Acquisition
FedBid splits federal, commercial businesses
The federal business headed by Joe Jordan will retain the FedBid name.
Acquisition
Pentagon oversight, cyber sharing, a DISA departure and a SOTU preview
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Who’s Got the Chops to Run a Transatlantic Cyberspy Cell?
A sustained British-American operation focused on threats to both countries’ networks would be unprecedented.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Government Agencies May be Better than the Private Sector at Responding to Hacks
About 43 percent of the public sector falls into the "highly sophisticated" security posture segment, according to the 2015 Cisco security report.
Cybersecurity
Sony Hack Copycats Scare Developer into Abandoning ‘Glorious Leader’ Videogame
Entertainment // Georgia, United States
Digital Government
US Digital Team Reaches Across Pond to Share Code, Best Practices
The administration plans to send members of the U.S. Digital Service to meet with their British counterparts in the Government Digital Service.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Wage ‘Jihad’ on French Websites, Name Swiss Bank Account Clients and Surveil Pyongyang Newsreaders
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
A Wish List for the New Federal CIO
Agency IT officials and tech implementers are sharing some items they think should be at the top of the as-yet-unknown federal CIO’s to-do list.
Digital Government
Obama Administration to Disclose New Changes to NSA Spying
The intelligence community will release more information about post-Snowden changes to its surveillance programs by the end of the month.
Cybersecurity
Obama Announces New Cyber War Games Partnership with Great Britain
“American-British unity is enabling us to meet challenges in Europe and beyond,” Obama said.
Digital Government
Why Republicans Suddenly Love Net Neutrality
Key GOP lawmakers are frantically working to stop the FCC from treating the Internet like a utility.
Emerging Tech
This Tech Giant Is Spending $10 Million to Save Us From an Evil Robot Takeover
Tech guru Elon Musk donated the money to the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit research group, which will distribute the money in grants.
Cybersecurity
A CTO manifesto
Two chief technology officers -- one government, one industry -- say their peers are perfectly positioned to help organizations chart a course for the future.
Emerging Tech
What Do DISA’s New Cloud Security Requirements Mean for Classified Information?
The Defense Information Systems Agency released updated cloud security requirements this week, simplifying the “impact levels” that classify information sensitivity.
People
CMS head Tavenner, who presided over rocky HealthCare.gov launch, steps down
Marilyn Tavenner was thrust into the spotlight after the ill-fated launch of HealthCare.gov in October 2013, and she was among the officials called on by Congress to explain the massive IT failure.
Cybersecurity
'You just move that rock a little at a time'
Women from a wide range of federal roles discuss what it really takes to lead in IT.
People
Progress, but not yet parity
Women remain sorely underrepresented in the federal IT workforce, much as they are in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. But at least the pay gap picture looks better.
Cybersecurity
Clipping chips, health care phishing and USIS selling off
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity