Digital Government
NDAA’s Done, Election Security’s On Deck and Senators Are Fretting About 3D Gun Printing
Last week also saw a showdown over a phony FCC DDoS attack and a new cyber law to protect small businesses.
Cybersecurity
The disinformation game
The federal government is poised to bring new tools and strategies to bear in the fight against foreign-backed online disinformation campaigns, but how and when they choose to act could have ramifications on the U.S. political ecosystem.
Digital Government
1,400 Google Employees Are Demanding Transparency Around the Company’s Return to China
Google pulled out of China in 2010 because of the country’s censorship policies.
Cybersecurity
DHS Asks Industry’s Help in Major Supply Chain Security Upgrade
The department wants industry’s input on how to detect malicious and counterfeit tech in the government’s supply chain.
Digital Government
The Pentagon Has Its First Chief Data Officer
He'll be responsible for leading the Pentagon's data strategy.
Emerging Tech
Senators Urge Tech and Social Media Companies to Block 3D Printed Gun Files
Will the tech giants step in?
Digital Government
In Congress, election security proposals aim at 2020 cycle
Many of the proposals to fix election security would likely have limited effect in the short term.
Emerging Tech
This Desk Changes When It Senses Your Stress At Work
The desk is a combination of technology, psychology, and design.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeks help with IT supply chain
The Department of Homeland Security is looking for an unclassified source of information about potential cybersecurity risks in the IT supply chain.
Cybersecurity
The U.S. Is Worried That a Russian Satellite Is Really a Weapon
American intelligence agencies have reason to believe the satellite may be surveilling U.S. space assets.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber office plans $640M in buying through 2020
The critical infrastructure cyber protection directorate will likely spin out more than half a billion in procurements through various components.
Digital Government
FCC chairman: truth about site failure should have come out sooner
Ajit Pai told lawmakers that he couldn't alert the public to an event incorrectly designated as a cyberattack without jeopardizing a federal investigation.
Digital Government
Space as a Service: NASA and SpaceX Find a New Way of Putting People Into Orbit
SpaceX could be ferrying astronauts by April 2019.
Ideas
The Federal Workforce is Shrinking—Let Technology Help
Agencies could turn to platforms that help manage the information employees currently manage and process.
Modernization
VA Opens Bids on Revamping its Main Website
VA wants to improve its web presence in a big way.
Cybersecurity
FCC Chief: I Was Between a Rock and a Hard Place on Debunked DDoS Claim
An inspector general determined last week the commission misattributed a commenting system outage during the net neutrality debate to a deliberate digital attack.
Cybersecurity
Watch Out For Travel Scams, FBI Warns
If it seems too good to be true...it probably is.
Ideas
How to Improve Federal Networks for a Better End-User Experience
Agencies can modernize as they optimize.
Digital Government
DHS, states drill on election security
Tabletop training helps states, election officials and DHS see how election cybersecurity detection and response plans might work.
Digital Government