Cybersecurity
Nation State-sponsored Attackers Hacked Two Airports, Report Says
The victims were among 75 airports targeted by a prolonged cyberspy operation.
Digital Government
FCC Hits Chinese GPS Jammer Vendor With Record $34.9 Million Fine
Jammer use is close to routine near Portland, Oregon airport.
Cybersecurity
Does the intelligence community have a handle on its contractor workforce?
According to a GAO report, intelligence agencies lack an accurate picture of contractors costs and mission.
Digital Government
Administration Got What It Deserved in Botched HealthCare.gov Rollout, Report Says
Lawmakers attribute the website’s initial failure poor IT and management.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Building a Tiny Mothership to Explore Distant Lunar Oceans
In a new approach to planetary science, a small satellite would rain even smaller satellites on Jupiter's moon.
Digital Government
Upside to Shrinking Budgets? Innovation.
Federal belt-tightening has seen some positive outcomes.
Cybersecurity
Brennan: Technological change tough for CIA
The CIA director also said that although digital footprints aid in tracking down terrorists, they increase the vulnerability of agents in the field.
Modernization
Report: U.S. Marshals’ email folly ruins bitcoin auction
A "reply all" revealed the identities of 40 bidders in an anonymous bitcoin auction.
Digital Government
Can Big Data Boost the Paltry Number of Female and Minority Tech Workers?
One start-up is using public, online information to find more women, minority workers.
Digital Government
The technology taking NASA to Mars
The space agency showcases some of its innovations, big and small.
People
'The critical link is giving people ownership'
Author Rod Pyle discusses what other agencies can learn from the culture and systems that have driven NASA's accomplishments.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Marshals blast email addresses of those interested in anonymous bitcoin auction
Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // United States
Modernization
IRS Emails Wouldn’t Have Vanished in the Cloud
‘It’s an interesting window into how far we still have to go,’ industry official says.
Emerging Tech
Obama Met a Giant, Talking Robot Giraffe at the White House Today
The robotic animal that speaks with a British accent and can carry 30 people is just one oddity in a giraffe-centric news cycle this week.
Modernization
Gauging cloud security across government
FedRAMP is beginning to change the perception that cloud computing is less secure than traditional data centers.
Digital Government
Intel Folks Want to Mimic Brain Circuits
New IARPA project focuses on next-gen machine-learning algorithms.
People
SEC trying out the business information officer
CIO Thomas Bayer brought the idea to government from his time at Capital One.
Digital Government