Cybersecurity
Selfies Could Replace the Password
Devices could scan faces and give access only to the right people.
Modernization
What we've got here is failure to communicate ...
At EA 2014, enterprise architects from across government grappled with the challenge of getting outsiders to understand what they do.
Modernization
Twitter's soft power
A former U.S. diplomat argues that social media is extending the range and influence of foreign leaders
Modernization
IGs and cloud, smartphones and predators, and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
National security implications for financial system cyberattacks?
Investigators have told the president they don't yet know who is behind the attacks, but a new Proofpoint report offers some clues.
Digital Government
Revamped HealthCare.gov site ready for prime time, officials say
CMS executives describe testing efforts, preview changes made for next open enrollment period.
Digital Government
30 Years Later, NOAA Administrator Reflects on Her Spacewalk
The first American woman to walk in space shares her experience, three decades later.
Emerging Tech
Peace Corps Sees Record Interest After Simplified Application Goes Online
Old application involved 60 printed pages and took as long as eight hours to complete.
Cybersecurity
Q&A: White House Cyber Czar on Hiring Cyber Pros, Snowden and the Internet of Things
Michael Daniel has made it his personal mission to understand cybersecurity’s human factor.
Digital Government
HHS Debuts New and Improved HealthCare.gov -- The 'Back' Button Now Works
Officials hope rigorous testing will avert a repeat of last year's fiasco.
Cybersecurity
Australian Network Punts to Prerecorded Programming after Hack
Incident triggered by a malicious email that also affected Australia’s postal service.
Cybersecurity
Patient Records Erroneously Diagnose Woman with Schizophrenia after ID Breach
Healthcare and Public Health // Illinois, United States
Modernization
AT&T Will Pay Millions in Refunds After Charging for Celebrity Gossip and Flirting Tips
The company agreed to a $105 million settlement with state and federal regulators.
Emerging Tech
Why Robots Could Be Awesome Whistleblowers
Workers don't want to be replaced by algorithms or machines. But when it comes to the risky act of exposing corporate wrongdoing, perhaps they could be our friends.
People
Fed millennials are a satisfied bunch
An OPM report found that almost two-thirds of federal employees born since 1980 consider government a good place to work.
Modernization
Big structural challenges face e-voting in the U.S.
An Atlantic Council report explores the challenges of online and mobile device-based voting.
Acquisition
OPM’s breakup with USIS could be a seminal moment
A state-sponsored breach, not other failings, reportedly prompted OPM to terminate its big contract with USIS.
Acquisition
NSA IT, a better interface for CBP, data worries and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization