Cybersecurity
Pentagon Races to Boost Cyber Troop Size
But do the code warriors have the right stuff?
People
White House tech advisor dies in cycling crash
A key staffer in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Jake Brewer was 34.
Ideas
What’s Your Return on Complying with the DATA Act?
Government executives should not see DATA Act reporting as simply another one-time compliance requirement to be fulfilled and then ignored.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Fool Bitpay Execs and Expose Lloyds Premier Account Holders, While Insiders Accidentally Leak Patient Records on Amazon Cloud
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
With This Ultra-Thin Cloth, We’re Getting Closer to a Real-Life Invisibility Cloak
While this won’t allow you to get up to the same hijinks as Harry Potter, it is a massive leap forward in the field of invisibility.
Cybersecurity
Hacker Cons Virtual Currency Processor Bitpay Out of $1.8M
Financial Services // Web Services // Georgia, United States
Modernization
Moving Beyond Pre-Season in Federal Cloud
It is time to revisit spending nearly all funding on legacy environments, and truly appreciate and benefit from the innovation and value that moving to the cloud can bring.
Emerging Tech
VW Has Been Ordered to Recall Almost Half-Million Cars Over Deceptive Algorithm
Volkswagen allegedly installed software designed to undermine emissions inspections in 482,000 diesel vehicles.
Cybersecurity
Contractor Mistakenly Publishes 1.5 Million Confidential Patient Records on Amazon Web Services
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
N.C. School District Leaks Details on Potential Hires
Education // North Carolina, United States
Emerging Tech
Video: Meet NASA Employees Who Are Prepping us for Mars
It's going to take a lot of technology and engineering to get us there.
Digital Government
What do Astronaut Photographs and Floods in Bangladesh Have in Common?
SERVIR, a joint NASA and USAID program that harnesses the power of space data for development work, has had tremendous success over the last decade.
Cybersecurity
If You Fall for a Phishing Scam, Should You Lose Your Security Clearance?
CISOs are concerned about how frequently even senior-level federal employees fall for the bogus emails.
Cybersecurity
Chaffetz demands mysteriously deleted OPM breach data
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee digging into a small business tool that may have played a role in uncovering the OPM breach.
Digital Government
Worried About the Safety of Drone Delivery? NASA Has Your Back
NASA has announced it successfully tested a prototype system that allows unpiloted drones to detect and avoid other aircraft in their midst.
Cybersecurity
Streamlined-hiring bill, overarching cyber defense and local IT budgets
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Ideas
Time Has Come to Reform Laws Governing Law Enforcement Access to Data
Rules written for a time when smartphones and tablets didn’t even exist are hopelessly out of date in today’s world.
Cybersecurity
Army CYBERCOM Conducts ‘Experiments,’ While Navy Cyber Fleet Faces 'Real’ Deal
To fight off hackers, nontechies in the branches need training and practic,e too.
People
CIOs: 'A strategic partner, not a coder-in-chief'
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
Cybersecurity