Cybersecurity
Secret DHS Audit Could Prove Governmentwide Hacker Surveillance Isn’t Really Governmentwide
The intrusion-prevention system, named EINSTEIN 3 Accelerated, garnered both ridicule and praise following the OPM hack.
Emerging Tech
Emma, USCIS' New Virtual Assistant, Can Soon Answer Your Visa Questions
A rudimentary, text-based version of more advanced virtual assistants such as Apple's Siri, Emma interprets typed questions and direct users to relevant parts of the USCIS website.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: Too Many DARPA Projects Enter 'Valley of Death,' Don't Progress
DARPA's method of tracking "technology transition" is unreliable.
Digital Government
FDA Crowdsourcing its Way to Precision Medicine. But What About Security?
A team at FDA is in the midst of launching PrecisionFDA, a cloud-based platform so researchers can work together.
Cybersecurity
Chinese, Others Hack Interior Data 19 Times
The incidents are unrelated to a previously disclosed assault on Interior networks connected to Office of Personnel Management systems, the agency says.
Cybersecurity
Can Tony Scott get it all done?
The U.S. CIO has made a mantra of "land the planes" and pushed notable improvements in his first nine months. But the to-do list for 2016 is long indeed.
Emerging Tech
Video: 9-Year-Old Cub Reporter Interviews NASA's Charles Bolden
This kid has big questions about NASA's future, including the space agency's space travel plans.
Emerging Tech
Energy Invests $125 million in Green Tech Projects
Days before COP21 in Paris, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is emphasizing the department's commitment to "innovation."
Emerging Tech
Defense Agency Wants to Talk About Operations on Twitter
The Defense Media Activity wants a contractor who can think about ways to use social media to talk to the public about defense.
Cybersecurity
OPM looks to wrap breach notification by early December
With some 14 million letters already out and millions more expected to hit mailboxes by the end of the month, the Office of Personnel Management expects to wrap up notifications to breach victims in the coming weeks.
People
Wiltsie steps down at Army PEO EIS
After more than four years running the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Doug Wiltsie is shifting into a new role for the Army.
Emerging Tech
Getting a Drone for Christmas? You’ll Have to Register with FAA Eventually
As many as 1 million people could receive drones as gifts.
Digital Government
Is Congress All Bark and No Bite on Encryption?
Even critics of the tech industry aren’t quite sure how to guarantee government access to terrorist communications.
Emerging Tech
Next Step in DOD-VA Health Records Sharing: Doctors’ Scribbles and Other ‘Unstructured’ Data
One of the most important aspects of DOD’s future electronic health records system is its ability to pull in and display unstructured data in raw text from electronic health records.
Digital Government
New 'Playbook' Details What It's Like to Work with 18F
Eight comprehensive principles aim to make it easier for agencies to work alongside 18F when building innovative services.
Cybersecurity
DHS chief looks to Congress on visa waiver gaps
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson wants Congress to help close data gaps that some say could provide a backdoor entrance for terrorists.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks to map 'systems of systems'
Systems of systems, such as those found in 'smart cities,' hold great promise for integrating several types of functions, but DARPA officials see much room for improvement.
Acquisition
The key to successful IT consolidation efforts
Application portfolio management is a vital component of agencies' efforts to do more with less while keeping the focus on achieving their mission.
Modernization
Supercomputers get help with Fortran
The National Labs are using a new tool to integrate the 1950s-era Fortran computer language into their supercomputing infrastructure.
Acquisition