People
Good management or measurement make-work?
Goals are good, but reporting requirements can easily get out of hand.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard IT security gaps cited
A DHS IG report said Coast Guard IT remains vulnerable to removable media and email threats.
Cybersecurity
Analyzing the F-35, fighting algal blooms and strategic planning at DHS
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Navy’s Forthcoming Cyber Strategy Aims for Global Capability
A soon-to-come cyber strategy will focus on building the force’s capacity to conduct cyberattacks from anywhere around the Earth.
Modernization
Foreign Tech Firms Seemingly Unfazed By NSA Surveillance Revelations
Still, 90 percent took steps to encrypt their data, protecting it from government observation or intelligence gathering.
Digital Government
Pentagon Dropped the Ball on Internet Upgrade, Audit Says
IT officials didn’t consider the migration to the next-generation IP system a high priority, auditors say.
Cybersecurity
Heartbleed lives, D.C. loses power and the Fed gets high marks
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Rand Paul Pledges to 'Immediately' End NSA Mass Surveillance If Elected President
The new Republican presidential candidate made an immediate stand on surveillance.
Emerging Tech
Do Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Step Up Their Tech Game?
A new study examined the tools at the disposal of some 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. -- and the emerging tech they need to do their jobs better.
Emerging Tech
Robot Spiders Could Build the Next Generation of Objects in Space
One of the most difficult parts about constructing satellites, space stations or other orbiting objects is getting the materials into space.
Digital Government
MIT Scientists Design Bulletproof Armor Modeled on Fish Scales
A new study out of MIT may have found a protective, flexible solution for today’s soldiers in an unlikely place: the sea.
Modernization
DOD's IPv6 transition lags
The Pentagon was supposed to wrap up its IPv6 transition in 2012, but an IG report says the effort stalled because IT officials didn't make it a priority.
Emerging Tech
Army Unveils Cloud Strategy
The Army's formal cloud strategy aligns with the Pentagon’s evolving policies.
Modernization
Feds Urged to Investigate YouTube App for Kids
In a complaint to FTC, consumer groups claim the YouTube ads are preying on children.
Digital Government
Making big data work
A draft of the NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework looks to establish a common set of definitions for data science.
People
How to spot a Rising Star
Nominations for the 2015 awards are now being accepted -- here's what you need to know to put forth a winner.
People
Hashmi bids a fond farewell
GSA's outgoing CIO wrapped up his tenure with a laudatory blog post.
Cybersecurity
Clearing up confusion about data on nonfederal systems
NIST is seeking comment on the final draft of its guide to handling security for nongovernmental data.
Digital Government