Cybersecurity
The Department of Cyber?
As some nations unify their cybersecurity operations, there are calls for a similar effort to create a single agency for civilian cyber authorities in the U.S.
Cybersecurity
Treasury Office Wants Security For the Cloud From the Cloud
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is conducting market research on two cloud security schemas, each of which could lead to a solicitation down the road.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers worry about a second Heartbleed
Two lawmakers are looking for more information from the executive director of the Linux Foundation about the challenges surrounding the security of open-source software.
Digital Government
General Dynamics Completes CSRA Buy
General Dynamics finalized its acquisition of IT contractor CSRA for $9.7 billion.
Emerging Tech
What Are You Looking At? Social Security Wants To Know
The agency is looking for eye-tracking technologies to improve the user experience on its websites.
Emerging Tech
Mark Zuckerberg Floated a “Supreme Court” for Facebook. What Does That Mean?
In many ways, Facebook is more like a government than a company, Zuckerberg claims.
Cybersecurity
Panera Bread Leaked Customer Data Right on its Website for Months Despite Warnings
The chain restaurant had millions' of customers' personal info
People
Looking outside the Beltway for future tech talent
Leidos CEO Roger Krone is looking outside the Washington metro area for engineering and software hires.
Artificial Intelligence
Patent Filings Reveal the Untapped Potential of Google and Amazon Smart Devices
They could become uncomfortably intelligent.
People
Lynch re-ups at Defense Digital Service
The founding leader of the Pentagon's digital service team and a key leader of the Cloud Executive Steering Group is sticking around for a third year.
Cybersecurity
The Pentagon is Letting Hackers Loose on Its Travel Management System
Ethical hackers will scour the platform for security gaps in the department’s fifth bug bounty program.
Ideas
Will the U.S. Ever Switch From Cyber Defense to Offense?
After another cyberattack on a U.S. city, it may be time to figure out a less passive response.
Cybersecurity
Privacy Tool Makes It Harder For ISPs To Track You
It speeds up your internet as well.
Digital Government
Social Media Screening Won’t Slow Down the Visa Process, State Department Says
The department wants to screen five years of social media and email from all visa applicants but doesn’t expect longer processing time “for most visa cases.”
Digital Government
Facebook's Ideological Imperialism
Andrew Bosworth’s memo may seem insidious, but its logic used to be very popular.
People
Does the Vacancies Act really matter?
The law is supposed to prevent acting officials taking on Senate-confirmed roles indefinitely, but the statutory language is vague and enforcement is uneven.
Modernization
TIC still tripping up agencies' cloud modernization efforts
The federal government is pushing to modernize its IT infrastructure of several fronts, but agencies are still struggling with conflicting goals, like cloud adoption, telework policies and Trusted Internet Connection compliance.
Emerging Tech
After London, How Lasers Will Play a Role in Detecting Chemical Attacks Sooner
A new technique can detect trace elements of dangerous chemicals in extremely small doses, a breakthrough of relevance to the horror show playing out in Salisbury, U.K.
Cybersecurity