Artificial Intelligence
Tomorrow’s Intelligent Malware Will Attack When It Sees Your Face
IBM researchers have injected viruses with neural nets, making them stealthier and precisely targetable.
Digital Government
Here’s How to Actually Stop Google From Tracking Your Location
The search giant can be thwarted.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants to Make Underground Maps on the Fly
The agency is challenging teams to build systems that chart caves, tunnels and underground urban infrastructure.
Digital Government
USDA Wants One Hub to Connect Agency Leaders to Every Employee
The agency wants to pull disparate intranets together and allow two-way communications with employees.
Digital Government
Omarosa’s Recordings Show the Problem with Honor-System Security
The White House relies on employees to turn over any devices prior to entering a secured room but has few fail-safes if they don’t.
Modernization
DISA seeks metrics for cloud SLAs
An interagency working group is putting together a catalog of service level agreement metrics that all federal agencies could use for commercial cloud contracts.
Emerging Tech
How to Ace Your Chatbot Interview
Your next interview will begin with the ping of an incoming text message.
Acquisition
Census grapples with IT and (now) paper challenges
In addition to questions over systems readiness and cybersecurity, the first-ever online census is now working to straighten out issues on the paper-based side of the decennial population count -- all against a ticking clock.
Cybersecurity
FBI selects cyber, IT executives
The FBI named new executives to lead its cyber and IT operations, as some of the agency's top cybersecurity officials move to the private sector.
Cybersecurity
An 11-Year-Old Hacked a Mock Florida Election Site in 10 Minutes
The hacking event was part of a hands-on workshop within the larger cybersecurity conference.
Modernization
Sen. Markey wants details on cyber threats to the U.S. grid
In letters to federal agencies and power companies, Sen. Edward Markey wants more information on reports of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in U.S. power systems.
Cybersecurity
Russian Military Spy Software is on Hundreds of Thousands of Home Routers
In May, the Justice Department told Americans to reboot their routers. But there's more to do — and NSA says it's up to device makers and the public.
People
Employee empowerment and improved performance: The missing link
It has long been assumed that empowering employees can boost an organization's performance, Steve Kelman notes, but new research finally delivers the data to prove it.
Digital Government
Industry Groups Push for Background Check Reform In Intelligence Appropriations Bill
With a backlog of more than 700,000 pending investigations, the groups are pushing for tools to speed up information collection and ways to reduce redundant investigations.
Cybersecurity
Back to School Cyber Tips From US-CERT
Teach your children well and they might not get hacked.
Cybersecurity
One Agency Plans to Lock Employees In a Room Until They Learn Cyber Hygiene
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will be locking employees in escape rooms to test their knowledge of cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Target Marines for Pentagon's Latest Bug Bounty
“Hack the Marine Corps” kicked off with a live-hacking event in Las Vegas.
Modernization