Cybersecurity
Obama Goes to Silicon Valley to Push Cyber and Mend Fences, But Tensions Remain
Cybersecurity legislation was supposed to be an easy get for the president. But the shadow of Snowden has tech companies and privacy groups still worried about sharing more data with the government.
Cybersecurity
Obama expands info sharing with executive order
The move is aimed at building trust between the government and private sector to boost the exchange of threat information.
Acquisition
DOD shutters two 'influence' websites covering Africa
Similar sites covering the Persian Gulf and Central Asia remain in operation.
Acquisition
Is government ready for agile?
"That's like asking whether the government is ready for oxygen," said 18F co-founder Robert Read. "It needs it, whether it knows it needs it or not."
Emerging Tech
The Social Science Behind DARPA’s Plan to Map Out the Dark Web
DARPA’s state-of-the-art search engine, called Memex, would mean little without the guiding hand of social science.
Cybersecurity
Here’s How DHS Says a Shutdown Would Affect Cyber Operations
A shutdown could delay the issuing of a key contract award under the multibillion-dollar continuous monitoring program DHS manages.
Digital Government
FCC plans expansion of political ad data requirements
The commission plans to bring cable TV and radio under the same disclosure rules as broadcast TV.
Acquisition
Obama gets an earful about acquisition
GSA's FAS leader has briefed the president on the agency's acquisition improvement efforts.
Modernization
How open source delivers for government
Stephen Frost argues that we may be missing the real story in IT innovation.
Cybersecurity
The Two Acronyms That are Key to Obama’s New Plan to Fight Hackers
The terms are essential for explaining how the government will expand information sharing with the private sector.
Emerging Tech
How Tiny Pieces of Space Junk Could Wreak Havoc on US Weather Forecasts
The proliferation of space debris -- and its destructive capacity -- is bad news for the thousands of satellites orbiting Earth.
Cybersecurity
Info sharing, Carter's confirmation and Facebook cyber
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
White House Kicks Off Recruiting For New Class of Innovation Fellows
Recruiting for the innovation fellows coincides with a big hiring push at the U.S. Digital Service.
Cybersecurity
DHS shutdown could affect the C in CDM
Assistant Secretary Andy Ozment said the appropriations stalemate threatens crucial cybersecurity functions.
Cybersecurity
OMB updates info security guidance, accelerates real-time monitoring
OMB is rewriting outdated standards in response to new legislation, while an increased focus on cybersecurity offers a window into federal networks.
Modernization
Halvorsen: DOD not that slow on cloud
The Pentagon is like "four federated giant corporations" trying to procure their own cloud services, says the acting CIO.
Digital Government
NOAA grapples with buying data from industry
The agency is still trying to decide how to address a looming lapse in weather satellite data.
Cybersecurity
Senate Bill Pushes Sharing of Sensitive Cyber Threat Data Between Government and Companies
Sen. Thomas Carper’s bill seeks to cajole the private sector into increased information-sharing with the government by offering liability protection.
Modernization
A new take on the cloud divide: 'It's pets and cattle'
Federal agencies live in two tech worlds, but standards and steady innovation are slowly nosing out long-held legacy systems.
Digital Government