Digital Government
OMB to update old cybersecurity guidelines
Three former OMB officials are working on effort to revise circular.
Cybersecurity
Report: Secret cyberwar against Iranian nukes began under Bush
The U.S. and Israel initiated a series of cyberattacks against Iranian program.
Digital Government
Navy seeks algorithms to make sense of unstructured intelligence data
Service leaders want to be able to identify threats more quickly.
Digital Government
Kelman gets schooled in China
A Harvard professor visits a university on the other side of the world.
People
Bill with pay freeze extension passes House
A bill whose primary purpose is to fund certain military and VA activites would also extend a freeze on federal pay for certain employees.
Digital Government
What's new about evidence-based budgeting?
The recent memo on evidence-based budgeting builds on the work of the past. What's new in it?
Modernization
Energy inventory missed 500 data centers
Those omitted from a count the department sent OMB are managed mostly by contractors.
Cybersecurity
Possible Iranian hack of NASA stresses need for site certification
A computer analyst who retraced the attackers’ self-reported steps says the space agency’s login Web page likely was unprotected.
Digital Government
T-Mobile challenges Verizon’s spectrum claims
T-Mobile is challenging Verizon’s claim that it is the most efficient user of spectrum, pointing to a new study.
Digital Government
Developer Recorded Future raises $12 million for forecasting technology
CIA investment wing In-Q-Tel participated in the venture capital round.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX splashes down
The first commercial space vehicle to reach the space station came back to Earth.
Cybersecurity
Lockheed Martin wins $496 million contract with Justice, U.S. Marshals
Company will supply IT and security services.
Modernization
BlackBerry tells feds: Get on the bus
Research In Motion is looking to shore up loyalty among federal workers.
Emerging Tech
State sees progress against international Internet regulation plans
Lawmakers are fearful that International Telecommunication Union may become too powerful.
Digital Government
Big data commission set up to aid agencies
IBM and SAP execs will co-chair a group whose goal is to improve the use of big data.
People
IG slams Energy Department for wasting energy
An audit finds the agency overlooked hundreds of data centers in its data center management efforts.
Digital Government
.Bank, .global could be coming to your browser
The proposed domain name extension program will be announced on June 13.
People
White House threatens to strike down bill to extend pay freeze
An appropriations bill that funds military construction and veterans' programs also would add another year to the federal employee pay freeze for some employees.
Acquisition
VA failed to set aside work for vets, GAO finds
A bid protest charged that VA officials didn’t comply with the law and regulations when awarding an emergency notification services contract.
Cybersecurity