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
Ending the tyranny of passwords
Eliminating the hassle of entering multiple passwords to navigate secure sites online will spark heavier public use, possibly affecting federal networks down the road.
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.
Digital Government