Digital Government
Special Operators Are Using Rapid DNA Readers
Conducting a midnight SEAL raid on a terrorist compound? Positive DNA identification is just 90 minutes away.
Cybersecurity
Privacy, security and one login to rule them all?
Government techies wrestle with building privacy and security into services from the ground up.
Modernization
IT’s role in supporting workplace collaboration
As feds increasingly turn to cloud-based tools, IT leaders have an opportunity to reduce risks without hindering innovation.
Modernization
NS2020 RFP probably pushed back
The hoped-for July release of the GSA contracting vehicle's RFP will likely slide into late summer.
People
Secure sharing: Maintaining the right balance
Think you can succeed by zeroing in on a single problem? Sorry, but life is not that simple.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Break into Old Dominion University’s Independent Student Newspaper
Media // United States
Cybersecurity
3-year Prison Sentence for Hacker Who Fraudulently Ordered $1M Worth of Agency Office Supplies
The Nigerian had faced up to 20 years in prison for phishing feds at EPA, the Census and other agencies.
Cybersecurity
NIST Official: Businesses Need to Take More Responsibility for Cybersecurity
The need for public-private collaboration on cybersecurity has been echoed by other cyber experts.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director Blasts Tech Companies Fighting for Encryption
Google, Apple, Facebook and others are urging Obama to back strong encryption, but James Comey worries it will hamper law-enforcement access to critical data.
Modernization
MyUSA again, Deltek's GovCon study and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
App Glitches Cost Agencies Millions of Dollars in Lost Productivity
From email to enterprise-resource planning systems, applications are often critical to keeping agency operations running along.
Emerging Tech
How NASA Space Exploration Technology Makes Big Difference in Small Business
The same tech that helps astronauts in space can assist in brewing a great cup of java.
Digital Government
Obama Admin: NSA Spying Will Begin Shutting Down This Week
A Justice Department memo circulated Wednesday says lawmakers only have until Friday—not June 1—to resolve their standoff over NSA surveillance without risking an interruption to the program.
Cybersecurity
Comey: Industry letter on encryption is 'depressing'
The FBI director said a head-on collision is coming between privacy and public safety.
People
Hiring, firing, pay and training -- it all needs fixing, says panel
Public vs. private pay, management training and probationary period lengths were at the center of a discussion on how the federal workforce has gone wrong and how the problems might get fixed.
Cybersecurity
US Has Charged Six Chinese Citizens with Stealing Secrets from Tech Companies
According to an indictment, the individuals stole designs, specifications, code and other confidential documents from Avago Technologies and Skyworks Solutions.
Digital Government
Secret US Military Space Drone Heads Back to Orbit
The flying robot looks like a shrunken down version of the Space Shuttle—and we still don’t know exactly what it will do up there.
Cybersecurity
Cracking down on poor cyber hygiene
DOD Deputy CIO David Cotton says stricter enforcement of cyber hygiene standards at the Pentagon comes as users still struggle with basic security measures.
Cybersecurity
House panel moves drone, FOIA, IT dupe bills
One of the measures would require DHS to assess and report on duplication of information technology.
Digital Government