Cybersecurity
Capital One Employee Poached Customer Account Data
Financial Services // Vermont, United States
Cybersecurity
Judges Skeptical NSA Spying Violates Privacy Rights
In reviewing a post-Snowden case Tuesday, an appeals court questioned whether the government’s bulk collection of phone records needs to be reined in.
Cybersecurity
The Next Big Thing in the Fight Against Hackers: Self-Healing Computers
Agency networks should not only be able to continuously detect hackers and throttle their destructive tactics -- but also robotically bounce back, an NSA official says.
Digital Government
DISA in Compliance with Cloud Security Standards
Three vendors in use; seven under assessment.
Emerging Tech
Can Facebook's 'I Voted' Button Really Skew an Election?
Facebook believes that in 2010, its election-day module was responsible for more than 600,000 additional votes.
Acquisition
FITARA supporters ‘optimistic’ about lame duck
Which party wins control of the Senate might be less important to passage of key IT acquisition legislation than how much time is left on the legislative clock.
Digital Government
Staff changes at Cyber Command, West shifts to FDIC and Kendall talks acquisition
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Acquisition
Rung looks to procurement workforce, collaboration
Specific proposals on hiring will be forthcoming soon, says the Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator.
Digital Government
DOD tries to allay industry fears on intellectual property
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Katrina McFarland says the Pentagon wants to own the interoperable parts of a system, not a firm’s commercial secrets.
Modernization
What happens when you drop a nuclear warhead on concrete?
Sandia Labs test is designed to replicate a crane accidentally dropping the weapon's re-entry body onto a concrete surface.
People
Are internships the secret weapon for hiring young talent into government?
Steve Kelman explains how the Pathways Programs offer agencies a fast track to hiring recent graduates.
Cybersecurity
Attention, HHS: Don’t Do What Australia Did with Its Online Health Exchange
Down under, a government-administered health exchange accidentally exposed consumer data online.
Cybersecurity
Annual Defense Bill Likely To Slip in Cyber Clampdown on Contractors
More China bashing, ill-constructed wording or what?
Digital Government
Army to Manpack Tactical Radio Vendors: Go on a Diet
Other items on the Army’s to-do list: Boosting battery life and transmitting power
Cybersecurity
NSA Surveillance is About to go on Trial. Here's What You Need to Know
More than a year after Edward Snowden’s disclosures, an Appeals Court will weigh the government’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records.
Digital Government
How a 1983 Plane Crash Helped Speed Up Civilian Use of GPS
The Reagan administration sped up the implementation of location-finding services for civilian use after the Soviet military shot down a passenger aircraft.
Emerging Tech
Why Self-Driving Buses -- Not Cars -- Are the Future of Transportation
The autonomous car will not be nearly as autonomous as its champions would have you believe.
Digital Government