People

Tangherlini: 'On the technology front, we're just getting going'

GSA's administrator talks with FCW about short-term hiring, long-term planning and Robert Frost.

Cybersecurity

Israeli breakthrough and special ops RFI

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Fraudsters Bank Half a Million Dollars Using Stolen Patient IDs and the IRS

Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Michigan, United States

Cybersecurity

Timeline: How the Postal Service Data Breach Went Down

The timeline provides a fascinating look at how the federal government responds to cyber intrusions.

Cybersecurity

HealthCare.gov Security Back in the Spotlight

House Republicans say they remain concerned about the cybersecurity controls underpinning the online federal health exchange.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Possibly Copied Postal Employee Pay Records

About 100 servers and computer workstations were breached in the September intrusion.

People

One man's 'detailed knowledge'...

Former CTO Todd Park told a House subcommittee that he didn't manage HealthCare.gov before its ill-fated launch.

Digital Government

Senate Vote to Rein in NSA Spying Falls Short

The defeat marks an abrupt setback for the post-Snowden movement to curb U.S. spying practices.

Digital Government

Can mobility trump bureaucracy at DOD?

Randall Conway, director of C4 and information infrastructure in the DOD CIO office, says the Pentagon has no choice but to embrace commercial off-the-shelf mobile devices.

Cybersecurity

Report: Government Has Only 5 Years To Secure Internet of Things

Water, power, health care and transportation systems have grown more dependent on IoT devices in recent years.

Cybersecurity

NIST, NARA move to secure federal data on outside systems

New draft guidelines would apply to sensitive but unclassified data on contractors' IT systems and other nonfederal networks.

Modernization

A public cloud for NOAA

The agency is seeking information on solutions that can provide virtualization, storage services, network bandwidth, and management tools and capabilities.

Cybersecurity

NATO tests, Eshoo loses and Massachusetts challenges

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

Will Veterans' Data Ever Truly Be Secure?

"Every day, industry is finding new ways that things can be exploited," VA CIO told Congress.

Cybersecurity

Stones Settle Suit after Suicide Details Breached

Entertainment // Utah, United States

Cybersecurity

Postal Service Says Cyber Official Retiring

Chuck McGann was a key player in the Postal Service's response to the recent cyber intrusion.

Modernization

Are Federal Agencies Ready for Apple Pay?

In 2015, mobile payments will accelerate and constituents will expect federal agencies to support these alternative payment options.

People

Meet Darrell Issa's replacement

As the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) will have a full plate in the 114th Congress.

Cybersecurity

Governmentwide Login Portal Connect.gov Unaffected by Hack

Breached Postal Service is weeks away from activating universal passwords for citizens.

Cybersecurity

Watchdog: VA Still Not Doing Enough to Address IT Vulnerabilities

VA information security weaknesses are again in the crosshairs of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.