Cybersecurity
Nationwide ‘Suspicious Activity’ Files Now Document Sketchy Online Activity
The post-9/11 counterterrorism surveillance program is now collecting reports of suspicious activity across the Internet.
Cybersecurity
Time to consider the 'hack-back' strategy?
The U.S. government may have legal access to some surprisingly dirty cyber tactics -- and in order to stave off future hacks, it may need to use them.
Cybersecurity
Clinton aide wanted to go public about State's 'antiquated' tech
After leaving government, former top State Department official Anne-Marie Slaughter wanted to blow the whistle on shadow IT to get more funding for better tech.
Cybersecurity
5 things agencies get wrong about infosec
A GAO report finds persistent weaknesses in how federal agencies protect their data and their IT systems.
Digital Government
FAA looks to 2016 for drone rules
The aviation regulator missed a Congressional deadline to develop rules of the sky-ways for drones.
Ideas
The 9-Point Federal Plan to Kill Cyberattacks with Mobile
In 2016, more government agencies will be using advanced strategies to thwart cyberattacks with a focus on mobile strategies.
Emerging Tech
Self-Driving Cars Could Save 300,000 Lives Per Decade in America
Automation on the roads could be the great public-health achievement of the 21st century.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: How Games are Changing Federal Disaster Response
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is using a point system to motivate first responders.
Digital Government
Pentagon’s Lack of Cyber Policy Illegal, McCain Says
Senators pressed Defense and intelligence officials on rules of war for cyberspace at a Tuesday hearing
Cybersecurity
‘Inconsistent’ Scores Mar Annual Cyber Report Card, GAO Says
IG inspections of agencies’ cybersecurity practices may not tell the whole story.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA's Icebridge Flies High Over Both Poles
How much snow is at the poles? NASA wants to know.
People
Spoofing the feds, EHR interoperability and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
18F and USDS Want to Eliminate Federal Website 'Snowflakes'
A new step-by-step guide aims to help agencies revamp their website so the public can get a consistent experience across all government platforms.
Cybersecurity
IT insecurity and the need for better management
Effective implementation of FITARA is the government’s best hope to address decades of mismanagement and make IT systems more secure.
Digital Government
Why Did NSA Write Security-Themed ‘Love Notes’ on Twitter?
The agency's love notes reflect the growing use of social media by U.S. government agencies—with varying degrees of effectiveness—for self-promotion.
Emerging Tech
Robots Are Also Pretty Terrible at Assembling IKEA Furniture
Scientific researchers hand the allen wrench over to the robots.
People
Ideas for the next president
It's not too early to start thinking about how to help the upcoming administration define its priorities for improving federal IT.
Digital Government
NASA Names New CIO
Renee Wynn began her term as NASA's new CIO after more than two decades working for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Digital Government
Edward Snowden Now on Twitter
His bio states he "used to work for the government."
Cybersecurity