks to patrol mobile patching
The regulator is taking a look at how mobile device manufacturers conduct periodic security updates.
People