Cybersecurity
Conrad joins Accenture, feds fine-tune stingray policies and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Better Census testing, CDM training and car-data privacy concerns
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Exclusive: Official documents, interviews reveal scope of OPM’s financial woes
The Office of Personnel Management, an agency beleaguered by cyber intrusions and challenged by legacy IT systems, is struggling to come up with the money it needs for crucial IT modernization projects worth at least $117 million, according to agency documents obtained by FCW.
Cybersecurity
When a 'short-term' extension is a bridge too far, 3D printing at the Pentagon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
A big merger, a more-private HealthCare.gov and still more Clinton email questions
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Millennials Don't Trust Government With Their Online Information
Less than 5 percent reported feeling overall that their digital identity is protected.
Digital Government
NSA Spying Violates Privacy Rights, EU Court Rules
By throwing out a key international agreement, the ruling delivers a blow to global tech companies.
Cybersecurity
Senate to tackle CISA after mid-October break
After a summer of delays, an information sharing bill appears poised to move in the Senate.
Cybersecurity
OPM notices go out, GAO dings GPRA progress, ag security gets crowdsourced and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
Americans Love Technology—but They Want Their Privacy Back
A new poll shows people have mixed feelings about the growing reliance on digital data in daily life.
Cybersecurity
Ban encryption? Don't believe the hype
Efforts to weaken encryption are misguided and will do nothing to protect individuals or national security.
Modernization
'The Internet of Other People’s Things'
During an impassioned National Telecommunications and Information Administration meeting, lawyers and stakeholders slogged away at a drone-flying guide.
Cybersecurity
Cyber problems at HealthCare.gov, cyber sharing at the Pentagon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
More stolen fingerprints, an Einstein contract, an invisibility cloak and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
'We don't have a way to code good guy'
A "magical rainbow unicorn key" for encrypted devices may be what law enforcement wants, but such access could mean bad actors would also have access to data, privacy activists argue.
Cybersecurity
Here’s How You Can Find Out if You Were Spied on by the UK and US Governments
Just fill out this simple online form.
Digital Government
Agencies Say They Need Access to Americans’ Emails Without a Warrant
But FTC and SEC have not used the current subpoena process in five years.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel mulls update to email access rules
Congress is revisiting a 29-year old law that has been swamped by changes in technology.
Cybersecurity
IRS hacks, college data, IoT warnings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization