Cybersecurity
White House Cybersecurity Official Steps Down
After more than two years at the White House, Ari Schwartz has left his post.
Digital Government
Former Intelligence Director: Law Enforcement Must 'Adapt' to Encryption
Mike McConnell, who has served as NSA Director and director of national intelligence, continues his new crusade for strong encryption.
Modernization
Video: It Might Get Easier to Make Payments with Your Mobile Device
Feel free to leave your wallet at home.
Digital Government
Report: Pentagon Made Fewer than Half of Recommended Cyber Fixes Last Year
There are still 136 unresolved recommendations, a new report summary says.
Cybersecurity
OPM Finally Begins Notifying Hacked Feds -- Via Snail Mail This Time
The letters will include a unique PIN the victim will need to register for the protections
Cybersecurity
Inside the CIA's new Digital Directorate
The CIA's brand new Directorate for Digital Innovation brings together the spy agency's CIO shop, cyber capabilities, and open source intelligence.
Emerging Tech
Americans Love Technology—but They Want Their Privacy Back
A new poll shows people have mixed feelings about the growing reliance on digital data in daily life.
Digital Government
CIA Announces First ‘Digital’ Directorate
The digital office is the first new directorate in more than 50 years.
Digital Government
Senate EHR legislation looms
A Senate panel sized up the state of electronic health records with an eye on rules that would shape digitized records nationwide.
Artificial Intelligence
Could We All Have Cyber Doppelgängers in the Future?
The idea of a world with "mind clones" may not seem so crazy after all.
Cybersecurity
IT Insecurity: Aggressive use of security solutions
To avoid massive data breaches in the future, the government must address its cumbersome acquisition process and misguided IT security practices.
Modernization
DHS seeks smarter smart cards
An RFI for personal identity verification card technology and integration follows a summer of cybersecurity concerns and PIV testing across the federal government.
Digital Government
OSTP Releases Best Practices for Agencies Navigating the Crowd
A new toolkit includes a step-by-step guide, case studies and other resources to help agencies launch and manage crowdsourcing projects.
Digital Government
Jeh Johnson: 'Time Will Tell' Whether US Comes Under Chinese Cyberattack
Johnson said he has recently met with senior Chinese officials to discuss pulling back cyber intrusions and cybercrime.
Cybersecurity
Feds Call Cyber Information Sharing ‘Ineffective,’ Study Finds
This finding is one of several grim conclusions in an independently conducted study on the state of cybersecurity at all levels of government.
Digital Government
Congress avoids a government shutdown ... for now
House and Senate both approve a measure to maintain funding at fiscal 2015 levels through Dec. 11.
Digital Government
Director: DARPA's Cyber Strategy So Far Has Been 'Patch and Pray'
DARPA needs to adopt commercial technology and re-purpose it for military use, Arati Prabhakar said.
Emerging Tech
GSA Loses Customer Experience Champion
Martha Dorris spent nearly 34 years at GSA, including leading efforts to improve the federal government's customer experience.
Digital Government
News in Brief -- Citizen Science, DSS modernization
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government