Digital Government
Should feds adopt a DNA program that cracked a 1999 Dutch murder case?
Independent agency could help police expand DNA use. Privacy advocates balk.
Modernization
Menu of safety-approved cloud products grows to three
CGI joins Autonomic Resources on the elite FedRAMP-authorized supplier list.
Cybersecurity
Defense positions a military cyber squad on DHS turf
Computer security experts react to Cyber Command proposal with optimism, blunted by reality that attacks are hard to foresee.
Digital Government
U.S. agents rescue sex slaves through data fusion
Software that connects phone calls, money and old cases leads ICE to victims of human trafficking.
Modernization
ICE gives thousands of employees <span>i</span>Phones for work and play
Agency began distributing secured government-owned Apple devices after discontinuing a BlackBerry contract.
Cybersecurity
FBI to start querying national iris index this year
The bureau’s $1 billion biometric rolodex for tracking criminals is 65 percent complete.
Digital Government
FBI and DHS team up to nab border intruders with iris recognition
Feds to build upon controversial immigrant fingerprinting program with eye pattern matching.
Emerging Tech
Homeland Security looks to fast-track technology development
Officials ask inventors whether ‘rapid prototyping’ over a two-year schedule could work for border security and other innovations.
Digital Government
FBI joins TV’s ‘White Collar’ to uncover real fraud
Campaign seeks viewer tips to help solve actual open cases.
Digital Government
Secret Service mulls bionic ears to detect gunfire at large events
Camouflaged technology could link to other surveillance systems.
Cybersecurity
DHS warns of password-cracker targeting industrial networks
Researchers publicized the hacking technique before alerting authorities or the manufacturer.
Digital Government
Tool will help TSA connect the dots among scattered pieces of digital evidence
Technology culls data from emails, the cloud and clones of hard drives to solve cases.
Digital Government
Military cyber assault testing yields real-life data leaks, report says
Pentagon lacks ‘sufficiently advanced cyber defensive tactics’ to counter adversaries.
Digital Government
Big data meets Big Brother in the passenger screening line
TSA considers vetting travelers by analyzing personal behavior gleaned from diverse commercial sources.
Digital Government
Pentagon cyberwarriors to unload some defensive tasks to big data
DARPA wants machines to collate streams of information to free humans for judgment calls.
Cybersecurity
New Jersey invites vets to compete for cyber residencies at key institutions
Gaming competition for enrollment in community college cyber institute starts on Tuesday.
Modernization
FBI posts Google map of bank heist photos so locals can finger the perps
The new website is aimed at deterring robberies and curbing gun violence, feds say.
Cybersecurity
NASA engineer, defense contractor knowingly bought illicit software from Chinese conspirator
Biggest customers included Americans with key positions with U.S. agencies and contractors.
Cybersecurity
Defense law aims to preempt software supply chain attacks
Pentagon officials must provide regular briefings on cyber operations and the evolution of Cyber Command.
Modernization