Cybersecurity

Developers Keep Leaving Secret Keys to Corporate Data Vulnerable on GitHub

The hackers who stole data on 50,000 Uber drivers in 2014 didn’t have to do much hacking at all.

  • By Keith Collins, Quartz
Digital Government

DHS Now Says It Supports White House Open Source Software Policy

Previous comments attributed to the department's CIO shop warned that open source software was like "Mafia having a copy of all FBI system code."

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Cybersecurity

DHS CIO walks back staff comments on open source

In comments on GitHub, Homeland Security CIO Luke McCormack sought to set the record straight on how the agency views open source.

  • By Mark Rockwell, FCW
Emerging Tech

DHS: Open Source Software Is Like Giving Mafia a Copy of FBI System Code

The department made a bid to adjust a White House draft policy that would encourage agencies to code in the open, and to share their code with each other.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Cybersecurity

DHS warns on cyber risks of open source

In comments on the proposed federal government open source policy, the Department of Homeland Security cautioned that the plan could lead to the introduction of compromised code.

  • By Sean Lyngaas, FCW
Acquisition

White House misses big opportunity with open source push

Limiting the impact of open source policy to a time- and scope-constrained pilot forgoes a unique and long-needed opportunity to modernize government, argues a leading open source advocate.

  • By Ben Balter, FCW
Digital Government

Critics Say White House’s Open Source Software Policy Doesn't Go Far Enough

The Presidential Innovation Fellows Foundation and GSA’s 18F both think government software should be “open by default.”

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Emerging Tech

How One Programmer Broke the Internet by Deleting a Tiny Piece of Code

Writing software for the Web has become dependent on a patchwork of code that itself relies on the benevolence of fellow programmers.

  • By Keith Collins, Quartz
Digital Government

New White House Open Source Policy Makes it Easier for Agencies to Reuse Custom Software

The new Federal Source Code Policy will also include a pilot program to release some federally funded custom code to the public.

  • By Jack Moore
Digital Government

DHS dives into the deep, dark, social web

DHS is looking to industry for advice on how to automate and innovate when it comes to open-source and social media analytics.

  • By Zach Noble, FCW
Ideas

Don’t Ask for Permission to Use Agile. Just Start Doing It.

In attempting to move your program to agile methods, you may encounter a number of challenges more common for government program managers than for commercial firms.

  • By Robert Read
Digital Government

Number of Deaths in Police Custody Higher than Media Reports: DOJ Data

The story of police brutality has been missing one data point – a federal accounting of the problem.

  • By Aliya Sternstein
Acquisition

CMS seeks to help states open new paths for Medicaid IT

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched an IT resource site that connects state governments with potential vendors that can help modernize state-run Medicaid systems.

  • By Mark Rockwell, FCW
Emerging Tech

18F Is Using a Chatbot Named After Mrs. Landingham from 'The West Wing'

The Slack bot is designed to send messages and reminders to new hires with information about forms, discussions, and the ever-present government jargon.

  • By Kristin Oakley, Quartz
Modernization

Supercomputers get help with Fortran

The National Labs are using a new tool to integrate the 1950s-era Fortran computer language into their supercomputing infrastructure.

  • By Mark Rockwell, FCW
Emerging Tech

Video: Want to Control Things With Your Mind? Get Some Open Source Hardware

Yes, you too can create an interface between your brain and a robot.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Digital Government

For the future to work, tech needs to bare all

Open-source systems and open windows onto those systems will be the keys to a future in which citizens trust and engage with Internet-connected devices everywhere.

  • By Zach Noble, FCW
Cybersecurity

Protecting government IT systems at the source

Most IT organizations understand the importance of protecting data but have a blind spot regarding the security of the IT systems themselves.

  • By Mark Warren, FCW
Cybersecurity

Here's what VA's decisive new CIO has planned

LaVerne Council is preparing to reveal a new cybersecurity strategy and an overall direction for IT operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • By Adam Mazmanian, FCW
Emerging Tech

Government’s First Open Source PaaS Service Comes to Market

PaaS puts more security onus on cloud services providers than IaaS offerings do -- and that’s attractive for government customers who often lack information security expertise or have reduced budgets.

  • By Frank Konkel
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