Digital Government
Truckers, GAO take exception to DoT mobile data app
Trucking industry groups and a Government Accountability Office analyst say the app's raw data can lead to inaccurate conclusions about carrier safety.
Cybersecurity
Why Cybersecurity Dollars Do Not Add Up At the Pentagon
Cyber budget numbers are squishy, partly, because authority over the cyber mission is fragmented.
Cybersecurity
Aetna Insider Snaps Photos of Computers Displaying Patient Records
Healthcare and Public Health
Cybersecurity
Hackers Take on Amazon’s Twitch Gaming Service, Con Car Accident Victims and Cause ‘Deep Shido’ for Judo Club
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
User Forum at Court Reporting Service Was Hacked – But Transcripts Are Safe
Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Technology
Cybersecurity
Maryland College Team Wins International Cyber Policy Hackathon
At the end of a two-day cyber policy hackathon, the team from the University of Maryland University College was awarded the top prize for addressing a massive cyberattack on a fictional country.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Breached Slack’s Database Containing Users’ Contact Information and Passwords
As a result, the company said it was adding two-factor authentication, which offers an additional security layer when users log in, and enhanced controls for team administrators to terminate active sessions and reset passwords for the entire company.
Digital Government
Meet the Agencies: Modeling the Future at GSA
GSA has ensured its headquarters’ first major renovation since 1935 would serve as a model for federal offices everywhere.
Digital Government
Data-Centric Jobs Already Flourish in the Federal Government
All told, there are some 1.6 million government workers (including state and local) in positions where data is “central to the job,” according to a recent Commerce Department report.
Ideas
Drop the ‘Magic’ Cloud Talk and 5 Other Steps to Cloud Migration Success
Agency CIOs and other tech officials need to clarify the conversations around cloud.
Digital Government
FBI Denies Intentionally Deleting Encryption Tips from Its Website
“Points for creativity,” a spokesman said Thursday of reports that suggested otherwise.
Cybersecurity
FBI wants 'legislative fix' on device encryption
The director of the FBI wants Congress to dispense with unbreakable encryption on smartphones.
Modernization
A FedRAMP OK for Huddle, a server relocation dispute and national lab leadership changes
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Tony Scott's 'people agenda'
Integrating USDS staff with the existing IT workforce will be "one of the trickier things we have to do," says the new U.S. CIO.
Digital Government
DARPA director warns against 'corrosion' of sequestration
The fiscal 2016 budget request for DARPA is about $3 billion, but Arati Prabhakar says research would suffer if automatic cuts resume.
People
Olga Grkavac wins 2015 President's Award
The longtime connector of industry and government was honored at FCW's March 26 Fed 100 gala.
People
Mikey Dickerson on failures and fixes
The head of the U.S. Digital Service found that the joys of public service can overcome even sleep deprivation.
Modernization
Venkatapathi Puvvada: The coalition builder
Unisys Federal Systems' Venkatapathi Puvvada, this year's Eagle award winner for industry, stresses the importance of community.
People