Modernization
VA's digital benefits system closes in on 1M claims
Department credits a fully deployed computer system with helping make a sizable dent in the department’s disability claims backlog.
Cybersecurity
IARPA unveils work on predictive intelligence
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity held its first industry day Oct. 30, and in doing so underlined predictive intelligence as a priority.
Digital Government
Why Ebola Vaccine May Not Stop Epidemic
The earliest human trials—that is, initial safety studies in small numbers of volunteers—are underway.
Cybersecurity
NIST spells out information-sharing best practices
A draft document from the National Institute of Standards and Technology aims to improve agencies’ sharing of cyber threat information.
Digital Government
What feds can learn from political campaigns
Elections are increasingly driven by systems that combine the power of social media and big data to connect with citizens. Those same principles can help agency IT as well.
Acquisition
CBP stops background checks to wait for PII upgrades
The DHS agency filed justifications for changes to blanket purchase agreements with a handful of IT systems providers.
Cybersecurity
Malware warning, Microsoft security and the Army's G-6 handoff
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Are the White House Hackers Gone?
There's a possibility the unnamed attacker is still there.
Digital Government
Megan Smith Thinks Every Child Should Be Able to Code
The U.S. chief technology officer and former vice president of Google[x] believes the key to innovation is early STEM education.
Cybersecurity
Florida Clinic Refuses to Pay Computer Hostage-takers
Healthcare and Public Health // Florida, United States
Modernization
Defense Mobile Update: BlackBerry Still Dominates
BlackBerry devices in use by the Defense Department total 85,000 -- 10 times the number of Apple and Android devices.
Cybersecurity
NSA Chief Warns Companies Against Revenge Hacking
"Hacking back" may be illegal, Michael Rogers said. But his advice doesn't apply to the agency he heads.
Cybersecurity
Assessing the White House breach
The breach apparently affected only unclassified networks, but the White House is revealing few details.
Digital Government
British Spies Allowed to Access U.S. Data Without a Warrant
Newly released documents from the British government reveal a lack of judicial oversight for how it sifts through communications data collected by the NSA and other foreign governments.
Digital Government
PwC pitches open-source electronic health records
Firm touts cost and flexibility in its VistA-based bid for an $11 billion defense health record contract.
Digital Government
Today's Lesson -- Aging Soviet Rocket Engine Doesn't Fly
Orbital Sciences Corp. tried to launch a mission to the International Space Station using rocket engines built four decades ago
Emerging Tech