Cybersecurity
States name members of election security group
Four secretaries of state are joining DHS' Election Infrastructure Cybersecurity Working Group.
Digital Government
DARPA wants to make drone radio controls more secure
New technology could safeguard drone communications by submerging radio control signals into everyday background noise.
Cybersecurity
Federal court sentences original Guccifer
The hacker credited with exposing Hillary Clinton's private email server was sentenced on hacking and identity theft charges.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity effort should go back to the future
Federal cybersecurity efforts could take a page from the playbooks used by U.S. auto and manufacturing leaders in the 1980s and early 1990s, said U.S. CIO Tony Scott.
Cybersecurity
Cyber guidelines are 'required reading' for transition teams
The White House's top cybersecurity adviser said forthcoming cyberthreat information-sharing guidance will be on the reading list for the next administration.
People
OMB seeks IT buying expert
The Office of Management and Budget is looking for a specialist to support IT category management efforts.
Modernization
Buying event helps museum save on computers
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum saved $75,000 on laptop and desktop computers by participating in a GSA buying event.
Cybersecurity
Rental cars can be data thieves, warns FTC
The Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that rental cars can be a vector for data theft via their onboard IT systems.
Cybersecurity
House Democrats question Trump-Russia connections
Senior House Democrats want the FBI to probe Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's ties to "Russian interests" in connection with recent hacks.
Cybersecurity
FBI wants deeper conversation on encryption
The head of the FBI wants a less strident discussion about the strong encryption technology that is becoming standard on electronic devices and hampering investigative efforts.
Digital Government
Voting machines are critically vulnerable
The U.S. voting infrastructure is potentially easy prey for hackers because of disparate systems and inadequate security, according to a new report.
Modernization
USSM builds on shared services
GSA's year-old shared services office laying the groundwork for new marketplace ecosystem.
Digital Government
How HPCs crunch rivers of water data
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has come up with a way to use its supercomputing power to speed the sprawling data analysis associated with extremely complex public works.
Modernization
NPPD still hopeful on infrastructure protection
After a year, DHS remains optimistic that a proposed reorganization to link cyber and physical security operations will move forward.
Acquisition
GWACs ride the tide of popularity
Big governmentwide contracts are seeing increased buying compared to last year.
Modernization
Why privilege can be risky
Privileged users, according to a new three-year study sponsored by Forcepoint and performed by the Ponemon Institute, are still a weak point for network security in federal networks.
Cybersecurity
Scott ties two legacy IT efforts together
ITMF, Move IT legacy system renewal efforts aren’t mutually exclusive, said federal CIO.
Digital Government
GSA working for meaningful shared-services impact
The General Services Administration wants to sharpen its understanding of how agencies plan to use shared services.
Modernization
GSA set to approve first fast-tracked CSPs
The first graduates of FedRAMP's fast-track approval process will be emerging in the next few weeks.
Digital Government