Cybersecurity
IG finds lapses in DHS IT security
An audit of fiscal 2015 information security practices noted progress but found that DHS components did not maintain their security programs on a continuous, year-round basis.
Digital Government
Should Anonymous Hack the Islamic State’s PlayStations?
Anonymous arguably brings a great technical expertise and reach to the online war.
Modernization
GAO nixes Peace Corps' email plans
Auditors ruling on a bid protest could bring clarity to how follow-on contracts should be handled.
Digital Government
A critical moment for crafting a sensible email policy
A governmentwide email retention strategy could have a broad impact on the public and our nation’s history.
Modernization
NIST Names App Challenge Winners
First place went to an app that provides simple access to chemical species data.
Acquisition
Sun could be setting on DUNS
Open-government advocates have long criticized the reliance on the proprietary DUNS identifier in federal contracting, and it appears that some agencies are listening.
Cybersecurity
CMU denies working for the FBI in targeting Tor users
Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute released a statement vaguely denying Tor's claim that the FBI paid the institute $1 million to de-anonymize users.
Cybersecurity
Getting government ready for the Internet of Things
A new study urges agencies to embrace the IoT while also instituting adequate security and privacy protections.
Cybersecurity
This ISIS-Endorsed Encryption Contractor Says It Will Now Screen Who's Buying Its Services
The goal is to stop terrorists from using stolen credit cards bought off the online black market, and entering bogus physical addresses to register for encryption services.
Digital Government
Moving forward with FITARA
Agency CIOs can lead real and lasting change with the help of other government leaders and old-school performance grades.
Cybersecurity
Is it time to regulate the automotive Internet?
Despite sensational media reports about cyber vulnerabilities, Congress and federal officials appear to be in the slow lane when it comes to regulating connected cars.
Digital Government
Meet the New Head of the Pentagon’s Digital Service Team
Tech entrepreneur Christopher Lynch will come over from the White House’s own U.S. Digital Service.
Cybersecurity
Education Contractor Withheld Data from Cyber Investigators
The company had signed an agreement with the Education Department to provide access to their systems but says the government’s request is too broad.
Emerging Tech
Senate Committee Votes to Protect Right to Post Negative Yelp Reviews
The Consumer Review Freedom Act would bar contracts that gag consumers from leaving negative online reviews.
Emerging Tech
Video: Want to Control Things With Your Mind? Get Some Open Source Hardware
Yes, you too can create an interface between your brain and a robot.
Digital Government
Are Agency CIOs Still Too Timid on IT Reform?
Agencies are still finalizing plans laying out how their CIOs meet an OMB-created set of common baselines for the role.
Digital Government
Why Restricting Encryption Would Not Have Prevented the Paris Attack
... despite what intelligence officials from multiple countries are saying.
Cybersecurity
DISA chief: We're in 'an economic cyber cold war'
The U.S. government is fighting at least a two-front cyber war involving the daily fending off of millions of attacks on defense networks and the slow-burn of economic espionage, according to a top Pentagon official.
Digital Government
VA watchdog-in-waiting promises more whistleblower protections
The Inspector General nominee at the Department of Veterans Affairs told a Senate panel he could institute reform in the short time he'll have on the job.
Digital Government