Cybersecurity
City of Boston License Plate Reader Data Was Inadvertently Accessible to the Public
Government (U.S.) // Massachusetts, United States
Digital Government
How Can Agencies Balance IT Innovation and Cost Savings?
The tech explosion and declining federal budgets have put the government in a tough spot.
Modernization
DHS App Aims to Help First Responders Find Missing People
The "Lost Person Behavior App" is available for $9.99 from iTunes.
Digital Government
The FBI’s Charm Offensive on Encryption
“The FBI is not an alien force imposed on the American people,” the agency’s director says, as feds clash with Silicon Valley over encryption standards.
Modernization
Renewable Energy Lab Begins Moving More Sensitive Data to the Cloud
In 2009 NREL set out in earnest to open up and share its data through an application that became known as OpenEI.
Modernization
GAO dings IRS, Secret Service techs-up for pope and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Video: How to Save Data When Backing up to Google Photos
Don't choose between saving your photos and your data.
Cybersecurity
Intelligence Chief: OPM Hack Was Not a ‘Cyberattack’
The intrusion of OPM networks did not involve the destruction or manipulation of data.
Digital Government
Streamlining CISA: Senate May Limit Amendments to Cyber Bill
Sen. Dianne Feinstein said cutting down on the agreed-upon package of amendments could help with timing in a busy season.
Cybersecurity
Plan for Responding to Barrage of Agency Hacks Coming this Fall, Federal CIO Says
The new recommendations will build on the 30-day “cybersecurity sprint” mandated by the White House this summer.
Cybersecurity
Intel chiefs say cyber norms, deterrence strategy still elusive
DNI James Clapper told lawmakers that absent a clear U.S. cyber deterrence policy, hacks of the magnitude of the OPM intrusion will continue.
Cybersecurity
Full dollar cost of OPM breach still a giant unknown
When you add up credit monitoring costs and cybersecurity spending, fallout from the OPM breach could potentially rocket past $1 billion. How much will be well spent? And what unknown costs are lurking?
Acquisition
Clearing a federal path for small IT firms
GSA is reviewing the two-year minimum corporate experience requirement for its Schedule 70 IT GWAC.
People
Congratulations to the 2015 Rising Stars
FCW recognizes 14 individuals having an outsized impact early in their careers.
Modernization
IRS reveals potential scope of cloud play
Judging by responses to vendor questions about an RFI, the IRS is thinking big about cloud-based customer service tools.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Here’s Why Agencies Should Not Try to Boot Hackers by Themselves
The OPM hack as a teachable moment.
Modernization
Absolutely Everything You Need to Know About Today’s Apple Event
Apple definitely had a lot to share, detailing updates to its watches, phones, tablets and set-top box.
Cybersecurity
Demystifying cyber intel, Marines get real, ITI signs Palo Alto and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity