Cybersecurity
Hackers Eye American Airlines Travelers, Con Ubiquiti C-Suite, and Vandalize Trump’s Place Online
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
Will Your Facebook Friends Make You a Credit Risk?
The social-media giant just patented a system that can calculate credit-worthiness based on your friends’ credit scores.
Emerging Tech
The Robots Taking Your Job Could Get You Killed
Automating processes at chemical and pharmaceutical plants could save money, but at what cost to safety?
Cybersecurity
DHS Alerted Agencies to Malicious Email Attacks Days After Joint Staff Hack
However, Homeland Security would not comment on whether there is any relationship between the advisory for federal offices and private companies and the apparent military data breach.
Cybersecurity
Video: Hackers Expose Security Flaws in Cars and Guns
Cyberattacks and bullets could be a very dangerous combination.
Digital Government
Q&A with Ian Kalin: Why Commerce is Taking More Cues from the Private Sector
Commerce's chief data officer described the department's efforts to listen to entrepreneurs' data demands.
Digital Government
The Exoskeleton's Hidden Burden
A growing number of companies are developing assistive technologies to help disabled people walk—but these devices can distract from infrastructure changes that would make cities more disability-friendly.
Emerging Tech
'Unconventional' Ideas Wanted by DARPA Office
The office is on the hunt for game-changing advances in the world of IT, according to its recently posted Broad Agency Announcement.
Digital Government
Why Aren't There Nanobot Doctors Yet?
Scientists have long said that tiny robots would soon be able to conduct surgery and deliver drugs deep inside the body. Here’s why they’re still not a reality.
Digital Government
Jason Chaffetz Renews Call for Key OPM Official to Quit
OPM's Office of the Inspector General said the CIO's office has "interfered" with its work and provided it with "inaccurate or misleading information."
Modernization
NS2020 EIS: Another step forward for GSA
The agency's latest approach to telecom contracting builds on its past successes while embracing competition and innovation.
Cybersecurity
Purchase-card innovation, HHS re-orgs, email hacks and drone management
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Finding security in the cloud
A few key considerations can make it a little easier to choose a cloud provider in a complex regulatory landscape.
Cybersecurity
VA CISO Lowe retires
Stan Lowe's retirement from VA comes a day after Deputy CIO Stephen Warren announced his departure.
Acquisition
OPM wants to know who can manage electronic records
The current contract expires Aug. 23, and OPM anticipates issuing an official request for proposals and making an award between Aug. 11 and Aug. 23.
Acquisition
Cracking the code on past performance
Two veterans of federal contracting help both sides understand this critical but convoluted aspect of acquisition.
Digital Government
VA Secretary: We Need to Simplify Website for Veterans
Veterans health sites should be renamed "Veterans.gov," the secretary suggested.
Modernization