Cybersecurity

Australia’s Version of Healthcare.gov Exposed Patient Data Multiple Times

Government (Foreign) // Healthcare and Public Health // Sydney, Australia

Cybersecurity

Hackers Demand Bitcoin, Expose Silk Road Judge and Shellshock City of Mobile

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Cybersecurity

Navy Takes on Internet of Things with New Task Force

"Task Force Cyber Awakening" will draw from the head U.S. Cyber Command's reaction strategy to a major Navy computer system hack.

Cybersecurity

The Ubiquity of Cyber-Espionage

First Look Media's Morgan Marquis-Boire and Crowdstrike's Dmitri Alperovitch on why nation-states are the hackers we should be most afraid of

Modernization

The FBI's Secret House Meeting to Get Access to Your iPhone

The administration argues that encryption is making it difficult for police to catch dangerous criminals.

Digital Government

Army Wants Better Teeth Tracking

The Army is seeking new dental software. It needs to have dynamic scheduling capabilities, according to contracting docs.

Cybersecurity

The Navy's cyber awakening

A departmentwide task force makes cyberspace a warfighting issue and attempts to synchronize disparate internal approaches to the challenge.

Modernization

3D Christmas challenge, a GSA cloud deal and 'improper gratuities'

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Teacher's Hacked Email Account Sends His Nude Photos to Students

Education // Web Services // California , United States

Digital Government

Exclusive: AFRICOM Plans High-Speed Circuits to Liberia

U.S. military plans to lease a 622 megabit terrestrial circuit from Europe to Liberia.

Cybersecurity

When Government is the Hacker, How Do You Protect Yourself?

FBI malware and mass government surveillance breach U.S. citizens’ privacy, tech firms say.

People

In search of cyber pros (and other IT rock stars)

FCW Editor-in-Chief Troy Schneider shares five points to remember when submitting nominations for the 2015 Federal 100 awards.

People

Knowing when to stand your ground

New research suggests that strategies for making good decisions where the choices are complex may be very different from those where the clear answer involves courage.

Cybersecurity

Building top-notch information security teams

High-performing security teams look very different today than they did a decade ago, but too many agencies have paid insufficient attention to attracting and developing the right talent.

Cybersecurity

Can DHS get it together?

Slowly but surely, the agency's ability to handle cybersecurity has evolved -- but experts say key hurdles remain.

Emerging Tech

Government’s Sustainability Efforts Present ‘Big Data Opportunity’

A combination of recent federal policies and emerging technologies have the potential to significantly curb agencies’ energy spending.

Emerging Tech

White House Challenge: Make Our First 3-D Printed Christmas Ornament

You don’t even need a 3-D printer.

Digital Government

VA Eyes New Medical Imaging System

The new system will be built on commercial standards for viewing medical images, including X-rays, CT body scans and MRI brain scans.

Digital Government

Race is On for Defense Health Record – but VA Backs Out of Competition

Four teams of contractors are vying for the electronic health record system contract – and the $11 billion prize attached.