Cybersecurity

Carmaker Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles Over Hacking Fears

Fiat Chrysler is pulling late-model Dodge Rams, Dodge Chargers and Jeep Cherokees.

Digital Government

Can tech improve taxpayer service? Only if it's bought and deployed

The IRS is facing renewed budget cuts after one of the worst tax filing seasons ever. Can the agency improve with less cash, or make different decisions about the cash it gets?

Emerging Tech

The 3-D Printer That Can Print Circuits Right Into Other Objects

Until now, the best uses for 3D printing have been in designing and prototyping.

Cybersecurity

Is public growing 'desensitized' to breaches?

Monzy Merza, chief security evangelist for operational intelligence software firm Splunk, worries that the OPM hack will lead to less concern over smaller but still dangerous incidents.

Digital Government

Homeland Security Wants Employees to Beef Up Quant Skills

Analysts at FEMA, TSA and other DHS agencies might soon be required to take data courses.

Digital Government

IC Hones in on New CIO

Raymond Cook formerly led multiagency IT infrastructure, data sharing and compliance within the CIA.

Modernization

NIST launches step-by-step cyber guide series

The publication provides IT implementers and security engineers with a detailed security architecture to copy or recreate.

People

Being a better CIO: Responses to 3 IT concerns

When it comes to managing a winning IT team, trust, training and executive-level support are essential.

People

Kathy Conrad: The exit interview

"It's not enough to just bring in smart, talented people. They need to work hand-in-hand with the many innovators and career leaders in government. And then to show quick wins."

Cybersecurity

Senate Committee Poised to Upgrade Agency Anti-Hacking Laws, Again

Bill expected in the next few days would mandate all departments pass Internet traffic through a governmentwide network surveillance system.

Emerging Tech

State Department Seeks Russian-speaking Social Media Maven

The department could soon create an official Russian-language Twitter account.

Cybersecurity

OPM Says Background Check System Now Back Online after Security Tweaks

The system outage came weeks after OPM first announced personal information on millions of current and former federal employees had been stolen by hackers.

Digital Government

Meet the Agents Who Staff the Secret Service Internet Threat Desk

A team tasked with protecting the president of the United States is constantly sifting through hateful online comments to find would-be assassins or terrorists.

Cybersecurity

OPM Cyber Spending to Get a Budget Boost -- But Is It Enough?

Senators approved the administration’s full request but blocked a stronger measure to accelerate OPM’s cyber upgrades.

Modernization

NIST on the Search for Innovative Mobile Apps

The Commerce agency's prize competition is to stimulate innovative solutions to advance how its data is being used.

Cybersecurity

Here’s What Your Stolen Identity Goes for on the Internet’s Black Market

Tens of millions of people have lost their private information in data breaches over the past few years. But what happens after that?