Cybersecurity
Home Healthcare Worker Snapped Up Student Loans Using Identities of Old Ladies
Education // Healthcare and Public Health // Kentucky, United States
Digital Government
Why Women Need a Bigger Role in Federal IT Leadership
The underrepresentation of women in federal technology leadership positions could be hurting the industry, says CIO Monica Eaton-Cardone.
Emerging Tech
The Limits of Technology in Fighting Ebola
As the outbreak continues, USAID and other agencies are still investing and prototyping new devices, often looking to the private sector and the general public for ideas.
People
'At will' employment for SES: What could possibly go wrong?
Plenty, according to a recent survey of Senior Executive Service leaders, who are worried about congressional efforts to make them at-will employees.
Cybersecurity
Is Big Brother Watching Our Campuses?
From ID card swipes to discussion forums, colleges are increasingly tracking students' digital footprints.
Cybersecurity
Piecing together the insider threat puzzle
Software and automation are crucial to preventing leaks and sabotage, but they're not the only tools deployed by agencies that collect and guard secret information.
Acquisition
SEWP contracts, RFP ghostwriting and national lab royalties
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
DHS transfers emergency-response tech
The Next-Generation Incident Command System is a mobile, web-based system designed to speed collaboration and enhance situational awareness.
Digital Government
How to ease the e-discovery impact of FOIA requests
Agencies can simplify the process of responding to Freedom of Information Act requests with a little training on new technology tools.
Digital Government
TSA Just Handed a $15,000 Prize to Mystery Baggage Profilers
The agency-sponsored contest sought to figure out how to assess the threat-level of an individual passenger’s suitcase.
Acquisition
DHS retools license plate reader proposal
A previous effort to obtain license plate reader capabilities was terminated after public outcry over privacy concerns.
Digital Government
US Military to Deploy Robotic Ghost Ships This Fall
An autonomous sub-hunting ship passed an important technological milestone, and the oceans may never be the same.
Cybersecurity
Frequent British Airways Executive Fliers: You’ve Been Hacked
Hospitality // Transportation
Modernization
The Many Americans Who Only Use Smartphones to Go Online
One in five adults in the United States connects to the Internet without desktops or laptops.
Emerging Tech
Census' Tech Use Could Slash Cost of 2020 Count by Nearly Half
The only way Commerce can make good on its promise is through the intelligence use of technology, said CIO Steve Cooper.
Digital Government
Commerce's Chief Data Officer on Leading 'America's Data Agency'
Data guru Ian Kalin says he won't measure success in a “stereotypical bureaucratic fashion.”
Ideas
How to Not be the Next USAspending.gov
Here is a simple formula for any government working on the release of a new public-facing website.
Digital Government
Survey: CIOs Think Many IT Reform Reporting Requirements are Useless
CIOs estimated they spent between $150 million and $308 million each year on reporting exercises they viewed as unhelpful or only somewhat helpful.
Cybersecurity
Second Biggest Aussie Telecom Cops to Several Humongo Privacy Breaches
Telecommunications // Australia
Digital Government