Cybersecurity
The Black Market for Netflix Accounts
Hackers are stealing Netflix passwords and selling them for mere cents on the Dark Web.
Cybersecurity
White House defends Einstein firewall
A Government Accountability Office audit found flaws in the Einstein intrusion-detection system, but White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel defended the program.
Cybersecurity
Hurd sees promise in revolving IT fund but wants agencies to carry the ball
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) welcomed the administration's cybersecurity budget and IT modernization efforts but said it is up to agencies to make the most of them.
Cybersecurity
Labor misses deadline to bid cyber contract, re-ups with Accenture
According to contracting documents, the Labor Department needs Accenture to maintain its cyber defenses in the midst of the ongoing governmentwide cybersecurity sprint.
Digital Government
IRS fighting for 2010 funding in 2017
The tax agency has struggled with scandals and legacy tech, and blamed data leaks and abysmal customer service on funding cuts, but Republicans don't seem to think the IRS can fix its problems with money.
Modernization
DISA grants IBM Level 5 cloud permission
In earning the certification at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia, IBM touted itself as the first cloud provider to connect with Level 5 data on DOD's unclassified internal network.
Cybersecurity
Crooks Tricked This IRS System into Providing False IDs
The malware successfully obtained 101,000 PINs last month.
Modernization
Lawmakers want NOAA to yield spectrum
A bipartisan congressional group has asked the FCC and NTIA to free up NOAA spectrum for commercial use.
Acquisition
Talking with a procurement icon about post-award contract management
Steve Kelman gets Deidre Lee's take on the challenges agencies face.
Digital Government
Lawmaker: America ‘Can Do Better,’ Contribute More to Global Tech
A recent report ranked the U.S. 10th out of 56 nations because of factors including relatively lower R&D funding.
Emerging Tech
Drones 101: What You Need to Know
There are a few things you have to do before taking flight.
Digital Government
Why Knowing What You Have Is Key to IT Modernization Efforts
IT modernization is all the rage these days in the federal government.
Modernization
Ball Aerospace nabs sole-source NGA cloud deal
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency intends to award a one-year sole-source contract to Ball Aerospace Technologies Corp. for cloud computing, the agency announced.
Cybersecurity
IRS targeted in bot attack
Using stolen Social Security numbers, hackers attempted to generate hundreds of thousands of e-filing PINs.
Digital Government
8 Things to Look For in the 2017 IT Budget
The budget seeks substantial budget increases to shore up cybersecurity and a new approach to modernizing IT systems.
Modernization
Pentagon IT budget prioritizes JRSS
Defense officials are seeking $172 million for the department-wide "firewall on steroids" -- up from the $84 million enacted for the program in fiscal 2016.
Digital Government
What Obama’s Air Force Budget Request Says About the Future of Warfare
The Defense Department budget request is full of high tech-items aimed at countering the capabilities of technologically advanced adversaries.
Emerging Tech
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Are Now Legal Drivers According to the US Government
The decision is not itself a law, but rather a clarification on how existing laws will be interpreted in the future.
Modernization
OMB taps ex-HP exec as IT category manager
A former HP executive is set to lead the IT category as one of 10 category managers being named under OMB's acquisition plans.
Acquisition