Modernization
The Internet's watchmen applaud privacy
Security pros demonstrated that they, too, value privacy as they listened to a debate between a former NSA chief and one of the world's foremost privacy advocates.
Cybersecurity
Can America thump China for the OPM hack – and should it?
Foreign relations experts tackle tough questions of how, and if, the U.S. should retaliate against China for the latter's suspected orchestration of the biggest act of cyber espionage in history.
Cybersecurity
Bigger IRS breach, institutionalizing PIF, and FAA drones and glitches
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
FITARA good and bad, US-CERT warns of spear phishing and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
China hacking map, getting behind Einstein and Alabama cyber
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Feds targeted in Clandestine Wolf phishing campaign
DHS and the FBI are briefing agencies about a new threat from Chinese hackers.
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