Modernization
Security firm reveals another NSA leak
The data, including a virtual hard drive containing classified Army documents, was for a time unsecured and available for anyone to download.
Modernization
ICE memo says Chinese-made drones are snoops
An ICE intel memo claims that a Chinese UAS maker is dumping cheap drones on the U.S. market to capture sensitive infrastructure data.
Policy
GAO: Federal CIO Shirking Oversight Responsibilities On Critical Projects
The lack of CIO involvement in major projects could allow them to slide off the rails, GAO says.
Cybersecurity
How to Stay Secure While Holiday Shopping
Don't let cyber thieves or unsecured devices ruin your holiday.
Digital Government
Industry Weighs In on Pentagon’s Cloud Adoption Plan
First, avoid vendor lock-in, the industry group said.
Modernization
Google Collects Android Users’ Locations Even When Location Services Are Disabled
The practice is troubling for people who’d prefer they weren’t tracked.
Modernization
The Most Important Productivity App Is the One That Stitches Them All Together
Welcome to the world of Recipes and Zaps.
Modernization
Feds Can Hire Short-Term Tech Talent for Modernizing
Office of Personnel Management announced a hiring authority would let agencies fill positions for up to a year.
Modernization
Classified cloud now an option for federal agencies
Amazon Web Services' new AWS Secret Region promises security that meets secret classification requirements.
Modernization
Amazon Web Services Announces Secret Cloud Region For CIA
The company is able to host government data in the cloud at unclassified, sensitive, secret and top secret classification levels.
Modernization
Is Your Thanksgiving Under Surveillance?
Here's food for thought while you're chowing down on turkey this year.
Modernization
The Tiny, Passionate Group Battling Google, Facebook, and Amazon’s Grip on US Minds and Wallets
The group believes they need to be stopped before they destroy the US economy and democracy itself.
Modernization
GSA adds hyperconverged infrastructure options to Schedule 70
The General Services Administration adds cloud-friendly platforms to its biggest multiple award IT contract.
Modernization
How does civil service efficiency square with agency reorgs?
While shared services and other tech can help streamline government, federal workforce experts are skeptical about whether budget cuts can spur productivity.
Policy
IT Modernization Bill Heads to President
Congress passes the Modernizing Government Technology Act as part of the defense authorization bill.
Policy
Lawmakers to Agencies on FITARA: Get It Together
A House oversight committee pushed IT leaders to set more ambitious upgrade goals after its fifth assessment of federal agencies’ technology.
Modernization
MGT passes Congress in 2018 NDAA
The legislative push to get federal agencies up to speed on IT, eliminating creaky and expensive legacy systems will end with the president's signature.
Modernization