Ideas
Federal Network Security: 4 Easy Steps to Get the Basics Right
With so many resources focused on preventing the next big security threat, are agencies vulnerable to the rest of the threats out there?
Modernization
Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Law: Who Gets to Shut Off Devices?
Is there a better way to talk about a feature that will allow cellphones to be shut down remotely?
Digital Government
Hiring a Developer? Don’t Do These 5 Things
Without changing anything about your applicant pool, you can hire different people and your company will do better.
People
Report: Smith as CTO is 'basically a done deal'
Fortune reports that Google executive Megan Smith will replace U.S. CTO Todd Park.
Cybersecurity
McClure to Veris, Microsoft in court, tech transfer at Los Alamos and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
White House Staff List a Who’s Who of Former Google Employees
The Obama administration is looking to a pool of private-sector talent for people willing to bring their professional expertise to new jobs with the government.
Cybersecurity
Apple Launches Investigation Into Celebrity iCloud Hack
The tech company is scrambling to do damage control.
Digital Government
How data analytics can improve real property management
Real estate is a massive (and complicated) part of agency operations. Leading-edge analytics help make the most of existing footprints.
Digital Government
GSA’s McClure to Lead Cloud Strategy at Private Firm
The new role will put him in familiar territory, working with federal and state agencies to develop cloud computing strategies.
Cybersecurity
NGA's school for agile
A request for training offers more evidence of the federal pivot to agile.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Conceal Spyware in Industrial Software Firm’s Site to Probe Visitors
Infected site attracts companies from automotive, aerospace and manufacturing sectors.
Cybersecurity
Huge Heartbleed data theft logged
An FBI warning says an attacker is targeting personal data and valuable intellectual property, such as information related to the development of medical devices and equipment.
Digital Government
LinkedIn self-censoring "sensitive" posts about China
Steve Kelman takes issue with western firms' acquiescence to Chinese "prohibitions."
Cybersecurity
Nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Other Female Hotties Emerge Online
Entertainment // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Spyware was injected into an industrial software firm’s website to probe visitors’ computers
Manufacturing // Technology // Transportation
Acquisition
The perils of petascale IT projects
Why SBInet, HealthCare.gov and ECSS are just the beginning of large-scale IT project failures.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Score IDs of S. Korean Population, Roil New Zealand Election and Drain Norwegian Oil
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Obama Resurrects Intel Advisory Panel
President Obama named six new members to the board -- including the CEO of UPS.
Digital Government
As Todd Park Becomes Top Tech Recruiter, What's Next for CTO Role?
Park’s departure leaves a job opening in Washington -- one with unclear requirements.
Digital Government