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
McCormack details changes at DHS CIO office
The moves include the promotion of Deputy CIO Margie Graves, the appointment of CTO Michael Hermus and creation of a new deputy CIO post.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Expose Narcotics Dealers, Dump Canadian Officials’ Credentials and Sell Patient Records for $3
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Canadian Health Authority ‘Tearing’ Offices Apart For Missing Thumb Drive and Assigning 30 Workers for Notification
Healthcare and Public Health // Canada
Cybersecurity
OPM Chief’s New Cyber Defense Operation Has Potential, Private Investigators Say
But GOP lawmakers have asked Obama to remove Archuleta.
Cybersecurity
WikiLeaks Saudi Cable Release Resembles the Work of Iranian Hackers
Government (Foreign) // Saudi Arabia
Modernization
What Do US Intelligence Agencies and Netflix Have in Common? Both are Amazon Cloud Customers
It’s been almost a year since Amazon Web Services stood up a cloud computing infrastructure for the 17 agencies within the intelligence community.
Emerging Tech
Project Sidekick is About to Bring Holograms into Space
Astronauts aboard the ISS will soon have a new way of looking at things.
Digital Government
DHS Restructures CIO Office
The reorganization is to "consolidate all service delivery functions" and "implement a newly revised governance framework," among other goals.
Modernization
E-Government Successes: In Singapore, It Takes Just Minutes to File Your Taxes
The island nation has recently started launching a wave of innovative e-government programs.
Cybersecurity
McCain Lays Into OPM Director Over Data Breaches
The head of the Office of Personnel Management faced a third consecutive day of intense questioning over her handling of a series of data breaches last year.
Acquisition
Eagerly awaited agile BPA is delayed
18F's novel agile procurement attempt is pushed back while the agency works to answer all the vendor questions pouring in.
Digital Government