Modernization
NIST launches step-by-step cyber guide series
The publication provides IT implementers and security engineers with a detailed security architecture to copy or recreate.
People
Being a better CIO: Responses to 3 IT concerns
When it comes to managing a winning IT team, trust, training and executive-level support are essential.
People
Kathy Conrad: The exit interview
"It's not enough to just bring in smart, talented people. They need to work hand-in-hand with the many innovators and career leaders in government. And then to show quick wins."
Cybersecurity
Anonymous Pulls out Internal Census Data to Protest Controversial Trade Deals
Government (U.S.) // United States
Modernization
Video: Google Maps' Timeline Can Show Every Place You've Ever Been
The tech giant is rolling out a digital travel diary.
Cybersecurity
Senate Committee Poised to Upgrade Agency Anti-Hacking Laws, Again
Bill expected in the next few days would mandate all departments pass Internet traffic through a governmentwide network surveillance system.
Emerging Tech
State Department Seeks Russian-speaking Social Media Maven
The department could soon create an official Russian-language Twitter account.
Cybersecurity
OPM Says Background Check System Now Back Online after Security Tweaks
The system outage came weeks after OPM first announced personal information on millions of current and former federal employees had been stolen by hackers.
Digital Government
Meet the Agents Who Staff the Secret Service Internet Threat Desk
A team tasked with protecting the president of the United States is constantly sifting through hateful online comments to find would-be assassins or terrorists.
Cybersecurity
OPM Cyber Spending to Get a Budget Boost -- But Is It Enough?
Senators approved the administration’s full request but blocked a stronger measure to accelerate OPM’s cyber upgrades.
Modernization
NIST on the Search for Innovative Mobile Apps
The Commerce agency's prize competition is to stimulate innovative solutions to advance how its data is being used.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What Your Stolen Identity Goes for on the Internet’s Black Market
Tens of millions of people have lost their private information in data breaches over the past few years. But what happens after that?
Cybersecurity
Johnson, Carper move to authorize DHS Einstein program
The measure will be considered next week by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Modernization
Talk more cloud
'Cloud' might be a tired buzzword, but in the federal technology space, the specifics of how cloud actually gets done aren't talked up enough, government cloud gurus say.
People
Roth grilled on contracting databases
Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill used Denise Turner Roth's confirmation hearing to bore in on delays in the System for Award Management.
Cybersecurity
e-QIP returns, appropriators back credit protection, senators prod SEC on open data
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Pictures from the stars, powered by cloud
NASA's Pluto flyby beamed never-before-seen images to audiences new and old. Cloud services helped make the event go smoothly.
People
Building an open environment for innovation
Federal IT leaders can more effectively promote innovation at their agencies by promoting an organizational climate that is open to risk and change.
Cybersecurity