Cybersecurity
White House Orders Agencies to Defend the Skies From Cyberattacks
In its National Strategy for Aviation Security, the Trump administration called on the government to be more proactive in spotting threats to U.S. airspace.
Policy
Trump Officially Directs Pentagon to Create Space Force, Within Air Force
If Congress approves, Space Force would exist like the Marine Corps within the Navy Department.
Modernization
DHS looks to overhaul data centers, move to cloud
The Department of Homeland Security is looking for industry advice about how to best consolidate its two main enterprise computing data centers and modernize with a more cloud-based infrastructure.
Modernization
GSA Highlights E-Commerce Portal Feedback
One of the General Services Administration’s top acquisition officials provided an update on more than 200 pages of feedback received from industry on e-commerce portal plans.
Digital Government
Use of online Social Security accounts is changing
As the number of online Social Security users has shot up, the percentage of users who access their statements online has plummeted.
Cybersecurity
Federal Officials Want Public Input on Election Tech Requirements
The most recent Voluntary Voting System Guidelines include a call for paper ballots.
Digital Government
OPM Wants Agencies to Show Their Work on Management Agenda Tech and Data Goals
Annual human capital reviews are coming and agencies have to show progress meeting the administration’s workforce, tech and data priorities.
Emerging Tech
Trump Science Adviser Stresses the Benefits of Private Research Funding
Kelvin Droegemeier tells academic groups he favors stronger industry ties.
Cybersecurity
Supply Chain Attacks Spiked 78 Percent in 2018, Cyber Researchers Found
But general phishing attempts dropped for the fourth year in a row.
Cybersecurity
It's time to rethink our approach to cybersecurity training
Cyber reskilling programs may make sense for human resources, but not as a strategy for defending critical networks.
Cybersecurity
Sandia supercharges the honeypot
Tech from Sandia National Lab spies on would-be cyber adversaries in real time.
Cybersecurity
You Have 19 Minutes to React If the Russians Hack Your Network
After Moscow's hackers breach one PC, that network's defenders have less than a half-hour to prevent wider data theft or destruction, a new report finds.
Modernization
Judge Puts Hold on Lawsuit on Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract
The battle over the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract just got more interesting.
Artificial Intelligence
Survey: Feds Don’t Think Agencies Are Preparing Them to Use AI
Only a quarter of government employees think agencies have done a good job explaining how the tech will affect their jobs, researchers found.
Cybersecurity
Congress bucks DHS on bid to move cyber research funding
Millions in cybersecurity research and development dollars will stay in DHS' Science and Technology directorate.
Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike: Nation-state cyber operations gaining steam
Cyber operations have become even more integral to global powers, according to a threat report, even as the U.S. seeks to impose greater costs for bad behavior in the digital space.
Cybersecurity
FDIC’s Top 3 Challenges Are All Tech Related
Among the financial regulator’s biggest challenges, IT modernization and cybersecurity topped the list.
Emerging Tech