Cybersecurity
OPM's shift in security posture raises labor law questions
OPM did not give unions a chance to bargain over the cutting off of social media and personal email accounts.
Digital Government
Yes, There Will Be a Federal Spending Spree This Fall
Expect another end-of-fiscal-year surge, especially in IT contracting.
Cybersecurity
Your Data Is Compromised. (Yes, Yours.) What Now?
"Everybody's data is at risk and vulnerable, and has probably been compromised multiple times, if they're an adult."
Cybersecurity
CSIS, lawmakers launch cyber task force for next president
The new task force will take note of progress since the last one seven years ago, and make recommendations for executive action for whoever is elected in 2016.
Cybersecurity
Interior IT flaws didn't lead to hack, says CIO
While Interior's IT woes didn't lead directly to a breach, an IG report said security flaws continue to plague the department.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon’s Bring-Your-Own-Device Project on Hold Until Fall
The pilot project will include some 10,000 users.
Acquisition
'Tis the season for multiple award contracts
One-third of large federal agency contract obligations are made in the fourth quarter. SEWP and GSA's multiple award contracts get a quarter of their business in September.
Digital Government
Can NOAA pay industry to fill its weather data gap?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration must balance its treaty obligations to provide weather data freely to the world against the private-sector innovation that weather data property rights could unleash.
Cybersecurity
Physical security tech goes nuclear
Sandia Labs' SecuritySeal device for locking down nuclear materials can also secure more everyday items.
Digital Government
NTIS tries to refocus on data
The new plan is for the National Technical Information Service to become a hub for open data, but some in Congress would still like to shut the agency down.
Cybersecurity
House Panel Dents Budget for Cyber Tool That Scoped out OPM Breaches
Citing proposed pay raise costs and concerns about contracts for the EINSTEIN tool, lawmakers pass $5 million reduction.
Digital Government
Q&A: The Case for Crowdsourcing War Games
Washington-based consulting firm WikiStrat is polling its a network of 2,000 experts for war game simulations.
Digital Government
How Much Damage Can OPM Hackers Do With a Million Fingerprints?
The pilfering of 1.1 million fingerprints is “probably the biggest counterintelligence threat in my lifetime,” one former NSA official said.
Modernization
Supercomputer centers, drone privacy and intel desktops
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Video: The Booming Business of Baby-Boomer Tech
Some valuable apps for those reaching their golden years.
Digital Government
Defending the Digital Consumer
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill prepares for the day there is no Internet.
Emerging Tech
Here's What Pluto Looks Like on Instagram
New Horizons sped past Pluto at 30,800 miles per hour, while its suite of instruments gathered data about the dwarf planet.
Modernization
How To Break Into the CIA’s Cloud on Amazon
Looking to steal America’s spy data from Amazon? Hope you’re up for a challenge.
Cybersecurity
OPM Says 84,000 Hack Victims Still Not Notified
Are you affected? There’s a hotline to call.
People