Modernization
Like duct-taping airbags to a '65 Mustang
Federal CIO Tony Scott says trying to graft modern security features onto legacy IT systems is like slapping modern safety features onto a classic car: darn near impossible, and ugly.
Digital Government
New HHS CTO Wants Employees to Devote Time to Passion Projects
In her first month as CTO, Susannah Fox proposed the department structure time for employee-driven creative projects in each operating division.
Digital Government
New VA CIO Gets to Work
LaVerne Council, a former IT executive at Dell and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, took the oath of office Monday.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hiring IT Staff to Work on Cyber Upgrades
The agency that suffered three big data breaches needs $170,000 project managers to move forward with a computer upgrade.
Digital Government
Researchers Building Microchips That Mimic Live Human Organs
The Human Organs-on-a-Chip bested 75 other finalists in the 2015 Design of the Year.
Cybersecurity
Hillary Clinton: China Hacks Into 'Everything That Doesn’t Move'
The former secretary of state accused China of stealing large amounts of government information.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director James Comey Says He’s ‘Not a Maniac’ About Encryption
Previewing a round of testimony before Congress later this week, James Comey warned that too-tough-to-crack encryption allows bad actors to “communicate with impunity.”
Ideas
In the Future, We’ll All Use Our Phones to Identify Ourselves
The most successful mobile identity services highly depend on collaboration between public authorities, banks, telecom operators and the private sector.
Acquisition
One company shows how it is embracing agile
CivicActions puts its 'open' money where its mouth is on 18F BPA.
People
Writing advice from 18F, DOD staff changes and a flying motorcycle
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
The private-sector focus of the Pentagon's annual cyber exercise
"Participants rehearsed a whole-of-nation response to destructive cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure," according to the Pentagon's official news service.
Cybersecurity
The quest for command and control in cyberspace
Since the U.S. military declared cyberspace an operational domain in 2011, it has been a question of how and when, not if, the Pentagon will organize its capabilities.
People
Google-style recruiting — even in government
Hire people who are better than you, and make sure they’re smart and curious, says Google exec Laszlo Bock.
Cybersecurity
ICE names new CIO
Michael Brown, an IT executive in DHS's CIO office, will take over as CIO at Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 26.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Spy on Federal Investigator, Get Into Harvard Illegally and Email Themselves School Secrets
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Contractors Rank Below Retailers and Banks When it Comes to Cybersecurity
Pentagon suppliers score below hacked retailers and banks on cyber defense, according to industry-developed metrics.
Cybersecurity
Attackers Breached Systems Serving 8 Harvard Colleges and Offices
Education // Massachusetts, United States
People
Deadline for Rising Star nominations extended to July 9
We're looking for women and men who are having an outsized impact on federal IT -- and who show clear signs of being leaders in the community in the years to come.
Cybersecurity