Cybersecurity
Information dominance, health care secrecy and STIG approval
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Barcodes and scanners: It’s the Army, not the supermarket
The goal is relieving busy data collectors in the field from labor-intensive tasks, saving time and reducing errors, says Col. Jack Wayman.
Cybersecurity
IPv6: An answer to network vulnerabilities?
Never mind the deadline. Agencies have compelling security reasons to switch to IPv6, writes NCP Engineering's Julian Weinberger.
Cybersecurity
Another DIA departure: Gus Taveras resigns as CTO
Defense Intelligence Agency is also in search of a CIO and a permanent director.
Acquisition
DARPA seeks model to forecast fast-moving virus
DARPA issued a $150,000 challenge to build a model that accurately charts the path of the chikungunya virus through the Americas.
Acquisition
DARPA seeks model to forecast fast-moving virus
DARPA issued a $150,000 challenge to build a model that accurately charts the path of the chikungunya virus through the Americas.
Acquisition
Army hits reset button on intelligence-sharing system
The next phase of the $5 billion Distributed Common Ground System will likely be open to bidders in fiscal 2016.
Cybersecurity
Airport innovations, MonsterMind and a $300M Air Force contract
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
JIE comes into focus under Halvorsen
After three months on the job, acting DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen is putting his stamp on leading Defense IT projects.
Acquisition
Army hits reset button on intelligence-sharing system
The next phase of the $5 billion Distributed Common Ground System will likely be open to bidders in fiscal 2016.
Modernization
Imitation is flattery: BlackBerry, Samsung emulate strategies to lure DOD clients
BlackBerry is still the incumbent in a sensitive market, but Samsung has invested in security to try to turn the tables.
Cybersecurity
Standardizing complaints, sharing cyber info and tracking Ebola
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
NASA and small biz, Pentagon and the private sector, Hagel and India
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
New No. 1 at DIA, No. 2 at NNSA, missing emails and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Collecting comments, bulking up for health IT and waiting for a crisis
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Cybersecurity
Before CyberVor: A dozen key federal breaches
As 1.2 billion internet logins are compromised, FCW revisits the most notable agency cyber-breaches of the last four years.
Cybersecurity
What keeps DARPA up at night?
The Internet of Things presents a challenge for both personal and national security, says DARPA's Randy Garrett.
Acquisition
Getting DoD to buy commercial IT
Former ranking defense IT officials argue that an empowered CIO would help the military focus on off-the-shelf IT and avoid the "death spiral of software development."
Acquisition
Kendall: Keep it simple on acquisition reform
Top Pentagon acquisition official says Better Buying Power 3.0 will come in 2-3 months.
Cybersecurity