Cybersecurity
Sweating the stolen data
Millions of background-check records were compromised, OPM now says. Here's the jaw-dropping range of personal data that was exposed.
Cybersecurity
Boosting employees’ security awareness
By designing security training tailored to employees’ behavior, agencies can quickly reduce risk -- and save time and money
Cybersecurity
By the Numbers: Victims of the OPM Hack
OPM now says it’s “highly likely” hackers made off with background check forms on all individuals who underwent a background investigation since 2000.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Finally Move to Stronger Sign-ons as OPM Breach Widens to 21 Million
Officials now say the massive breach of background check and personnel files housed by OPM has spurred federal agencies into taking action to secure their networks.
Cybersecurity
OPM Announces More Than 21 Million Affected by Second Data Breach
The federal personnel agency will announce Thursday that a breach of OPM data revealed the information of 21.5 million federal employees and their families.
Modernization
Pentagon Not Ready for Bring-Your-Own-Device Just Yet
DOD Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen said the initiative has been delayed as other business got in the way.
Emerging Tech
The Secret Lives of Hackathon Junkies
I spent three days on a bus with a bunch of hackers. Here’s what I learned.
Emerging Tech
IBM Has Built the Most Powerful Computer Chips in the World
This could be big. Er, small.
Digital Government
What the Federal Government Can Learn from Disney World: Q&A with Greg Godbout
EPA’s Chief Technology Officer Greg Godbout has big plans for the federal government, and a lot of it seems to follow in the digital footsteps of Disney World.
Cybersecurity
Washington Can't Fix Computer Glitches
Wednesday’s NYSE and United Airlines problems wouldn't have been avoided if there had been a cybersecurity information-sharing law in place.
Ideas
Post-Megabreaches, Feds Should Focus on Third Party Risk
Continuous monitoring of third parties and reducing reliance on paper-based risk assessment will help address some of the root causes for the recent hacks on the government.
Cybersecurity
OPM director refuses to resign amid new hack revelations
Officials detailed the timing of the two breaches and confirmed that they were executed by the same "actor."
Emerging Tech
High-Tech Transportation: Can Congress Regulate Technology that Doesn’t Exist Yet?
Companies say federal regulations are needed before technology can evolve.
Modernization
IARPA wants a quantum leap
The intelligence community's research shop has released an RFP to help it make quantum computing a practical big-data solution.
Acquisition
Let's talk about Alliant 2
The General Services Administration is going to great lengths to gather feedback on its IT services GWAC. Will it make for a better acquisition vehicle?
Cybersecurity
OPM: 21.5M impacted by background-check breach
Agency details results of an "interagency forensic investigation," plans for assisting affected individuals.
Modernization
DOE's new data-management tool aims to tame LHC data
Dubbed Big PanDA, Brookhaven National Laboratory's workload management system seeks to maximize Department of Energy supercomputer resources.
Cybersecurity