Modernization
Domain name delay, DHS funding, McCain on acquisition and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Want digital services tips? Watch Singapore
The Southeast Asian city-state's government may have cracked the code for providing the services citizens actually want online: listen, don't force.
Digital Government
Hardware still hindering State visa process
After a June 9 hardware failure ground the State Department's process for issuing visas overseas to a near halt, two-thirds of the department's posts are now back online and issuing visas.
Cybersecurity
New glitch stalls State's visa and passport database
A June 9 hardware failure stalls passport and visa issuances, but is apparently unrelated to last year's failure of the Consular Consolidated Database.
Acquisition
Mobile app criteria, new Snowden revelations and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
A more efficient path to online accessibility
Karen Evans explains why a global accessibility standard is in everyone's interest -- and why agency CIOs should help push for it.
Cybersecurity
Britain's cyber envoy, in his own words
The Anglo-American relationship in cyberspace is flourishing thanks in part to bilateral measures agreed to by Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama.
People
GSA's Dorris honored, Ambrose moves to VA and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Debating the Sino-Russian cyber pact
Mike Rogers, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, weighed in on the growing Russian and Chinese threats to U.S. assets in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
NSA chief wary of proxies
Adm. Michael Rogers says nation-states might increasingly turn to surrogates to conduct cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon frets over China's cyber capabilities
The annual report to Congress comes not long after the Chinese defense ministry objected to what it said was the offensive nature of the Pentagon's cyber strategy.
Cybersecurity
DHS/NASA device helps rescue four in Nepal
The life-saving tech will be on display at a May 7 event at the Virginia Task Force One Training Facility in Lorton, Va.
Digital Government
NASA data aids Nepal earthquake recovery
Multiple NASA offices are involved in an effort to upload large amounts of data to a country where Internet bandwidth is limited.
Cybersecurity
FITARA guidance, broadband pitches, a GSA hackathon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Cyber treaty not in the cards
The fast-changing nature of cyberspace makes any big-bang international deal on cyber norms infeasible, says the State Department's coordinator for cyber issues.
Cybersecurity
Carter discloses Russian hack of Pentagon
In rolling out the Pentagon's cybersecurity strategy, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter revealed that Russian hackers hit a DOD unclassified network earlier this year.
Modernization
The 'ISIS effect' on DOD networks
From Kuwait to Honolulu, the war with the Islamic State is changing how the U.S. military communicates.
Cybersecurity
DHS to expedite data scans for foreign fighters
The need to quickly identify foreign fighters has outpaced DHS's ability to protect its big data operations.
Cybersecurity