Cybersecurity
DHS: Over 300 incidents of ransomware on federal networks since June
Two prominent senators had asked the departments of Justice and Homeland Security about the spread of ransomware, which encrypts a computer user’s data until hackers are paid off, usually in the form of a difficult-to-trace crypto-currency.
Emerging Tech
Internet in Space Is About as Slow as Dial-Up
Mankind put a human being on the moon in 1969. In 2016, you can easily watch compelling footage of the space adventure online … that is, unless you’re actually in space.
Modernization
IG: DOD behind on data centers
Consolidating data centers to save money has been a signature initiative of Defense Department CIO Terry Halvorsen, but the DOD inspector general says the department is lagging.
Digital Government
Crowdsourcing the price of everything
To break away from manual price data collection and get a more granular, useful picture of the American economy, the BLS might look to tech being deployed in the developing world.
Digital Government
DOD's Work: Automated data can help beat ISIS
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work recently returned from Silicon Valley, where he met with an analytics firm that can ingest open-source data and turn it into national security insights.
Modernization
White House pushes Congress to pass $3.1B IT modernization fund
The White House is preparing to send Congress more details on its plan for a revolving $3.1 billion IT modernization fund after the House Budget Committee failed to include the measure in the 2017 budget resolution.
Modernization
Agency IT managers welcome FedRAMP changes
Top federal IT managers and cloud management experts say recent changes to the FedRAMP program could make life easier.
Digital Government
Pentagon Extends Deadline for $17.5B IT Deal
The contract is primarily designed to help the Pentagon modernize its IT infrastructure under the Joint Information Environment.
Cybersecurity
1 in 5 Employees Would Sell Their Work Passwords, Some for Less Than $100
This one worrying news for those concerned about organizational security
Digital Government
Pentagon CIO Wants Congress to Make it Easier to Bring in Tech Talent
One of the biggest tech challenges facing the department is retaining the IT workforce, says Terry Halvorsen.
Modernization
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Internet of Things?
A discussion about one of the most exciting and alarming technology trends.
Modernization
OMB Releases Draft Policy Slashing Mobile Contracts
The White House wants the federal government to buy less and buy smarter.
Cybersecurity
Obama Extends ‘Emergency’ Cybersecurity Powers
It has been nearly a year since Obama authorized financial penalties against foreign hackers,
Emerging Tech
The First Cyborg Olympics Is Coming to Switzerland
Governing bodies of pretty much every sport in the world generally consider it an unfair advantage for athletes to ameliorate themselves in any way. But what if that was the whole fun of the sport?
Digital Government
OMB gives mobile the category management treatment
The draft policy, the third in a set of category management directives, directs agencies to report all mobile service use and pricing data to a central system.
Digital Government
Change to Proposed Chinese Law Would Make Foreign Websites Impossible to Reach
The new regulations, if taken to the extreme, would require that even harmless websites—your mom’s favorite recipes site, for example—be blocked.
Ideas
5 Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed This Tax Season
It falls on individual taxpayers to ensure they are taking the right steps to be protected.
Digital Government
CIOs: don't take the free movie tickets
Ethics violations could await agency leaders who see the movie on a vendor's dime.
Digital Government