Cybersecurity

Hackers Avenge Kissers, Snap Hospital Photos and Graffiti Qatar

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

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.

People

USPS names Cochrane as CIO

Career postal executive had been serving in an acting capacity.

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.

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.

Cybersecurity

PHP developer site spits out virus

Technology // Web Services

Digital Government

NSA Needs a 12 Step Program

Addictive behavior hurts both addicts and people around them.