Cybersecurity

NSA director predicts major cyberattack by 2025

Adm. Michael Rogers, leader of NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, testified on Capitol Hill on Nov. 20 about pending cybersecurity legislation.

Cybersecurity

Israeli breakthrough and special ops RFI

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

NATO tests, Eshoo loses and Massachusetts challenges

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Why cyber took a back seat in Beijing

In advance of President Barack Obama’s meeting with China President Xi Jinping, White House advisers made a lot of noise about getting tough with China on cybersecurity. But the topic was barely mentioned by either side after the talks.

Cybersecurity

USPS retirement, HHS cyber conference and NATO cyber defense

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

Remembering time behind the Berlin Wall

Before he became a procurement expert and management professor, Steve Kelman dabbled in Cold War intrigue. Twenty-five years after the fall of the wall, he recalls the experience.

Digital Government

DHS to gather more data from visa-less travelers

Online visa waiver system expanding to help address security concerns.

Cybersecurity

Surface Pro is OK, program inventories are not, and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Can DHS get it together?

Slowly but surely, the agency's ability to handle cybersecurity has evolved -- but experts say key hurdles remain.

Modernization

Cyberattacks, DeSalvo staying, elegant ID and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Modernization

Understanding State's big database crash: Q&A with Greg Ambrose

FCW's exclusive interview with Greg Ambrose, the State Department’s director of consular systems and technology, who talked about how his office is trying to prevent a repeat of this summer's visa and passport database malfunction.

Digital Government

Tel Aviv dispatch

Steve Kelman takes a break from acquisition and IT to report on his latest travels.

Cybersecurity

National security implications for financial system cyberattacks?

Investigators have told the president they don't yet know who is behind the attacks, but a new Proofpoint report offers some clues.

Cybersecurity

Insider threats and data localization

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Bill targets visa waiver loophole

Bipartisan legislation would give DHS the authority to suspend participation in the Visa Waiver program for any country that fails to provide information related to terror threats.

Cybersecurity

ISIS cyber capability judged more 'aspirational' than operational

The terrorist group’s slick social media presence is a far cry from being able to hack critical infrastructure, cybersecurity experts say.

Digital Government

How social media is changing government management (again)

Steve Kelman finds inspiration in the role Twitter played during India's recent floods.

People

Government tech lessons from the Far East

Steve Kelman notes that Asia may be emerging as a center for government service delivery innovation.

Modernization

A framework for knotty global Internet problems

A think tank wants to separate technical architecture from issues of high policy to smooth cross-border Internet conflicts.

Cybersecurity

Security clearances, contractor oversight, NATO cyber and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.