Digital Government
Most attacks on federal networks financially motivated
Data shows hackers want to steal money, not classified information.
Digital Government
Open Internet Coalition to FCC: Don't wait for Congress
Pushing back against a raft of lawmakers whom have urged the Federal Communications Commission to let Congress act first on Internet regulation, the Open Internet Coalition implored the commission not to wait for the legislative body to move forward with reclassification of broadband.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon mulls plan for NSA to monitor Defense contractors' network traffic
The Defense and Homeland Security departments are considering a plan that would allow the National Security Agency to monitor certain Defense contractors' networks for malicious activity, according a report posted by The Atlantic Web site.
Digital Government
Feds meet to find ways to fix federal IT development
The Information Technology Acquisition Advisory Council wants agencies to focus on project results, not reporting and compliance.
Digital Government
Insourcing is not just a dollars issue
“We weren’t seeing the savings we had hoped from insourcing,” said Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Aug. 9. He was referring to work DoD had brought back in-house from the private sector, and made the statement during a press conference to explain his sweeping new plan to cut overhead and make better use of the department’s dollars.
Digital Government
DARPA sets privacy rules for its programs
New privacy principles provide ethics framework for future DARPA research.
Digital Government
Lost VA BlackBerrys Redux
I think tracking lost Veterans Affairs Department BlackBerry gadgets may become a regular feature here, with <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/08/va_data_breaches_go_live.php?oref=latest_posts>reports on Wednesday</a> and in <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/06/wheres_your_blackberry.php>June</a> -- and, here now, Thursday's roundup of the number of the gizmos lost so far this year by VA employees.
Acquisition
Another GSA monopoly issue?
Blogger Steve Kelman is skeptical about GSA’s tight hold on leasing authority in the federal government.
Ideas
Reshuffling May Impair OGov
A rearrangement of staff within the White House may dilute the already weak enforcement of the president's open government directive, the Washington nonprofit Sunlight Foundation contends.
Digital Government
Crazy Like a Fox
When it comes to managing patients' electronic medical records, insurance companies would not be an obvious choice for the job. After all, insurers are notorious for using information to deny claims. Can you say "pre-existing condition?" The seemingly inherent conflict of interest is akin to that of having the proverbial fox guard the eternally vulnerable hen house. In health care as in poultry management, the well-being of entities under care is brought into question.
Cybersecurity
SSH Brute Force Spotted
New reports are filtering in to SANS' Internet Storm Center about a new SSH brute force script, possibly named "dd_ssh."
People
Social media emerge as digital avenue for emergency response
The public increasingly is turning to Facebook and Twitter for help in emergencies -- and it expects government agencies to be paying attention, according to a new Red Cross survey.
Digital Government
Going Beyond a Resume
The average number of resumes viewed by technology hiring managers and recruiters is up 50 percent this year, according to this month's issue of the <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzkyNTQxfENoaWxkSUQ9Mzk3MjE5fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1">Dice Report</a>. But that number represents the under-the-radar job market, where employers -- 80 percent of them, in fact -- are searching resume databases before posting their job publicly. As a result, it's important for technology professionals to highlight their achievements on social networking websites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and personal blogs, Dice notes.
People
VA data breach reports available online
The Veterans Affairs Department invites the public to view its monthly reports on data breaches and on lost and stolen laptops and BlackBerrys.
People