Cybersecurity
OPM Changes Privacy Rules to Let Investigators Inside All Databases
About 40 systems, holding medical files and complaint records, among other things, are affected by the policy change.
Modernization
Joint Interoperability Test Command looks for cloud certification
JTIC wants help determining if it can be a 3PAO for cloud security.
Acquisition
What’s of value in your application portfolio?
Federal CIO Tony Scott said he would declare victory for FITARA if it helped agencies determine their most important IT assets.
Cybersecurity
Blackmailers Hold Belgian Loan Application Records For Ransom
Financial Services // Belgium
Cybersecurity
Major Data Compromise at UCLA Health System
Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Cybersecurity
Customers of Bitcoin Transaction Firm Cloudminr Have Been Fleeced
Financial Services // Web Services // Norway
Digital Government
Coast Guard Considering Replacing Its Forensics Software
Its current software suite analyzes emails and chats, and scans documents for information relevant to investigations, among other capabilities.
Modernization
Video: Apps to Help You Conserve Water and Money
Smartphone users have several app options to help them reduce wasted water.
Digital Government
White House Wants Agencies to Prioritize Emerging Tech in Next Year’s Budget
Nanotechnology, robotics and cyber-physical systems get a shout-out in the budget memo.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon’s $11 Billion Health Records Deal to be Awarded by Month's End
The 10-year contract is one of the largest in recent memory for DOD.
Emerging Tech
The First National Drone Racing Championship Is Underway in California
A new type of competition takes to the skies.
Digital Government
New Font Automatically Censors ‘Spook Words’ Monitored by the NSA
Do you dare install this font on your computer?
Digital Government
Q&A: How This Venture Fund Wants to Help Startups With No Government Experience Navigate Washington
Formerly an investor with NEA, Yanev Suissa left to fund SineWave Ventures.
Modernization
What CIOs really think
Here are seven insights into the state of federal IT from the 25th annual CIO survey.
Cybersecurity
Defense health records, fed worker survey, Pentagon IT spending and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
AT&L official: Data restrictions in defense bill impede management
The already testy public debate between Pentagon officials and Sen. John McCain over an acquisition provision in the defense authorization bill is getting even testier.
People
NASA's top watchdog talks IT
NASA Inspector General Paul Martin says the agency has made strides, but is still far from perfect when it comes to IT governance and cybersecurity.
People
Federal program management needs help
Policy has been aimed at addressing specific problems rather than a holistic approach, says a new report from the National Academy of Public Administration.
Modernization
Video: How to Run Android Apps on PCs and Macs
A helpful tool to take you from smartphone screen to big screen.
Emerging Tech