Cybersecurity
Data centers, biometrics and a new CIO for DIA
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Striking a balance with mobile device security
Functionality and security don't have to be mutually exclusive, but agencies find the tension is still significant.
Cybersecurity
Google Wants to Replace Passwords With Fingerprints and Eyeballs
The tech giant is exploring new ways to secure web activity on its devices.
Cybersecurity
Looking beyond Google Glass: IARPA plots new generation of wearables
Intelligence research agency wants to look "beyond current prototypes in development and extend up to 10 years in the future."
Cybersecurity
Larissa Riviezzo
This Rising Star's job is to equip U.S. soldiers with biometric-based gear to help them tell friend from foe.
Digital Government
DHS Kills Dreaded Biometric Deportation Program
… and replaces it with a new controversial biometric deportation program.
Cybersecurity
Agencies might need to rethink telework security
A rash of breaches that some fear could be tied to VPN connections is raising concerns about the security of federal telework programs.
Cybersecurity
OBIM looks for next-gen ID data processing
The Office of Biometric Identity Management’s customers include DHS components such as CBP, CIS, ICE, FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard.
Cybersecurity
Szykman's new job, plus facial recognition and Air Force satellites plans
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Treasure map, biometric ID, DISA devices and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
PreCheck, Global Entry programs pass milestones
TSA continues to expand traveler programs and work through data hiccups.
Cybersecurity
DARPA wants smarter ways to measure brain activity
Agency hopes to detect activity in a single neuron, from a distance -- no surgery or tissue-singeing allowed.
Cybersecurity
TSA moves toward e-check of IDs
Electronic checks of drivers' licenses and other documents now checked visually by TSA agents against passengers' boarding passes is intended to speed up security lines.
Cybersecurity
For IG, the future is now at USPS
Inspector General David Williams takes a broad view of his role at the perennially cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, including the development of new technologies and revenue streams.
Cybersecurity
'Fingerprinting' tool challenges privacy safeguards for federal websites
The difficulty of maintaining user anonymity in the face of canvas fingerprinting poses a challenge to agencies trying to adhere to privacy standards set by OMB.
Cybersecurity
Biometric database, software inventory, smallpox and a prescreening milestone
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Streamlining storage, an Adobe CTO, a China cyber offer and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
CBP biometric test center set to open
The Maryland facility will test devices that record biometric data from travelers exiting the country.
Cybersecurity
Does TWIC really work?
Senators grill port security experts on whether the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program is worth the time and money.
Cybersecurity