Cybersecurity
NSA Surveillance Back in Crosshairs on Hill
Senators work behind closed doors to lift the opacity of NSA's domestic-surveillance.
People
Samantha Kott Kouril: Undaunted by challenge
Knowing little about IT didn't keep this Rising Star from accepting an internship at GSA, where she's now a project manager.
Cybersecurity
The fight against biometric spoofing
Make-up, photographs and digital recorders are tools in the biometric hacker's toolbox, but efforts are underway to make systems more resistant to them.
People
Cloud failure temporarily crashes HealthCare.gov
The main public face of Obamacare is back in service after the latest in a string of embarrassing difficulties took it offline.
Cybersecurity
Brit allegedly hacked federal networks to obtain service member details
Government (U.S.) // United States
Digital Government
HealthCare.gov Roundup: Nov. 30, Top of the ‘Punch List,’ Rap Genius
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
Digital Government
Six Veterans Receive Cyber Warrior Scholarships
New financial assistance aims to close the cybersecurity skills gap.
Digital Government
DARPA Looks to Brain Zapping to Treat PTSD and TBI
Research requires implanting up to 100 battery-powered electrodes in the brain.
Cybersecurity
Hagel Wants Unclassified Sensitive Data Protected From Cyber Spying
Oct. 10 memo lays out the new directives.
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