Cybersecurity
Police Allegedly Vetted Dates Using Law Enforcement Database
While working at an investigations bureau in California, cops visited dating websites Tinder, eHarmony and Match.com.
Cybersecurity
Thousands of Weather Satellite Bugs Won’t Be Fixed For Years
IG slams Raytheon and NOAA for failing to fix security holes on ground control system.
Cybersecurity
About 72% of S. Korean Adults Affected by Data Raid
Entertainment // Financial Services
Cybersecurity
Police Accused of Screening Dates Using Law Enforcement Database
Government (U.S.) // California, United States
Emerging Tech
Which US Company Will Help the Government Send Americans to Space?
A different kind of space race is coming to an end.
Cybersecurity
6 Charts That Show Why Utilities, Businesses are Concerned About Cyber
Survey finds organizations are simply not prepared to deal with advanced cyber threats
Digital Government
Under Further Scrutiny, Obamacare Website Gets CEO
Twenty HealthCare.gov-related contracts cost more than estimated, while the cost of seven more than doubled.
Cybersecurity
HealthCare.gov's new CEO, NGA's mapping contract and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
How VA hopes to fix its scheduling system
Embattled agency promises an RFP for commercial solutions by late September, and aims to pick a vendor by year's end.
Digital Government
Pentagon Accepts Bids on Long-Awaited Health Records Contract
The solicitation is the first step in what could be an $11 billion effort over the next decade to modernize the Pentagon's health records system.
Digital Government
VA to Kick Off Hunt For New Patient Scheduling System Next Month
By the end of September, VA plans to issue a solicitation for a new system to manage the scheduling of veterans’ medical appointments.
People
The women behind OSTP
Five years ago, the office of the chief technology officer was effectively a boys' club. But times have changed.
Digital Government
Millions of Weather Records Pose Big Data Challenge for Scientists
Scientists are embarking on data rescue missions all over the world to find and digitize old climate information.
Cybersecurity
DARPA wants smarter ways to measure brain activity
Agency hopes to detect activity in a single neuron, from a distance -- no surgery or tissue-singeing allowed.
Cybersecurity
Behind the Huge Cyberattack Campaign Against Latin American Governments
The Moscow-based cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab, which claims to have unearthed the campaign, has given it a name: El Machete.
Acquisition
DOD releases RFP for $11 billion health record project
The long-awaited procurement will modernize military health records and must sync with Veterans Affairs systems.
People
FCC taps Scott Jordan for CTO role
Replacement for Henning Schulzrinne hails from University of California, Irvine.
Modernization
Taming the wild west of cloud acquisition
Federal buyers have a variety of ways to approach cloud services. Here are some strategies for cutting through the chaos to find the best solution for your agency.
People