Modernization
FBI seeks on-premise cloud for crime data division
Data centers at the Criminal Justice Information Services headquarters in Clarksburg, W.Va., could be in line for an upgrade.
Modernization
FBI seeks on-premise cloud for crime data division
The FBI is looking to expand its virtual brain.
Digital Government
Commerce Has the Best Data, Will Hire Chief Data Officer, Secretary Says
Penny Pritzker was speaking at a conference in California.
Digital Government
Pentagon 1992 Memo Detailed Information Warfare Strategy
Called for corruption of enemy systems.
Acquisition
Teaching feds not to fear the FAR
How HHS is trying to innovate without breaking the rules for federal contracting.
Digital Government
The Democratization of Drone Warfare
Once a symbol of outright American military superiority, drones are on their way to becoming an ordinary weapon of war.
Emerging Tech
If You’re Anonymously Editing Wikipedia from Capitol Hill, Everyone Will Know
Here’s what you should do instead.
Emerging Tech
This Robot Will Soon Help Boeing Build its 777 Airplanes
The benefits, besides faster build times and quality improvements, include increased workplace safety.
Modernization
FBI Explores Commercial Cloud Capabilities
Needs 1 petabyte of storage, which is enough to house the U.S. population’s DNA and then clone it twice.
Digital Government
In Net-Neutrality Push, Democrats Aim to Make the Internet a Utility
The controversial move would give the FCC sweeping new powers over Internet providers.
People
Booz Allen CEO to retire at year's end
Ralph Shrader has been with the management and technology firm for four decades; his successor will step in on Jan. 1.
Digital Government
VA Had 31 Percent Error Rate in Crash 2013 Claims Processing Project
Raters felt pressured to do job in two months.
Modernization
Network disruptions, DISA's DECC shutdown and still more industry advice
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Does interoperability have to be hard?
Everyone agrees that electronic health record systems work only when different platforms can communicate, but standards are still a work in progress.
Cybersecurity
Panel recommends NIST declare independence from NSA
"NIST may seek the advice of the NSA on cryptographic matters but it must be in a position to assess it and reject it when warranted,” says a report from the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology.
Cybersecurity
The CIA Might Have Your Password After All
According to journalist Barton Gellman, a confidant of Edward Snowden, the spy agency’s viral account is funny—but not telling the whole truth.
Digital Government
Google, Facebook, Netflix Make Their Official Case for Net Neutrality
The FCC is nearing the deadline for the first round of comments on the controversial proposal.
Cybersecurity
Critical infrastructure under attack -- and unprepared
Only about one in four executives in a new survey said security was among the top five strategic priorities at their companies.
Cybersecurity
Another day, another cyber indictment
A second indictment in as many months accuses the owner of a Chinese aviation firm of selling data stolen from U.S. defense contractors to state-owned companies in China.
Cybersecurity