Cybersecurity
Air Force Space Command claims cyber testing milestone
The Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter weapon system, which detects threats and assesses compliance, is now fully operational.
Digital Government
Only 3 Percent of Federal Job Ads Contain the Word 'Customer'
That doesn’t bode well for the government’s fledgling efforts to improve customer service across agencies.
Acquisition
PSC wants answers on cancelled $675M cyber solicitation
The Department of Homeland Security's cancellation of a huge cybersecurity solicitation leaves potential contractors upset and on the hook for costs sunk into bids.
Cybersecurity
Hurd: FBI should clarify why Apple's help is necessary
Rep. Will Hurd told FCW he is concerned that the government is telling a private company how to build its software, and that strong encryption is good for the nation's security.
Cybersecurity
Contractors Annoyed After DHS Scraps $675M Cyber Contract
The group said each team of contenders had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars preparing proposals
Emerging Tech
Video: This NASA Plane Could Replace the 737
Fly the friendly skies in a greener way, with NASA's Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research plane.
Cybersecurity
Is the New IT Plan to Protect Security Clearance Docs ‘Headed for Another Disaster?'
Lawmakers applauded the move to put DOD in charge of IT security but are less enthused about OPM’s role.
Digital Government
NOAA’s Weather Forecasts Will Soon be on Steroids
The agency today collects weather data twice the entire volume of data stored within the Library of Congress, but that's paltry compared to its future plans.
Digital Government
FAA Successfully Tests New Drone-Detecting Tech At Airport
New system is geared toward protecting areas from rogue drones.
Modernization
Used Phones Are Full of Previous Owners’ Data
Researchers bought 20 used smartphones in four cities, and recovered thousands of photos, texts and emails.
Modernization
Top naval commanders asks Carter to include SCADA on cyber scorecard
The request from two Navy admirals comes as the Defense Department seeks to improve its metrics for holding leaders accountable for IT security failings.
Cybersecurity
Comey seeks $85M boost for FBI cyber
Most of that additional money will go toward buying better IT and providing cybersecurity training, Comey told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.
Cybersecurity
Is NBIB another 'house of cards'?
Lawmakers voiced their frustration over the creation and funding of the National Background Investigations Bureau.
People
OMB names category management leads
Ten newly-named managers will wrangle specific procurement categories.
Cybersecurity
DHS excoriated for mismanaged HR IT system
The Government Accountability Office warned that mismanagement has led to blown deadlines and wasted money in a Homeland Security effort to unify its human resources IT.
Cybersecurity
Jeh Johnson Makes ‘Hard Choices’ in Cyber Budget
In a series of budget hearings, Johnson defended the department’s $40.6 billion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.
Digital Government
‘Reprehensible’ Homeland Security IT System 'Pissed Away' $180 Million, Says One Lawmaker
The system's failings could make it more difficult for DHS to remove poor performers, “if that ever happens at all," said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa.
Cybersecurity
Can the FDA secure medical devices?
Regulators and industry face the daunting challenge of keeping medical devices online while protecting against cyberthreats.
People
Senator blocks vote on Cobert's OPM nomination
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is blocking Beth Cobert's nomination to lead the Office of Personnel Management because of unanswered questions about how Congress is covered by the Affordable Care Act.
Cybersecurity