Cybersecurity
GSA Took 800 Days to Notify Some Data Breach Victims
The agency also changed its rules in ways that could make notifications for breach victims less timely, an agency auditor found.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Breach Healthcare.gov
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acknowledged 75,000 people's records were accessed but haven’t disclosed who might be behind it.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: GSA slow-walked breach notification
The inspector general at the General Services Administration said that the agency didn't adequately implement corrective actions in the wake of a 2015 data breach.
Digital Government
NARA, GSA team up to promote electronic records management
A new one-stop shop for electronic records management tools is designed to help agencies keep up with the looming governmentwide goal of going paperless.
Digital Government
The Most Productive Meetings Don’t Have Slide Decks
Have a conversation, not a lecture.
Cybersecurity
Report: Facebook Is Shopping for a Cybersecurity Company
They won't be able to find one on Facebook marketplace, however.
Digital Government
Eliminating Tech Tribalism in Government
Are public sector agencies ready take tech collaboration to the next level? Our survey says government officials want to, but don’t know where to start.
Artificial Intelligence
Companies Are On The Hook If Their Hiring Algorithms Are Biased
Machine learning can't solve everything.
People
White House pitches tech giants on civic service
The Office of American Innovation hosted some of the biggest names in U.S. tech to explore ways to inject government with tech expertise from the private sector through "tours of duty."
Ideas
Insider Threats Are Alive and Well. Take These 6 Steps to Reduce Risk.
The recent sentencing of a National Security Agency analyst shows agencies need to remain vigilant.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Oct. 22
Top stories, quick hits and more from FCW's reporters and editors.
Cybersecurity
Election Day Security Chat Room Will Be Open to More Than 3,000 County-Level Officials
The chat room will operate on an unclassified level and invite participation from across U.S. counties, a DHS official said.
Digital Government
Census Bureau: Tests show tech is saving time and money
While the agency is facing multiple challenges to operations for the 2020 population count, officials said the use of tech to obtain responses from U.S. residents and carry out enumerations on the ground will pay dividends.
Digital Government
DOJ charges Russian national in $35M election influence plot
The Department of Justice charged a Russian national with overseeing financial operations for a multinational social media influence campaign tied to the Russian government.
Digital Government
The U.S. is About to Redefine the Occupations That Qualify For H-1B Visas
Experts expect the criteria to become more stringent.
Emerging Tech
Researchers Have Discovered a Way to Track 3D Printed Guns
Even printers have fingerprints.
Cybersecurity