Cybersecurity
Saks Staff Splurged $400,000 on Shoes Using Customers’ Credit Card Data
Ringleader allegedly gave sales associates lists of items to fraudulently purchase.
Acquisition
Sharpe explains what's in the hallways
The head of the Federal Acquisition Service says “category hallways” will be beacons to federal buyers and suppliers looking for ways to manage the procurement process.
Digital Government
Who really owns that government data?
The latest kerfuffle over stimulus spending data points to a wider problem with agencies' dependence on proprietary systems.
Digital Government
Not Just Silicon Valley: Feds Have a Gender Tech Gap, Too
Here's what the government can do as an employer to get its house in order.
Cybersecurity
Nigerian Financial Company IT Worker Wanted for $40 Million Bank Hack
Financial Services // Abuja, Nigeria
Cybersecurity
Saks Personnel Splurged $400,000 on Shoes Using Customers’ Credit Card Data
Financial Services // Manufacturing // New York, United States
Cybersecurity
EXCLUSIVE: New Connect.gov Aims to Consolidate Your Passwords
VA.gov, other federal sites will accept universal credentials starting this fall.
Digital Government
VA Lays Groundwork for Private Health Care
The agency wants the private sector to manage a key part of project.
Digital Government
White House Introduces New Class of Innovation Fellows
Private sector whizzes to spend a year on government problems.
Digital Government
Who Didn’t Win a Piece of This Army Infosec Deal?
The winners include 11 large firms tapped for $5 billion in contracts and 10 small ones whose slice of the pie is valued at $2.1 billion.
Modernization
DOD communications: Bringing it all together
DISA, the Army and the Air Force are expecting an RFP release for unified capabilities in a private cloud by the end of the year.
Emerging Tech
FBI's Facial-Recognition Technology Goes Live
Next-gen facial-recognition technology has arrived, despite concerns from privacy groups.
Digital Government
Mikey Dickerson: No Paper Pushing at US Digital Service
The head of the U.S. Digital Service is taking a fix-it first approach to his office.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Seek Todd Park Subpoena Over HealthCare.gov Security
Panel charges White House involvement in Obamacare website woes.
People
Making the health data move
Karen DeSalvo is leading a years-long process to create standards for interoperability in heath IT.
Digital Government
Do robots dream of big government?
Law professor Ryan Calo suggests getting out in front of the regulatory gap in robotics by establishing a Federal Robotics Commission.
Cybersecurity
Treasure map, biometric ID, DISA devices and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government