Cybersecurity
Flint, Mich. Hospital Emails Show Hacktivists Infected Workstations
Healthcare and Public Health // Michigan, United States
Artificial Intelligence
The President Needs to Issue an Executive Order Banning the Use Killer Robots
A Yale bioethicist says the United Nations won’t stop killer robots, but the United States could right now start setting a few rules limiting their development and use.
Digital Government
White House Wants to Train K-12 Students to Be Nation’s Future Cyber Defense
The White House’s $4 billion plan for computer science curriculum in K-12 schools is about more than education reform.
Cybersecurity
IRS Phishing Scams Up 400 Percent, Agency Warns
As of mid-February, the IRS has already experienced 1,389 incidents.
Cybersecurity
Head of DHS' Emergency Cyber Unit Stepping Down
During her three years in office, Ann Barron-DiCamillo, head of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, has been a mainstay on Capitol Hill.
People
Make shared services a shared success
To realize the benefits of shared services, IT leaders must develop a migration strategy that informs participants of their responsibilities and determines the steps involved.
Cybersecurity
Former Cop Tied to Data Dump Containing Locations of Coworkers, Battered Women
Government (U.S.) // Florida, United States
Digital Government
18F's procurement hack could guide DHS bug bounties
Cross-agency collaboration might lead the Department of Homeland Security to dodge the acquisition process while paying hackers to find vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
DOJ, DHS grapple with FITARA
In little noticed "common baseline" documents, two large, federated agencies with law enforcement duties show how they will implement new IT procurement rules.
Cybersecurity
IDs of Car Dealers & Patients with Brain Disease Were Stolen to Defraud Banks of $1.6M
Financial Services // Healthcare and Public Health // Tennessee, United States
Digital Government
USDA preps for the Internet of Tractors
USDA is looking for commercial solutions to an agricultural data problem, as farmers report basically the same data twice in a process prone to human error.
Cybersecurity
Departing US-CERT boss to launch cyber venture firm
In an exclusive interview with FCW, Ann Barron-DiCamillo talked encryption, the OPM hack and her legacy as director of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
Modernization
$50B telecom contract protested over SAM access
A pre-award protest was filed in GSA's huge, next-generation telecommunications contract for lack of access to SAM portal.
Cybersecurity
DHS Threat Data Sharing Program a Good First Step But Here Are Its Shortcomings
The only real barrier to this program’s success won’t be technical. It will be trust.
Cybersecurity
Ex-White House Cyber Chief Joins with Tech Firms to Tackle Bug Bounties
Issues to be addressed range from the global debate over encryption to the minutia of the federal cybersecurity budget.
Modernization
Video: How to Keep Your Phone Number Private
You don't want your digits as well known as 867-5309
Digital Government
HHS Begins Search for New CIO
The position opened up when former CIO Frank Baitman stepped down in November after a nearly 4-year tenure.
Emerging Tech
Amid Protest, Window Closing for Bids on $50 Billion Networking Deal
There's been a flurry of recent activity on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Modernization
Bendable Phones Could Be the Next Big Thing
There’s something about the idea of unfurling a phone as we would a newspaper that seems eminently futuristic.
Digital Government