Digital Government
Cable and Telecom Giants Take FCC to Court Over Net Neutrality Rules
Here are three arguments cable and telecom giants are likely to use to try to kill the rules.
Modernization
Why the Mobile Industry Wants to Kill the Password
As data rather than voice or text becomes the big reason people use their mobile phones, networks want to extract more value from their users.
Cybersecurity
Peering into the cyber future
A new IARPA program looks to fund technology that can anticipate rather than react to cyber threats.
People
GSA's Roth not looking to rock the boat
"We need to keep running in the direction we've been running," Acting GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth said.
Digital Government
NTIA looks for UAS answers
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is kicking off the process to implement President Obama's memorandum on domestic drones.
Cybersecurity
Fast track for cyber hiring, UK hacker and DHS prizes
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
High-Paying Guests Hacked at Mandarin Oriental
Hospitality // United States and Europe
Cybersecurity
Attention, Cyber Pros: The Pentagon Wants You -- 3,000 of You
The military has been given the go-ahead to fast-track the hiring of 3,000 computer whiz civilians.
Digital Government
Pentagon Adds Social Media Whiz to Team
The new director for digital media and strategy will revamp DOD's communication via social media.
Digital Government
4 Things to Know about the Federal IT Budget Proposal
Big-ticket IT procurements and system modernizations provide a road map of agencies’ spending priorities in the year ahead.
Digital Government
GAO: CMS Isn't Doing Enough to Address HealthCare.gov Failures
After the botched Healthcare.gov rollout, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services haven't adequately improved itsIT processes, a recent report found.
Cybersecurity
Sorry Consumers, Companies Have Little Incentive to Invest in Better Cybersecurity
The actual expenses from the recent and high-profile breaches at Sony, Target and Home Depot amount to less than 1% of each company’s annual revenues.
Digital Government
How New US Net Neutrality Rules Are Shaping the Internet Worldwide
Supporters see FCC's decision as the first open-Internet domino, but critics are warning of darker possibilities.
Cybersecurity
The biggest information security risk for agencies isn't cyber
Federal security incidents increased 16 percent in FY 2014, and though "other" cyber investigations appear to be the culprit, "non-cyber" security concerns maintain the lead.
Emerging Tech
Does the Focus on Snowden Undermine Surveillance Reform Discussions?
Exaggerated headlines and narratives overshadow the importance of the Snowden leaks in understanding U.S. government surveillance.
Cybersecurity
DHS procurement dodged a slow-moving bullet
Stop-and-start uncertainty had threatened deployment of the latest iteration of the Einstein automated intrusion-detection program.
Cybersecurity
Fallout from Clinton’s Private Emails: How Secure are Agency Email Systems?
Official government email accounts are no locked fortresses, and some shirk key federal security regulations.
Modernization
Is your network ready for the cloud?
Cloud apps can turbocharge an agency's productivity, but only if the connectivity is tuned to support them.
People