Digital Government
MAP: Just How Big is the World’s Largest Marine Reserve?
From Esri, the map illustrates the expansion of protected areas in the Pacific Ocean.
Digital Government
Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal
The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.
Modernization
When Everything Works Like Your Cell Phone
When a thing connects to the Internet, three things happen: it becomes smart, it becomes hackable, and it's no longer something you own.
Modernization
FBI agents stymied by Sentinel search function
Evidence handlers, who are among the heaviest users of the FBI's online case management system, were the least satisfied, according to an IG report.
Acquisition
Chunk of $450 million aimed at job training goes to cyber
Twenty-five of the 71 grant recipients announced Sept. 29 will focus their programs on cybersecurity and IT.
Digital Government
What the CIO Council could learn from the public health community's 'President's Challenge'
Clear and measurable goals can turn information-sharing into real performance gains.
Modernization
17 hot companies to watch
From security and mobile to data management and open source, these firms are driving innovation in agency IT -- and growing their businesses in the process.
Modernization
Diana Gowen: The big telecom pivot
CenturyLink's longtime public-sector leader discusses the changing market and what to expect with NS2020.
Acquisition
IG slams VA official, Palantir wins ICE contract and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Zero In on Subs, Steal Kentucky Patient Data and Foul Web Developer Site
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
No New VA Patient Schedule System Until 2020 (UPDATED)
VA aims to roll out new software to first 300 users in 2016.
Cybersecurity
Forget Supersonic Jets. The Military Needs an Odometer for Computer Chips.
Project could keep out Chinese counterfeit chips from military systems
Digital Government
IG: VA Overpays Some Temporary Disability Claims
Report on Chicago and Seattle offices shows slow review of claims
Cybersecurity
Student Hacked into Files on Scholarship Awarded to Australian Prime Minister’s Daughter
Education // Sydney, Australia
Digital Government
Buying Coffee vs. Visualizing the Life Cycle of Federal Spending
More DATA Act considerations.
Digital Government
‘Beyond the Law?’ FBI Director Criticizes Apple, Google Privacy Features
The companies will prevent the government from accessing phone data—even with a warrant.
Digital Government
Treasury, OMB chart path to Data Act implementation
While OMB is leading the development of data definition standards, Treasury is concentrating on data exchange standards.
Digital Government
How Big Data Can be Used to Fight Unfair Hiring Practices
Big data may be fraught with peril, but its evangelists say its use could help remedy common—and often unseen—discriminatory behavior. But only if employers really want that.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Increasingly the Gatekeeper of Your Online Identity
The notion that the world outside its homepage remains anonymous is increasingly untrue.
Cybersecurity