Digital Government

IC plans Intelligence.gov as part of transparency effort

U.S. spy agencies are trying to come in from the cold, on a limited basis, under the banner of open government.

Cybersecurity

NGA releases commercial strategy, OASIS chief heads to White House and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

FCC plans for 5G future, The WordPress woes of candidates and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Conrad joins Accenture, feds fine-tune stingray policies and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

DHS chief defends China cyber accord

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told lawmakers it was too soon to tell whether a recent cyber accord with Beijing was altering Chinese behavior in cyberspace.

Cybersecurity

Inside the CIA's new Digital Directorate

The CIA's brand new Directorate for Digital Innovation brings together the spy agency's CIO shop, cyber capabilities, and open source intelligence.

Cybersecurity

For NGA, key to open source might be embracing uncertainty

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has made a point of hitching its operations to the boom in open source data. The next step could be philosophical -- a willingness to accept uncertainty.

Cybersecurity

U.S., China find some common cyber ground

No deal was reached on major cybersecurity issues, but the two nations established a formal structure to keep on talking.

Cybersecurity

NSA director fears shutdown effect on employee morale

Even the prospect of another government shutdown has the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command worried that more of his workforce will decamp for the private sector.

Digital Government

Detection test hunts nuclear traces with data

The new nuclear forensics system was tested earlier this summer after a two-year research and development effort.

Modernization

NS 2020 notice, IARPA winners, NASA goes 4K and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Intel chiefs say cyber norms, deterrence strategy still elusive

DNI James Clapper told lawmakers that absent a clear U.S. cyber deterrence policy, hacks of the magnitude of the OPM intrusion will continue.

Cybersecurity

Demystifying cyber intel, Marines get real, ITI signs Palo Alto and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

NCSC launches phishing awareness campaign

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center is the latest federal agency to target the threat of malicious emails.

Cybersecurity

PM-ISE's Howell to lead Institute of Innovation at ACT-IAC

Longtime agency IT executive is leaving government and will assume new role in late September.

Cybersecurity

Planning for cyber war in South Dakota

At a Senate field hearing, the message was that tomorrow's talent needs nurturing -- and more scholarship cash -- if America is going to reverse its shortage of cybersecurity professionals.

Cybersecurity

Intel RFP, new NGA maps and another China hack

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

IARPA tries to predict the unpredictable

The agency is seeking information on methods for forecasting rare events and alternative ways of assessing such methods.

Cybersecurity

NGA opens its doors to industry

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency hopes an upcoming industry day provides ideas about speeding up its acquisition cycle.

Cybersecurity

Decrypting outbound data a key to security

Decrypting and inspecting network traffic is still a work in progress for federal agencies, according to F5 Networks' Randy Wood.