Digital Government
Video: The US Army's New Hoverbike
The military is taking a page from the Jetsons.
Modernization
Pentagon Moves Ahead with Plan Allowing Personnel to Access Classified Info from Mobile Devices
The new mobile classified capability is one piece of the Pentagon’s Joint Information Environment plan.
Cybersecurity
More fed security woes, more DHS bills and a wait-and-see approach to EAGLE II
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
OPM contractors in the crosshairs
House Oversight and Government Reform targeted OPM officials and contractors alike for their roles in the massive hack.
Cybersecurity
House Homeland Security Chair: Senate Cyber-Info-Sharing Bill Has No Chance in House
Rep. Michael McCaul said he's concerned about elements of the Senate bill that could allow the NSA to collect more information on Americans.
Cybersecurity
House Oversight Chair Accuses OPM Director of Lying About Cyberattack
“It was misleading, it was a lie, and it wasn’t true,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz said.
Digital Government
State Department Visa System on the Mend After 2-Week Glitch
After a hardware problem stalled the Bureau of Consular Affairs' visa system, two-thirds of its posts are now able to issue visas, according to a press briefing Tuesday.
Digital Government
Facebook’s Algorithm Can Identify You Even When You’re Hiding Your Face
The social network presented research that shows it can identify individuals with 83 percent accuracy, according to The New Scientist.
Cybersecurity
McCaul says OPM hack should push Senate to act on cyber
The theft of information on federal employees from government systems should provide the Senate with the urgency to pass cybersecurity legislation, according to one of the bill's key House sponsors.
Emerging Tech
Senators Urge GAO to Study Internet of Things
Legislators asked the congressional watchdog to assess how the government could benefit from greater connectivity, and the associated challenges.
Cybersecurity
Joint Chiefs official blasts cultural resistance to major IT projects
Two of the Pentagon's major IT security initiatives face problems from the ranks, laments Lt. Gen. Mark Bowman.
Digital Government
Even Behind Closed Doors, Senators Aren't Getting Their OPM-Hack Questions Answered
Lawmakers say they are still in the dark about basic details of multiple data breaches that affected federal workers last year.
Acquisition
GSA Schedule tools expanding
As options expand, some of the "wiggle room" in Multiple Awards Schedule pricing is being winnowed out.
Cybersecurity
Rogers mum on OPM attribution, but says hack shows value of data
The country's top cyber official declined to officially attribute the OPM hack to China, but called the intrusion a reminder of how "data has value as a commodity."
Cybersecurity
Hacker Extracts Data on Purveyors of Controlled Substances
Healthcare and Public Health
Modernization
House passes check on Internet transition, multiple DHS measures
In addition to demanding review of any change to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, legislators pushed for IT consolidation, improved communications and other reforms for DHS component agencies.
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Unlocked OPM Systems and 6 Other Things We Learned about the Breach
Agency chief wants you to know she is angry about the data breach and ID theft protection customer service.
Emerging Tech
How Can the Internet of Things Fight Fires?
Firefighters might have embedded sensors in their protective suits, alerting them about external temperatures and chemicals.
Cybersecurity
Jeb Bush: Obama Should Fire His ‘Political Hack’ OPM Director
The presidential candidate joins a handful of lawmakers in calling for the resignation of Katherine Archuleta because of her handling of a massive data breach.
Cybersecurity