Cybersecurity
NIST plays matchmaker on identity verification
The National Institute of Standards and Technology funds the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group, bringing together disparate interests to solve the password puzzle.
Digital Government
Americans don't trust – or like, or use – most digital government resources
Even tech-obsessed millennials prefer to interact with the government via more traditional means, says a new report from Forrester Research.
Cybersecurity
Insider Stole CENTCOM Computers That Wound Up on eBay
Government (U.S.) // Florida, United States
Cybersecurity
Blackmail Lists? Bribery? Why Background Check Files Keep Getting Hacked
There is a systemic effort underway by China and other adversaries to crib sensitive data on powerful people and covert operators in Washington, intelligence analysts say.
Emerging Tech
Could Big Data Fix Government’s Cyber Problem?
A majority of federal, local and state cybersecurity professionals polled in a new study believe their organizations are “overwhelmed” by the volume of security data.
Cybersecurity
FITARA guidance, broadband pitches, a GSA hackathon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Google Is Considering Doing Away With Space Bars
The search engine giant could lead the way for the most space-saving laptop yet.
Emerging Tech
Congress Considers Roads for Robot Cars
But before that, lawmakers face an immediate transportation-funding shortfall.
Digital Government
Survey: Most Americans Just Not That Into Uncle Sam's Digital Services
Less than half of people polled would like the federal government to focus its energy on creating more digital services, according to a new study.
Digital Government
Video: Heat Seek Brings New York in From the Cold
A civic hacking initiative uses open data for good.
Ideas
5 Ways to Get a Leg Up on FITARA
Although the impact on IT decision-making processes remains unclear, federal IT leaders should consider how FITARA can create an opportunity for positive change in IT governance.
Digital Government
IT Pros Say Most Businesses Buy Cyber Tech Based on Cost, Not Security
Ninety percent of survey respondents said their companies had spent money on technology scrapped before, or soon after, deployment.
Digital Government
Senate and House Bills Would Effectively End NSA Mass Surveillance
The effort would stop the spy agency’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records, the first and one of the most controversial programs exposed by Edward Snowden nearly two years ago.
Modernization
What Tim Cook Did and Didn’t Disclose About the Apple Watch
When it comes to the iPhone, Apple often can’t wait to tell the world how popular its new models are, but it’s a different story with the Apple Watch.
Modernization
Nationwide first-responder network starts to take shape
FirstNet has released its first draft request for proposals.
Cybersecurity
Marine Corps CIO focuses on collapsing networks
Three months after the Marine Corps commandant issued IT-focused guidance, CIO Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally offered an update on how the Corps is meeting key goals, from network consolidation to mobility.
Digital Government
OMB: FITARA Guidance Coming This Week
The thrust of the new legislation gives agency CIOs greater power over their agency’s IT purse strings.
Modernization
GSA widens telecom collaboration efforts
The first of three sessions on the NS2020 strategy provided a glimpse of industry concerns about the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Digital Government
How independent are IGs?
A report on how inspectors general balance competing interests comes at a difficult time in IG-agency relations.
Acquisition