Digital Government
Exploiting tactical cyber intelligence
A new report from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance examines four keys to a successful cyber intelligence program.
Digital Government
Defense Health Agency looks to civilian side for health IT contracts
A January industry day will detail how the Defense Health Agency will tap civilian side contract vehicles to satisfy health IT requirements.
Modernization
GSA plans one-stop shop for Salesforce
Aiming to centralize government-wide professional services procurement for Salesforce support, the General Services Administration is launching a new, six-business-strong contract vehicle.
Cybersecurity
Juniper Hack: DHS Tells Agencies to Close Encryption Backdoors
The government is scouring its IT inventory to identify affected Juniper systems.
Ideas
Resolutions Government CIOs Should Consider in 2016
The emerging trend among modern CIOs is to think bigger and have goals beyond lowering costs and increasing efficiency.
Digital Government
Patent application systems could be offline through Christmas
A power outage knocked out USPTO’s web services just ahead of the major holiday.
Digital Government
Lawmaker: 'Encryption is Going to be a Big Issue in 2016'
Fueled by recent events and the 2016 election, expect the debate over encryption to heat up next year.
Cybersecurity
Cyber threat agency navigates growing pains
The White House's plan for fusing cyber intelligence after the massive hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment got off to a rocky start, but an insider says agency turf battles that appeared ready to unfold have been quieted.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Bungled Y2K Planning, According to Newly Declassified Docs
If something had gone wrong as the world entered the new millennium, the Pentagon may not have been prepared for the consequences.
Digital Government
Build or buy? Critical Census IT decisions loom in 2016
The coming year is full of critical milestones as the Census Bureau prepares for 2020, but fundamental strategy questions remain unanswered.
Modernization
Coming in 2016: Cloud legislation
The New Year will bring a bill designed to streamline the way agencies fund, acquire and approve the move to cloud computing.
Digital Government
Protests Against 18F’s Agile Development Deal Resolved -- But Next Steps Still Unclear
Introduced as a way to speed up the technology buying process, the BPA's implementation has been sluggish.
Digital Government
IRS programming glitch costs millions in errant tax refunds
A code error led to the IRS paying out tens of millions in suspect tax refunds that it meant to peg for further examination.
Acquisition
Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!
You now have until Monday, Jan. 4, to get them in. Happy holidays!
Modernization
Bank of America Loads Up on Bitcoin Patents
Bankers may not think bitcoin will ever go fully mainstream, but they clearly believe there is value in the technology that powers such cryptocurrencies, known as blockchain.
Emerging Tech
The Latest SpaceX Launch Could be Make or Break for Elon Musk
Since the company’s June to mission the International Space Station ended in an explosive failure, SpaceX has been forced to delay its commercial manifest, costing it and its clients millions of dollars.
Digital Government
Video: Inside the Ruins of an NSA Spy Station
During the Cold War the U.S. built a secret facility to gather intelligence on East Germany. That facility still exists.
Digital Government
The Real Story of NORAD’s Santa Tracker
It sounds too good to be true. And, as it happens, it almost certainly is.
Modernization
FedRAMP issues last call for comments on high-baseline standards
Comments are due Jan. 8 on security standards that would cover sensitive unclassified data.
Digital Government