Cybersecurity
97 Percent of Key Industries Doubt Security Compliance Can Defy Hackers
Utilities and energy companies are more focused on preventing downtime than thwarting breaches.
Digital Government
Why It Costs $1.7 Billion to Computerize Immigration Forms
USCIS awards new contract to turn around long-delayed digital casework system.
Digital Government
Obama Wants Drones to Be Part of Border Migration Solution
Proposed emergency funding contains $39 million for aerial surveillance, including unmanned aircraft operations.
Modernization
DEA Anticipates Awarding Contract for Sensitive Justice Cloud
Potential savings are a key motivator for the drug-fighting agency's move.
Emerging Tech
Do You Want To Pay for USPS Shipping With Cash Or Bitcoin?
An agency inspector is polling citizens for an upcoming audit of potential “innovative payment methods” for letters and parcels.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Log Into DQ, Remember the ‘80s, and Rip Off Poor People
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
A Computer to Watch Over Federal Watch Guards
DHS seeks an employee-tracking system to ensure officers are on duty and qualified to be on duty.
Cybersecurity
DHS Raises Alarms over Malware Targeting Power Operations
Hackers compromised vendors that sell systems to companies running energy industrial machines.
Cybersecurity
The Downside of Not Exhausting a $6 Billion Cyber Contract
Agencies are partially taking advantage of a bulk-price deal to automate network threat-tracking.
Emerging Tech
New Facility Will Rehearse Foreigner Iris and Facial Recognition at Airport Exits
Late 2015, DHS will deploy biometric tech to track visa overstays at a major U.S. airport.
Digital Government
Greenpeace Spy Blimp Spies on NSA Spy Center
A 135-foot-long blimp flew over the agency’s Utah supercomputer compound to protest mass government surveillance.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Say ‘Yo, Musk,’ Poison AskMen.com, Cause iPhone Heartbleed Failure
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
US and Germany Face Off on Soccer and Spying
Internet governance was on the agenda at Thursday’s bilateral cyber meeting.
Digital Government
Disputed $103 Million DHS Employee Smartcard Project Falls Behind
Government attorneys reject latest protest pitting HP against contract winner XTec.
Modernization
Navy and DISA Test Over-the-Air CAC Activation of Smartphones
Proving you are who you say you are on a Droid.
Digital Government
Lockheed Clinches $82.5 Million Sole-Source Cyber Range Deal
The defensewide system for simulating hacks depends on the contractor’s source code and expertise.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Rewrite Yearbooks, Enter UK Intranet, and Grab SSNs to Jailbreak AT&T Phones
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Feds Poised to Revamp FBI.gov
Job likely requires protecting the site from hacktivists who enjoy knocking it offline to protest alleged government overreach.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Marshals Accidentally Reveal Email Addresses of Potential Bitcoin Buyers
Recipients were supposed to see an FAQ, not a list of possible competitors in the public sale.
Cybersecurity