Cybersecurity

Weighing in on drone privacy rules

Commenters run the gamut from think tanks to hobbyists to citizens with privacy concerns.

Digital Government

Meet the Federal Government's Health Care IT Champion, Karen DeSalvo

The internal medicine specialist took office a little over a year ago -- 10 years after President George W. Bush's administration created the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Cybersecurity

Tesla’s Online Presence Hijacked

Social Media // Transportation // Web Services

People

Former DISA comptroller alleges retaliation

In an exclusive interview, Jimaye Sones, who was Defense Information Systems Agency comptroller from 2005 to 2013, says he was reassigned after revealing questionable accounting practices at the agency.

Cybersecurity

Phishing Email Baits Indiana Medical Center, Health Data Exposed

Healthcare and Public Health // Indiana, United States

Emerging Tech

Agencies Often Lack Strong Authentication and it’s a Big Problem

Agencies reported nearly 70,000 cyberincidents in fiscal 2014, a 15 percent bump up from the previous year.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Hijack Wireless Car Keys and Pierce Israeli Military Systems

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Emerging Tech

Lawmakers Want a Few Good Hackers to Help Bring Congress into the 21st Century

Next week, Hack4Congress will bring together a wide array of participants to help solve challenges that could make Congress function more efficiently.

Digital Government

DOD to Start Its Own Digital Service Team

The new squad is already working to transfer electronic health records to the Department of Veterans Affairs from DOD.

Cybersecurity

NSA's Silicon Valley outreach a work in progress

The wounds left by disclosures of National Security Agency surveillance may not have healed, but the NSA will continue to plumb Silicon Valley for talent.

Digital Government

3-D Microscope Uses Virtual Reality to Let You Explore a Molecule

Nanotronics Imaging has created a new system, called nVisible, that lets anyone walk through a three-dimensional, digital visualization of a microscopic landscape, using a virtual reality headset.

Digital Government

Why Rand Paul is Suddenly Silent about NSA Surveillance

Rand Paul hates the Patriot Act and NSA mass surveillance. Just don't ask him what he thinks of fellow Kentuckian Mitch McConnell's plan to keep both alive.

Cybersecurity

Wounded warriors take aim at online predators

Through computer forensics training and internships, veterans are helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement tackle a backlog in child exploitation cases.

Digital Government

5 steps to truly client-centric metrics

IT departments can illustrate their value by customizing metrics to specific projects and linking their performance to the agency’s mission

Cybersecurity

NIST seeks CDM trial

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's goal is a robust, real-time continuous monitoring program.

Cybersecurity

Maine Fire Department System Hobbled By Ransomware

Government (U.S.) // Massachusetts, United States