Cybersecurity
NIST's 5 Steps to Block Unwanted Software on Agency Systems
Automated whitelisting can be a simpler approach to screening and approving software patches and updates, according to the recently released guide.
Emerging Tech
DHS Invests in Wearables That Can Detect Nuclear Threats
The Human Portable Tripwire program intends to outfit DHS personnel with devices that alert wearers when nuclear or radioactive material is nearby.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon releases cyber acquisition guidance
DOD's acquisition office released guidance late last month for program managers to better address cybersecurity risk during the acquisition process.
Digital Government
VA chief touts interoperability
The key to improving veterans' health care is electronic health records that are interoperable among VA, DOD and the private sector, VA Secretary Robert McDonald said.
Cybersecurity
NIST demystifies whitelisting, Pelosi leads trip to China and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
What will Paul Ryan’s speakership mean for federal workers?
Groups representing federal workers worry that Speaker Ryan will back pay freezes for federal workers and steep cuts to federal benefits as part of plans to balance the budget.
Ideas
What Federal Cybersecurity Can Learn from Football
There is one question asked continually across government and the private sector – what is the right “playbook” for cybersecurity?
Acquisition
As GSA's Acquisition Gateway grows, contractors could gain access
The General Services Administration's Acquisition Gateway just turned a year old and has 17 product categories to peruse -- but for now, only if you're a federal employee.
Cybersecurity
Industry says it's fed up with feds' no hack-back rules
Battered by cyberattacks, the private sector wants to know when the government will take the fight to the adversary -- or at least let companies retaliate on their own.
Cybersecurity
UPDATED: Teens Who Hacked CIA Chief’s AOL Email Now Allege Breaching FBI Systems
The self-dubbed Crackas with Attitude also posted online a purported list of 3,500 names, phone numbers and email addresses of U.S. authorities and military personnel.
Digital Government
US Accuses Iran of Hacking White House Officials’ Accounts
Iran’s opponents to the nuclear deal are reportedly acting out against the United States.
Modernization
The Future of Drones? Apps
Hivemapper, a Web and Android app hints at what might be ahead for drones.
Cybersecurity
Does the White House Plan to Curb High-Profile Hacks Rely Too Much on Tech?
Some critics wonder where IT management fits in the plan.
Emerging Tech
Video: The Search for Another Earth
A NASA documentary shows the journey from the very first planets spotted outside our solar system to the more than one thousand exoplanets discovered by Kepler.
Digital Government
How Secure is Federal Data at Branch Offices and Other Remote Sites?
Almost 90 percent of federal leaders polled in a new survey say they are concerned about their ability to secure sensitive information in branch offices.
Digital Government
Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers
It undermines a long tradition of designing and building infrastructure in the public interest.
Cybersecurity
CSC, Netcracker fined for using uncleared coders in classified DISA work
Russian programmers worked on classified military communications code, according to a whistleblower complaint.
Cybersecurity
IG's oppose records proposal, Congress concerned about car hacks and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
What Congress Hopes Agencies Learn from Atrocious FITARA Grades
Agencies on average earned a D grade on new scorecards released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Cybersecurity