Cybersecurity
IRS Finally Pulls Offline ID Protection Service Exploited by Hackers
The thieves stole 800 PINs and subsequently used them to file fraudulent tax returns, which the IRS says were flagged and stopped.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Can Spoof Your Fingerprints
Just months after millions of Americans had their fingerprint data stolen by hackers, a pair of researchers found a cheap and easy way to copy them.
Digital Government
IRS security tool goes down over security concerns
The IP PIN program was taken down, possibly over concerns similar to those that gutted the "Get Transcript" app last year.
Cybersecurity
DHS sets up shop in Silicon Valley
Supporters have high hopes for the DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s new Silicon Valley outpost, but for now, the office is a modest affair.
Acquisition
VA makes awards in $22B IT contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced 21 contract awards on its Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation acquisition program.
People
New manager to steer IT categories at GSA
Veteran IT planner Bill Zielinski will direct category management solutions for GSA's IT acquisition services as the agency moves closer to its category-focused goals.
Modernization
Software glitch is latest F-35 woe
A flaw discovered late last year degrades the jet's radar, forcing pilots to turn it off and on in mid-flight, said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, director of the Air Force's F-35 Integration Office.
Emerging Tech
DOT’s Smart City Challenge Aims to Jump Start Driverless Cars in US Cities
The discussion that’s been delayed for too long.
Digital Government
Postal Service Looking for New Predictive Analytics Platform
The agency wants to become a “data-driven” organization.
Digital Government
Remembering Raymond Tomlinson, the Father of Email
The computer engineer who sent the first piece of electronic mail died Saturday. He was 74.
Modernization
Video: Google's Hands Free App Lets Your Leave Your Wallet, Smartphone at Home
A new payment method that could be even more convenient than Apple Pay.
Cybersecurity
CORRECTED: The Ransomware Threat to Agencies
Ransomware is running rampant across systems in state and local government, businesses and homes across the country.
Digital Government
Is Digital Privacy Becoming a Partisan Issue?
It’s historically brought together Democrats and Republicans—but the Apple-FBI fight is starting to align along party lines.
Modernization
China Is Watching the FBI-Apple Battle Very Closely
Even if the U.S. government abandons its insistence on a backdoored iPhone, Beijing may not.
Modernization
Here’s How to Bring Your Old Laptop Back to Life
This solution might break the endless cycle of replacement.
Digital Government
Is ‘Technically Acceptable’ Good Enough for Pentagon’s New $17.5B IT Contract?
DISA’s decision to evaluate proposed services using LPTA definitely has raised some eyebrows.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon releases cyber implementation plan
The plan prioritizes identity authentication, reducing DOD networks’ attack surface, device hardening, and aligning computer network defenders with DOD IT systems and networks.
Modernization
OMB tightens hold on data center policy
Superseding the 2010 memo on data center consolidation, a new draft guidance would elevate emphasis on cloud, shared services and savings.
Cybersecurity
HHS closes FISMA gaps, but cyber risks remain
The Department of Health and Human Services is improving its cybersecurity posture, but an audit finds room for improvement.
Acquisition