Modernization
Critical infrastructure regulators need to improve cyber metrics
According to a recent Government Accountability Office study, sector-specific agencies need to do a better job of measuring cyber risks to private-sector critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
This Tool Could Sniff Out a Paris Bomb More Than a Football Field Away
The US military is working to refine and improve a multi-sensor device that could one day deploy to detect suicide vests.
Cybersecurity
Former Chinese Journalist Leaks List of State-Censored Words
Government (Foreign) // Media // China
Digital Government
What Happens When the CIA Joins Twitter
A podcast discussion of the agency's unique social media strategy.
Cybersecurity
New Counterintelligence Strategy: Focus on Cyber
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's new strategy aims to detect, mitigate and prevent cyberattacks.
Digital Government
Why Is NSA's Largest Data Center in the Middle of a Desert?
Taking a trip to the agency's largest surveillance storehouse.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Worry Malicious Hackers Could Take Control of Your Car
The House oversight committee held a hearing about potential cybercrime in connected cars.
Cybersecurity
IG: OPM still vulnerable to cyber attacks
The Office of Personnel Management's lack of compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act leaves it vulnerable to another cyberattack, according to an audit from the agency's internal watchdog.
Modernization
The 911 System Wasn’t Built for Smartphones
It's hard for dispatchers to locate people reporting emergencies.
Modernization
Your Phone Knows What You Watch on TV
Silverpush creates inaudible signals between devices to serve you more targeted ads.
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