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
OPM Says Agencies Have One Year To ID Cyber Workforce Gaps
The Office of Personnel Management started the clock Monday for agencies to identify, report and mitigate cybersecurity workforce shortfalls.
Cybersecurity
OPM tells agencies how to respond to cyber workforce needs
Agencies will have a year to identify high-value positions, investigate the root causes of any talent shortage and develop action plans before they start reporting annually to OPM.
Emerging Tech
Musk and Zuckerberg Are Fighting Over Whether We Rule Technology—Or it Rules Us
The default setting for Silicon Valley is in question.
Cybersecurity
CBP deputy seeks 1,000-mile border wall system
Technology remains a part of the border security balance, but "walls work and agents know it," CBP's Ronald Vitiello said.
Modernization
Deputy defense secretary says DOD will get its 'arms around' cloud
The Pentagon and industry base aren't on the same wavelength when it comes to acquisition reform and readiness, says the DOD's No. 2 official.
Artificial Intelligence
AI: The Pros, Cons, and What To Really Fear
Dive into what's known so far about the new AI arms race — with a particular eye on U.S. and Chinese efforts — in a new special report.
Digital Government