Cybersecurity
Postal Service's Informed Delivery Feature Could Be Helping Fraudsters
A new way to steal credit cards.
Cybersecurity
FDIC Still Isn’t Protecting Its Sensitive Information, Audit Finds
The agency isn’t patching vulnerabilities quickly enough or fixing longstanding information security weaknesses.
Modernization
Postal Inspector General Needs Email Security Services by January
The Postal Service’s internal watchdog is looking for a cloud-based email authentication service to meet a Homeland Security mandate.
Emerging Tech
SEC Wants to Keep Tabs on Social Media Posts That Could Move Markets
The commission is looking for an off-the-shelf tool to flag important social media posts on public sites across the web.
Ideas
How Regulators Are Dealing with Antitrust Laws and Data Privacy
When people turn over data to "pay" for Facebook's services, are they getting a good deal?
Digital Government
Smart TVs Are Tracking Viewers And These Lawmakers Are Concerned
Your TV knows just how many cooking shows you watch.
Digital Government
Social Security Wants Help Keeping Tabs on the Software Market
The Social Security Administration wants to know if a small business can provide fast market intelligence reports when the agency is ready to buy.
Ideas
5 Recommendations for Meeting NARA’s Vision of a Digital Future
Meeting the 2022 mandate will having agencies thinking retention policies, storage space and IT investments.
Emerging Tech
Americans Say They’re Ready For Robots To Deliver The Mail
A survey conducted by the Postal Service Inspector General polled citizens on how they would feel if a robot delivered the mail with—or instead of—a human.
Policy
FEC Gets the Ball Rolling on Online Political Ads Rules
If passed, the rules would require websites to disclose who paid for online political ads urging viewers to vote for or against a specific candidate.
Emerging Tech
USAID Launches Program To Bring More Women Online
The WomenConnect Challenge is offering $1 million to projects that address why women in low- and middle-income countries are offline.
Cybersecurity
No, Rex Tillerson Does Not Have $1.85M To Give You
The secretary of state’s name is being used in an email scam, the FTC warns.
Policy
FEC Will Take Up Online Political Ad Transparency
The Federal Election Commission may soon require online ads that urge viewers to vote for or against a specific candidate to include a disclaimer about where they originated.
Emerging Tech
Smart Cars Collect a Lot of Data. FTC Wants to Know How It's Used.
While some types of information may make drivers safer, others are more geared toward selling ads.
Policy
If Another Equifax Breach Happens, Lawmakers Want to See Billions in Fines
And they want half of the money to go to victims.
Policy
Feds Target Revenge Porn Website
A website is in legal trouble after publishing explicit images and other personal information of subjects without their consent.
Emerging Tech
National Forecasts Get Supercomputing Boost
Following the worst weather year ever, the federal government is investing heavily in supercomputing to improve forecasting.
Emerging Tech
Report: Post Offices Should Automate Pen-and-Paper Safety Checks
Automating compliance checklists could save time and result in better data, the Postal Service inspector general found.
Digital Government
FTC 'Do Not Call' Numbers Get 375,000 Robocalls Every Month
New tech is making it easier for telemarketers to make calls and hide from law enforcement.
Emerging Tech
Where Were Netflix and Google in the Net-Neutrality Fight?
Big tech firms have gone from pushing for open-internet protections to being powerful enough not to need them.
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