Cybersecurity
PSC takes on OPM, FBI lags on info sharing, Joint Chiefs' email crashes and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
White House Gets Superserious about Supercomputing
A new order directs agencies within the federal government to work together -- and with the private sector -- on high-performance computers.
Ideas
4 Myths of Citizen Experience
What is required for success is to abandon old myths and fundamentally shift our thinking.
Cybersecurity
Fake Data Sets Could Safeguard Privacy
Synthetic datasets allow researchers to study social systems without compromising individual identities—but how reliable is the information they’re using?
Digital Government
Consumers Rant to FCC about Net Neutrality
Thousands have filed complaints against Comcast, AT&T and other Internet service providers.
Digital Government
There's Now an X-Ray Pill You Can Swallow
This new development could make important medical procedures like colonoscopies a little less invasive.
Modernization
Army issues guidance for commercial cloud migration
The guidance stipulates that commands bear ultimate responsibility for ensuring that systems and applications within their portfolios are rationalized.
Modernization
Buy or build? For IT, it's custom vs. COTS
It's a timeless question — and the answer might not be as clear-cut as agencies think.
People
House of Representatives seeking new CIO
Former House CIO Nelson Moe left two months ago, and the House continues to quietly recruit for a replacement.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Let DHS Monitor Internet Traffic on Government Systems Advances
The federal data security upgrade would the agency closer to the center of cybersecurity operations.
Acquisition
OMB developing cyber guidance for contractors
New guidelines will be aimed at bolstering contractor cybersecurity in the wake of breaches that originated with vendors.
Cybersecurity
CRS scrutinizes the OPM breach
A new report serves as a useful backgrounder for anyone looking for a quick yet detailed review of the circumstances surrounding the breach.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hackers Allegedly Penetrated United Airlines Computers Too
Government Contractor // Transportation
Emerging Tech
House Talks 'Internet of Things,' Data Privacy
Representatives discussed how data could be both useful to consumers -- and also a potentially risky asset.
Modernization
Video: How Android Phones Can Be Hacked With One Text
Why 95 percent of Android users are at risk.
Modernization
Shadow IT on the Rise But Feds Unsure How to Tackle Security Risks
Many federal technology decision-makers say they see widespread use of shadow IT in their agency, but consider themselves Ill-equipped to handle its accompanying security risks.
Cybersecurity
Einstein approved, GSA nominees move forward and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
UPDATED: Leidos Wins Massive Pentagon Health Care Records Contract
The Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization contract’s base value is $4.3 billion over 10 years, with an expected 18-year lifecycle value of $9 billion.
Cybersecurity