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Superseding the 2010 memo on data center consolidation, a new draft guidance would elevate emphasis on cloud, shared services and savings.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
GSA seeks manager for Schedule 70 IT contract
The General Services Administration is searching new leadership for it largest IT purchasing program, and separately named an agency IT Category executive.
People
CISO announces IT leadership shifts at VA
The Office of Information and Technology at the Department of Veterans' Affairs is undergoing a series of leadership changes, according to a March 7 memo obtained by FCW.
Digital Government
How agile principles are driving digital development
USAID is adapting its international development efforts to rapid advances in technology, bandwidth and access.
Digital Government
Obama administration rallies new open data push
The Obama administration opens another front in its long-standing bid to push open data as fuel for private sector innovation.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take Special Ed Students’ Secrets, Book Marriott Hotel Room, and Deceive Snapchat Payroll Employee
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Artificial Intelligence
MIT Built a Donald Trump AI Twitter Bot that Sounds Scarily Like Him
The AI was trained on a few hours of Trump’s speeches.
Modernization
Just 13 Percent of Citizens Would Use an App to Find Government Info
Less than 20 percent of millennials want to receive information from the government on Facebook and Twitter.
Cybersecurity
These NASA Researchers Saw the OPM Hack Coming a Decade Ago. But Nobody Listened.
A group of NASA researchers, upset at the intrusiveness of federal background investigations, sued the government nearly 10 years ago, warning the feds couldn’t keep the data safe.
Digital Government
Tech Giants Who Keep Ignoring Geopolitics Do So at Their Peril
High-flying technology companies are being brought down to earth.
Digital Government
Check Out the Military’s Experimental Helicopter Plane
The Pentagon has picked a design for its next experimental aircraft.
Cybersecurity
Stolen Laptop Held Data on Hundreds of Md. Special Ed Students
Education // District of Columbia, United States
Cybersecurity
Alleged Serial Forger Arrested in Hotel Room Paid for With a Fake ID
Hospitality // Retailer
Cybersecurity
Payroll Staffer Was Lured Into Compromising Snapchat Employee Data
Social Media // Web Services
Digital Government
Video: This Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed Man Walk
The Phoenix exoskeleton is lightweight and easy to put on without assistance.
Cybersecurity
FAA Working on New Guidelines for Hack-Proof Planes
Researchers have been invited to build upon an FAA-developed framework for testing a plane’s susceptibility to hacks.
Digital Government