Cybersecurity
Science and Technology Directorate wants to talk
DHS S&T has launched the National Conversation on Homeland Security Technology to inject outside innovators into its tech development processes.
People
A new model for program management
Creating governmentwide Program Management Centers of Excellence could save countless programs that are otherwise doomed to fail -- and do so on the cheap.
Modernization
Birds do it, bees do it, now DARPA wants drones to do it
"Birds of prey and flying insects exhibit the kinds of capabilities we want for small UAVs," says DARPA program manager Mark Micire.
Digital Government
SEC data, federal pay raise, broadband proposals and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Introducing the New Emerging Tech Blog
Regular topics will include interesting tidbits on IT, research and development efforts, the rumor mill and emerging ideas that may one day be the next big deal.
Cybersecurity
Jihadi Hackers Penetrate Hundreds of French Websites
Education // Government (Foreign)
Cybersecurity
Obama Thinks Cyberthreat Sharing is Ready for Comeback
The Obama administration plans to rewrite a 2011 legislative proposal for collecting information from hacked companies and sharing it across industry -- to alleviate privacy concerns.
Digital Government
Agency Leaders are Gung Ho about Going Digital. So, Where are Their Plans?
More than two-thirds of federal leaders in a recent survey were unsure whether their agencies had a documented strategy for harnessing the power of digital technology.
Digital Government
DISA Reshuffle Shines Spotlight on Cyber
Restructure puts cybersecurity in the limelight, with cyber categorized by as the most important of five “Cs” for which DISA will be responsible.
People
Clearing the health-records hurdle
Big changes are needed before electronic health records play a major part in stopping epidemics, experts say.
Emerging Tech
Why Technology Can Never Be Neutral
Tools like body cameras for police officers can be only as effective at reducing inequalities in law enforcement as the humans using them.
Digital Government
Pentagon: Hackers Didn't Get Classified Information
Military Twitter and YouTube accounts were hijacked just as Obama was pushing for better cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
No easy answers on managing mobile security
At the Jan. 13 AFCEA Bethesda breakfast, a trio of agency IT execs offered advice on weigh the risks of aggressive mobile deployments.
Cybersecurity
White House lays out ideas for information sharing
The Obama administration is hoping enhanced privacy provisions can make a long-stalled proposal more palatable to the Senate.
Cybersecurity
Finding the federal angle at CES
Adapting consumer-oriented tech could lead to faster, more effective tools for the federal government, says CBP CTO Wolf Tombe.
People
Chrousos adds new role at GSA
GSA Chief Customer Officer Phaedra Chrousos will stay in that job while also assuming the post of associate administrator for the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies.
People