Cybersecurity

This Obamacare Campaign is a Scam

US-CERT warns of a phishing effort purporting to be from the government that aims to steal Obamacare seekers' passwords.

Cybersecurity

Watchdog Zeroes in on Supercomputer Supply Chain Risks in Review of NOAA Satellites

NOAA maintains there will be no involvement by a Chinese company in a project to amp up capacity of supercomputers that generate climate and weather forecasts.

Digital Government

Does the US Government Really Want to Get into the Broadband Business?

President Obama has proposed eliminating rules in 19 states that prohibit cities from building out their own public broadband networks.

Emerging Tech

Why Climate Change Poses a Threat to the Internet

Extreme weather has already caused a number of online blackouts in the United States

Emerging Tech

Dan Tangherlini’s Tech Legacy

The outgoing head of the General Services Administration was directly responsible for the wealth of next-generation digital talent that now roams the agency's halls.

People

'We have to stop scaring women out of IT'

Actively recruiting more women into the tech workforce is crucial, senior federal IT leaders say.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers, former officials debate next move in cyberspace

The Obama administration has publicly accused North Korea of sponsoring the massive hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, and levied fresh sanctions against the Hermit Kingdom. For some inside and outside of government, that's not enough.

Cybersecurity

Obama and Cameron to Chew Over Cross-Border Cyberattacks

The two leaders are scheduled to discuss a variety of topics, including cybersecurity, over dinner Thursday, followed by a White House meeting Friday.

People

Tangherlini leaving GSA next month

During his nearly three years on the job, GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini focused on building an innovation culture and overhauling the acquisition process.

Modernization

Survey reveals feds' digital divide

Federal employees aren’t overly impressed with the way their agencies are doing digital, a new report says, but that doesn’t mean they’re not in favor of bringing more technology into their offices.

Cybersecurity

Map app, data gap and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Emerging Tech

A Closer Look at How IBM’s Watson Could Transform Veteran Health Care

VA’s experiment with IBM’s Watson computer represents a chance for some groundbreaking efforts in health care.

Digital Government

Get Ready to Hear More About the Low-Profile US Digital Service

Thanks to an infusion of new funding from Congress, the U.S. Digital Service is ready to scale up. These are the projects the team of innovators plan to tackle first.

Emerging Tech

Will 1 in 10 Cars Sold in 2035 be Self-Driving?

In one survey 44% of US drivers said they would consider buying a fully automated car in the next 10 years.

Digital Government

Agencies, Want a New Website? Talk to GSA

The General Services Administration is now in charge of a 4-year-old effort to streamline thousands of extraneous federal websites.

Acquisition

Google joins PwC's Vista-based bid for military health records

Google's addition doesn't alter PwC's offering, but its web-based private cloud and collaboration tools could improve security and speed and lower costs, the company says.

Digital Government

Obama Backs Government-Run Internet

The president wants to overturn state laws that restrict cities from building their own Internet networks.

Modernization

DISA releases cloud security requirements guide

The Defense Information Systems Agency has laid out the criteria for commercial and non-Pentagon cloud providers to operate within DOD.