Modernization
Merged IT modernization bill punts on funding
A House panel approved a new IT modernization bill that appears poised to pass, but key funding questions are left for appropriators.
Cybersecurity
Brennan: Government 'cannot just hope' private sector will protect digital domain
CIA Director John Brennan warned of the need to improve government defense of the digital domain before a catastrophic event.
Cybersecurity
New policy on encryption appears unlikely
The director of the National Security Agency and the undersecretary of Defense for intelligence told a Senate panel that encryption issues would continue to be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Digital Government
Tech to help track parachute deployment
The Army wants an IT solution to track cargo and personnel parachute inventory.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker grouses about cybersecurity delays at IRS
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wants the tax agency to pick up the pace on Einstein implementation.
Digital Government
Chaffetz wants CyTech to get paid for OPM work
The cyber vendor on the ground when the OPM hack was first discovered has a powerful legislator backing his claims that the government owes him money.
People
Dawn Leaf retires as Labor CIO
Longtime cloud advocate and Fed 100 honoree Dawn Leaf is retiring from federal service.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service preps new threat database
The U.S. Secret Service is retiring older systems that track threats to protectees, including the president and presidential candidates.
Digital Government
18F offers specs on gov-wide login
In a public notice, the innovation group 18F offered a glimpse into the data a planned governmentwide login site would collect.
People
POTUS social media to reset with new administration
President Obama's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts will follow the exiting leader out of the Oval Office, leaving a blank slate for his successor.
Digital Government
Army seeks to retool mobile radar to track drones
The Army said it has an urgent requirement for new software to upgrade its workhorse AN/TPQ-53 mobile radar so it can track threats from unmanned aerial systems.
Cybersecurity
Should feds worry about the NSA leak?
A leak of alleged NSA exploits that includes previously undisclosed flaws in Cisco routers has been met largely with official silence.
Digital Government
U.S. sets date to cede control of key internet function
After a years-long transition, the U.S. will finally transfer control of the IANA function -- the "address book of the internet" -- to a global, multistakeholder organization.
Digital Government
Social Security rolls back two-factor mandate
The Social Security Administration is relaxing a recent security directive for beneficiaries, because of potential user inconvenience.
Modernization
Making the cloud safe for intel
The intelligence community's tech think tank wants a new model for keeping data safe in the cloud.
Cybersecurity
DOD deputy CIO to lead IT at OPM
David De Vries will take over IT at the Office of Personnel Management, as the human resources agency prepares to stand up a new background check bureau.
Cybersecurity
Carper wants assurances on election cyber
The ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee wants to make sure that the federal officials are doing their utmost to prevent voting hacks.
Digital Government
NRC sheds 1962 handwriting rule
After 54 years, a rule requiring the atomic energy secretary to handwrite changes to official agency transcripts is being deleted.
Cybersecurity
Turkish hackers claim credit for Library of Congress attack
The attack on several congressional websites comes in the wake of a failed coup in Turkey -- an uprising some Turkish leaders have blamed in part on the U.S. government.
Cybersecurity