Cybersecurity
Microsoft targets copycat influence websites
Microsoft went to court to take down websites it believes to be part of a foreign intelligence operation targeting conservative think tanks and the U.S. Senate.
Artificial Intelligence
Schools Are Using AI to Track What Students Write on Their Computers
This software is raising ethical concerns about the line between safety and privacy.
Modernization
Someone Is Waging a Secret War to Undermine the Pentagon’s Huge Cloud Contract
The battle for the Defense Department’s $10 billion war cloud is getting a lot more interesting.
Artificial Intelligence
DHS Funds Machine Learning Tool to Boost Other Countries' Airport Security
The system would help countries determine if air travelers pose security risks without investing in expensive analytics software or personnel.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky Ban Draws Few Public Comments
Only three people commented on the rule implementing the Kaspersky ban.
Emerging Tech
Teaching Kids to Code During the Summer—for $1,000 a Week
Are private summer camps exacerbating tech's diversity problem?
Modernization
FAA explores shifting its network to FISMA high
The Federal Aviation Administration is exploring an upgrade to the information security categorization of IT systems as part of air traffic control modernization.
Digital Government
The U.S. Government Wants to Wiretap Facebook Messenger in an MS-13 Case
The government and tech companies have for years been at odds over privacy considerations.
Cybersecurity
Border wall still looms large in FY19 funding talks
With time growing short on the appropriations calendar, border wall funding could still be an issue when it comes to keeping the government open in October.
Digital Government
Nearly 200 Former CIA Agents, Navy Officers, Ambassadors, and DOJ Officials Condemn Trump’s Brennan Action
Donald Trump recently stripped the ex-CIA director of his security clearance.
Ideas
CDM Bill Is a Small Price for Major Cybersecurity Improvements
The legislation has the potential to correct many of the shortcomings of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program’s initial implementation.
Emerging Tech
Gmail's Confidential Mode Now Available For Mobile
It's not a perfect form of privacy, however.
Cybersecurity
Army cyber protection teams upgrade training with a 'real' city
A task force from the Army cyber protection teams face off against industrial control systems in a week-long cyber training exercise.
Modernization
The road to cyber hell was paved with good intentions
A series of well-intended cloud initiatives have left agencies with unforeseen security challenges, but overcoming them is not hard if you know where to look.
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