Cybersecurity

DHS: Here’s Why Agencies Should Not Try to Boot Hackers by Themselves

The OPM hack as a teachable moment.

Modernization

Absolutely Everything You Need to Know About Today’s Apple Event

Apple definitely had a lot to share, detailing updates to its watches, phones, tablets and set-top box.

Modernization

Cable trouble undercuts FCC's huge cloud move

Hardware problems have kept the agency from finishing its long-planned move to the commercial cloud on schedule.

Modernization

Lesson From the Ashley Madison Hack: Cloud Makes Everyone Vulnerable

Most of us get to be thoroughly relieved that our emails weren't in the Ashley Madison database. But don’t get too comfortable.

Digital Government

Census Has Big Tech Plans for the 2020 Count. Will They Stay on Track?

The agency plans to outfit field workers with mobile devices and allow people to use the Internet to fill out the survey.

Modernization

NFL Will Outfit Every Player with Movement-Tracking Wearables This Season

These devices will generate an enormous amount of real-time usable statistics, and could dramatically change the way fans and teams watch and analyze games.

Modernization

Justice Department to Require Warrants for Cell Phone Tracking Technology

The new policy does not apply to state and local police departments that have used cell-site simulators to track criminals

Modernization

PSC presses GSA for EIS clarifications

A letter from the industry association reiterates questions about cost and structure for critical telecom contract.

Modernization

New DISA deputy wants to fortify networks

A few weeks into the job, Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel is calling on the Defense Information Systems Agency to do a better job of making Pentagon networks more resilient and secure.

Modernization

The Internet's watchmen applaud privacy

Security pros demonstrated that they, too, value privacy as they listened to a debate between a former NSA chief and one of the world's foremost privacy advocates.

Modernization

Exploding IoT has semiconductor industry calling for government help

Government needs to invest in semiconductor R&D, industry says, because research will play an increasingly crucial role in an increasingly connected world.

Digital Government

Using a Computer or Mobile Device Could Shave Years Off Seniors’ Mental Age

Another reason to not believe in the frequent claim that smartphones are making us dumb.

Modernization

It's 2015. Do you know where your data is?

Remote access of data is a beautiful and dangerous thing. When it comes to cloud and mobile, feds could take a breather and collect strategies instead of rushing headlong into the year-end spend-a-palooza.

Modernization

Help desk at State pinged Clinton's private email address

A State Department IT worker stumbled on Hillary Clinton's private email address in 2010, and wrote a note to Clinton about a possible glitch.

Modernization

What Can the Postal Service Learn from Uber?

The Office of the Inspector general suggested apps for mobile payment, and for scanning packages and paying for their pickup.

Modernization

FAA has looked at clouds from both sides now

A 10-year, $108 million deal with CSC Government Solutions will also include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and other cloud providers.

Modernization

FirstNet woos potential bidders

With initial funding and spectrum secured, the public safety broadband network must actually start building soon. And that will require the cooperation of telecom firms.