Digital Government
Russia’s Spear Phishing Tactics in the 2016 Election Are Boring Compared to Its 2008 Hack of the US Military
Long before the world knew the contents of Hillary Clinton staffers’ inboxes thanks to Russian hackers, the country went after an even bigger US target.
Digital Government
Category Management Continues Efforts to Get Better Deal for Federal Bucks
Category management has saved $2 billion since 2012, but there's more low-hanging fruit to grab.
Digital Government
Pentagon Launches Open-Source Experiment
Code.mil would let the public contribute to unclassified code written by federal employees.
Digital Government
Mattis Wants Pentagon's New Acquisition Roles Defined
The defense secretary is focused on cost effectiveness and efficiency throughout the department.
Digital Government
DOD's Next-Gen Electronic Health Records System Is Now Live At One Site
MHS Genesis has been deployed at the Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington.
Cybersecurity
Draft Trump Order Would Launch 4 Major Cyber Reviews
The relatively uncontroversial order is significantly more expansive than the cyber vulnerabilities review Trump promised.
Digital Government
DOD Cyber Policy Chief: We’ve Deterred Destructive Cyberattacks
Departing DOD cyber policy chief Aaron Hughes talks cyber deterrence, offense and hiring in an exit interview with Nextgov.
Modernization
Microsoft Gets Big Cloud Win in Defense Department
A provisional authorization means military customers and DOD agencies can use Microsoft’s cloud for compute, storing, networking and database services.
Digital Government
Pentagon Needs Its Own Google For All Its Data, Says Eric Schmidt
The Alphabet chairman says a giant data warehouse would give the military Google-like capability. It would also create the richest intelligence target ever conceived.
Digital Government
Expect Tough Fight for a Piece of the Growing $6B Health IT Market
Defense and Veterans Affairs departments likely will drive increased spending, according to one analyst.
Digital Government
Hacking Into Future Nuclear Weapons: US Military’s Next Worry
Warheads will be networked, and that presents unique challenges for the U.S. Air Force.
Digital Government
Pentagon Wants Power Scavenger to Recharge Troops' Batteries
The device would need to be lightweight and wearable.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Wants More Cyber Threat Info from Contractors in 2017
DOD’s 2017 regulatory agenda also aims to make it easier for contractors to get cyber threat information from the government.
Digital Government
That Underwater Drone Donald Trump Doesn’t Want Back? China Says it Might Have 'Valuable Information'
The latest flare-up between the U.S. and China adds to the rise in military tensions in the region in recent weeks.
Cybersecurity
Trump Pledges DOD-Led Plan to Protect Vital Infrastructure from Cyberattack
It’s not clear how far the plan will depart from current practice.
Cybersecurity
Carter Announces Program for Hackers to Disclose DOD Web Vulnerabilities
The program launches the same day as the Hack the Army bug bounty program.
Emerging Tech
Army Secretary: We Need to Open Ourselves to All Innovation
When innovation serves the Army's mission, it should be embraced no matter where it comes from, Eric Fanning said.
Digital Government
Video: DARPA Hosts Radiation Detection Scavenger Hunt
A fun solution to a serious threat.
Digital Government