Modernization
CIO Scott seeks new framework for government cloud
Federal CIO Tony Scott wants to re-imagine government processes for cloud.
Modernization
Should FedRAMP be the standard for all public sector?
Conversations with Canada, U.S. states are ongoing about how to leverage the federal cloud security framework.
Digital Government
Australia Ramps Up Digital Services With Own 18F-Inspired Office
The Digital Transformation Office is expected to function in the manner of a startup and launch coordinated, user-centered digital services for the entire government.
Modernization
Not enough hype for the IoT?
A new report says the seemingly over-hyped Internet of Things might actually be under-hyped.
Cybersecurity
Federal Employee Union Sues Over OPM Hack, Citing Financial and Emotional Distress
Agency Director Katherine Archuleta and CIO Donna Seymour are named in the class action lawsuit.
Emerging Tech
Why Open Data is the Future of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
“Don’t send a spy where you can send a schoolboy," says the intelligence official leading the agency's effort to work with unclassified data.
Cybersecurity
Contractors Hacked Other Contractors and Agencies for Financial Gain
Government (U.S.) // Technology // United States
Emerging Tech
Video: Top 5 Tech Tools Any Nerd Should Own
Tech aficionados are going to need more than a hammer and a socket wrench.
Cybersecurity
DHS Group Wants Homeland Security to Share Database of Cyber Incidents with Private Sector
The effort builds on a 2015 White House executive order encouraging more cyberthreat information sharing between the public and private sectors.
Acquisition
Revealing the RATs and scoring the agencies
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
After Hack, Officials Pull Plug on Pentagon and OPM Background Check Systems
A vulnerability in an OPM tool that links to the Pentagon system was discovered during a probe.
Modernization
Feds: App Secretly Hijacked Phones to Mine Digital Money
The "Prized" app drained batteries and burned through mobile data, according to regulators.
Emerging Tech
A SpaceX Rocket Exploded on a Mission to the International Space Station
The cause of the failure is still unknown.
Cybersecurity
Is it Time to Finally Get Rid of the Password?
The vast majority of users and organization still rely on passwords for protection from increasingly persistent cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
OPM yanks background check system offline
Weeks after first disclosing massive breaches, OPM has shuttered a vital background check system.
Acquisition
NGA prepares directive to speed acquisition
NGA Deputy Director Susan Gordon says coming guidance will put tangible policy behind the agency’s oft-stated goal of more quickly deploying technologies.
People
PSC calls Saull
Bradley Saull comes to the Professional Services Council from a senior staff position with the House Homeland Security Committee.
Cybersecurity