Digital Government
Chicago Gets a New Surveillance System Straight Out of a Video Game
By the end of the year, Chicago will have as many as fifty sensors on light poles, tracking everything from humidity and air quality to noise level.
Cybersecurity
Senior DHS official weighs in on cyber legislation
Larry Zelvin, director of the National Cyber and Communications Integration Center, says DHS needs more clarity on its role in scanning other agencies’ networks for cyber threats.
People
Halvorsen echoes Rogers’ call to complete JIE
The Pentagon’s acting CIO offers some blunt talk on how best to deploy a department-wide IT platform.
Acquisition
Four to six teams expected to bid on Defense health record effort
Military health care providers detailed their needs to industry in advance a decade-long multi-billion electronic health record procurement, while inside DOD an effort is underway to improve current data to pave the way for a new provider.
Cybersecurity
White House wants fewer reports, USDA approves ArcGIS and GAO knocks info security
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Ideas
Education Department Apologizes for Offensive 'I'm Poor' Tweet
Image-based tweet featured a screenshot from "Bridesmaids."
Cybersecurity
Google Glass Is the Perfect Tool for Stealing Your Phone's Passcode
Researchers found that the cameras available on some forms of wearable technology can be used to pick up four-digit passcodes typed into an iPad from about 10 feet away.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel approves IT, cyber legislation
FITARA, FISMA updates and a cybersecurity consolidation bill now move to the full Senate, as does the nomination of Shaun Donovan to head OMB.
Modernization
You can lead a horse to data . . .
The goal of a NASA lecture and lab series is to lower the point of entry for people trying to access data, and to teach them how to use it.
Acquisition
Veteran DOD procurement official Ginman to retire
Richard Ginman is leaving the Pentagon after four decades in government and commercial contracting.
Cybersecurity
Hackers breach Montana government server housing 1.3 health records
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Montana, United States
Digital Government
CIA CIO Opens Up About Amazon Cloud
Langley's top tech executive calls the AWS cloud “one of the most important” tech procurements as of late.
Digital Government
State Dept. Bolsters Social Media Campaign Against ISIS, Al-Qaida, Others
English-language outreach pilot gets another six months.
Digital Government
Privacy Groups Sound the Alarm Over FBI’s Facial-Recognition Technology
Advocates push Holder to assess the privacy impact of the FBI's controversial database.
Modernization
Navy and DISA Test Over-the-Air CAC Activation of Smartphones
Proving you are who you say you are on a Droid.
Emerging Tech
At This School, You Can Check Out Drones Like Library Books
Instead of a library card, you'll need training, a professor's endorsement, and a willingness to assume liability for accidents.
Digital Government
Google Is Becoming a Domain Registrar
Google has been an ICANN registrar for a while, but they have never before sold domains.
Cybersecurity