Cybersecurity
DOJ continues push for encrypted comms
New proposals by Western governments to increase law enforcement access to encrypted data continue to generate the same objections from cybersecurity and cryptography experts.
Digital Government
House opposition starts to take shape
House Republicans announced a slew of changes to key committee posts.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky Loses Appeal Against Congressional Ban
It’s official: Kaspersky can’t do business with the federal government.
People
OSC warns against anti-Trump 'resistance' chatter
A memo from a civil service protection office warns feds about possible Hatch Act violations arising from impeachment chatter or mentions of "resistance" while on the job.
Digital Government
New U.S. Secret Service Lapel Pins Will Come with a Secret Security Feature
It's more than just a pin.
Cybersecurity
Half a Billion People Now Have Reason to Be Furious with Marriott
Starwood Preferred Guest participants are highly likely to have very sensitive information compromised, including passport and payment numbers.
Digital Government
Federal CIO Office Cyber Lead Is Leaving Government
Joshua Moses will depart for the private sector.
Cybersecurity
White House Launches Cyber Reskilling Program
In its trial run, Federal Cybersecurity Reskilling Academy will certify some 25 feds with non-technical backgrounds as cyber defense analysts.
Cybersecurity
OMB looks to retrain feds to fill cyber needs
The federal government is taking steps to fill high-demand, skills-gap positions in tech by retraining employees already working within agencies without a cyber or IT background.
Ideas
How to Conquer Digital Disruption with Transparency and Collective Resilience
The upside is tremendous.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Nov. 30
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Modernization
House Passes Bill to Improve Government’s Digital Services
The IDEA Act would require agencies to upgrade their websites to meet basic security and usability standards, but lawmakers did make some changes.
Cybersecurity
ACLU Pushes Court to Release Secret Facebook Wiretap Order
The devil is in the details.
Digital Government
House passes SMART IoT Act
The bill would require the Commerce Department to study the state of internet of things and any existing regulations in the area.
Artificial Intelligence
Marines Turn to Artificial Intelligence to Better Deploy Troops
The tool could help top brass determine which battalions and gear are most prepared for battle.
Acquisition
OPM extends credit monitoring, expects new contract by year's end
The Office of Personnel Management says it expects to wrap up the re-compete award for its credit monitoring contract covering those whose data was breached as part of the OPM hacks.
Digital Government
Vendors Challenged More Federal Contracts in 2018
And they got something out of the protest process less than half the time.
People
Risk Management Framework adoption hits stumbling blocks at DOD
As DOD shifts away from compliance, the old methods are becoming barriers to new risk management policies.
Emerging Tech