Cybersecurity
Hackers Avenge Kissers, Snap Hospital Photos and Graffiti Qatar
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
Pentagon: Navy and Marines Must Use DISA Email Cloud
The Air Force is still concerned about the costs of moving unclassified email.
Emerging Tech
HealthCare.gov’s New Chief Fixer Doesn’t Know Who’s on the Team
QSSI said Thursday it wasn’t familiar with a plan to fix the ailing marketplace; On Friday it was leading the team.
Acquisition
Zients promises big improvements by Thanksgiving
"Let me be clear: Healthcare.gov is fixable," administration's point man for the fixes declares.
Cybersecurity
NIST draft cyber framework spotlights workforce woes
Emphasis is not on recruiting, but on defining the skills that will be needed.
Digital Government
New Plan to Fix Obamacare Website by Nov. 30
Back-end data issues are at the top of the punch list, Zients says.
Cybersecurity
Is Jeh Johnson ready for DHS' tech challenges?
President's pick to head the Department of Homeland Security has lots to learn about the sprawling agency.
Emerging Tech
CGI’s HealthCare.gov Testimony is Annotated on Rap Genius
The site designed to decode rap lyrics has become a source of news analysis.
Digital Government
Unleash your inner inventor on NASA patents
Space agency posts patents in hopes of crowdsourcing new tech solutions.
Digital Government
Front-End HealthCare.gov Problems May Be Masking Bigger Back-End Problems
Are enrollment glitches a blessing in disguise?
Digital Government
The Health Care Website Is Not Like Facebook
Comparing the two platforms, as one congressman did Thursday morning, doesn't quite work.
Digital Government
How Did the White House Find Its Twitter Mole?
The same way leakers are always surfaced – with misinformation.
Cybersecurity
Stuxnet Leaker Might Be the General Credited with Getting It Started
Investigation reportedly zeroing in on James Cartwright.
Digital Government
In-memory computing gaining momentum?
Technology advances and declining prices are sparking a "real-time data revolution," industry experts say.
Cybersecurity
Hagel Could Remove One of the NSA Chief’s Key Duties: Running Cyber Command
The National Security Agency director's dual role exacerbates tension between the intelligence and military communities, former officials say.
Digital Government
Beware the mobile threat
The attacks on mobile devices are multiplying and growing deviously creative, and recognizing that is the first step to better security.
Cybersecurity
McCormack to be next DHS CIO
Current Justice Department CIO had previously served at DHS' immigration and border protection components.
Digital Government