Cybersecurity

Frequency, cost of cyberattacks on the rise

The cost of cybercrime averaged more than $11 million as reported across 60 organizations in a recent survey.

Cybersecurity

PureVPN admits hackers got in, not the feds though

Web Services // Hong Kong, China

Digital Government

NSA's Massive New Data Center Experiences Major Electrical Failures

The Utah center has suffered 10 meltdowns over 13 months.

Digital Government

Nextgov Prime Conference Moves to November

Due to the government shutdown, Government Executive Media Group is rescheduling its annual IT event for Nov. 20-21.

Digital Government

DoD Acquisitions Staff Have No Money to Buy Stuff

And if they can’t do their jobs, they may be refurloughed, Hagel warns.

Modernization

Judge rules for Amazon Web Services over IBM in CIA cloud case

Court overturns GAO's decision on bid protest; IBM says it will appeal.

Emerging Tech

Government Tweets Down Sharply During Shutdown

Employees running some of the governments most popular Twitter accounts have been furloughed.

Digital Government

Homeland Security Relaxed Immigration Enforcement During Tropical Storm Karen

But due to furloughs, DHS couldn't post guidance for local authorities.

Digital Government

Why Defense CIOs Remain Furloughed

Tech shops aren’t covered by the legal interpretation that ended most DoD furloughs.

Digital Government

Shutdown Shuts Out Foreign Employees

Labor Dept.'s iCert Portal isn't accepting applications that are required for H-1B visas.

People

HealthCare.gov bug fixes underway

The portal for Americans in states without their own health insurance exchanges is undergoing some rehabilitation after a shaky start.

Digital Government

6 questions for IBM, Amazon and the CIA

Arguments have begun in the Amazon Web Services-IBM dispute over the CIA's cloud services contract.

Digital Government

Obamacare Software Failures Confirmed

Healthcare.gov gets coding touch-ups after bugs and glitches in its first week.

People

Feds' personal tweets give insight to #ShutdownLife

Justin Herman's 'shutdown beard' updates and Dan Munz's political opinions are among the interesting tweets that the shutdown is inspiring.

Digital Government

Big data is big loser in priorities survey

More than half of government IT leaders expect no increase spending on big data in 2014, survey reveals.

Modernization

Commentary: Would the Government Have Shut Down Without Twitter?

The echo chamber at the heart of Washington's problems.

Digital Government

The FBI Plans to Sell What Could Be Millions of Dollars in Bitcoins

The size of the Silk Road seizure of the alternative currency has yet to be determined.

Emerging Tech

Rein In Solar Subsidies, Power Companies Say

Utilities target state solar regulations.

Cybersecurity

Many Coast Guard furloughs could end

A law that puts DOD employees back to work despite the shutdown also applies to the Coast Guard, says DHS head.

Cybersecurity

Biometrics go mobile

The iPhone's fingerprint scanner could usher in a new era of authentication for mobile devices, but agencies are a long way from abandoning pass codes.