Digital Government
IGs press Senate on records access
A group of inspectors general appealed to congressional leaders to change a Justice Department order they say is preventing them from carrying out their oversight duties.
Digital Government
DHS gets past phishing but leaves docs exposed
An independent audit found that DHS employees were tight-lipped with their passwords but sometimes left sensitive documents in plain sight.
People
CFOs, CIOs learning the new lingo of efficient IT
Year-old FITARA rules are forging a new language between CIOs and CFOs.
Cybersecurity
Bill would require White House policy on cyberwar
Two senators have introduced legislation that would require the administration to create a policy for when a cyberattack crosses the boundary from a crime or nuisance to qualify as an act of war.
Cybersecurity
Embracing agile at the border
DHS components are discovering that transformation is best tackled one step at a time.
Cybersecurity
DHS warns on old SAP vulnerability
US-CERT issued a warning about a five-year-old SAP vulnerability that could still be a problem in unpatched systems.
Cybersecurity
New CDM services on the horizon
A task order to provide smaller agencies with Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation as a cloud-based service is coming this summer, while a new phase focused on data is being explored.
Cybersecurity
DISA unveils new cybersecurity review
The agency is adopting an agile, "outside-in" approach to assessing the security of the Department of Defense Information Network.
Cybersecurity
NIST looks to transform federal authentication
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning "transformational" changes to its technical guidelines for digital authentication.
People
Tech firm taps Tangherlini for D.C. operations
Cloud document platform provider SeamlessDocs has named the former GSA administrator to lead its Washington operations.
Modernization
What agencies are asking about FedRAMP
FCW talked with FedRAMP evangelist Ashley Mahan about her role in helping agencies adopt cloud technology.
Acquisition
DOD slammed on ENCORE III contracting
Two federal contracting groups don't like the Defense Department's selection process for its massive upcoming $17.5 billion multiple award IT contract.
Cybersecurity
DHS set for new wave of IT hiring
DHS is developing an IT/cybersecurity-specific hiring fair, and the agency might take the show on the road.
Cybersecurity
NIST looks to reengineer thinking about cyber
NIST is set to release an overhauled systems security engineering document it hopes will spur construction of better cybersecurity systems from the start.
Modernization
Public/private relationships crucial for tech progress
As innovative technologies such as cloud and big data accelerate, federal IT managers are looking to the private sector for help.
Modernization
GSA sets summer expectations for EIS, Alliant 2
GSA has given vendors a heads-up on the next steps for its $50 billion EIS telecom contract and the Alliant RFPs.
Cybersecurity
FBI warns farmers their crop databases are in danger
A public notice says data-driven precision cultivation techniques are increasingly vulnerable to hacktivists, ransomware and other cyber plagues.
Cybersecurity
GSA seeks smart card-as-a-service
The General Services Administration is looking for a solution that provides HSPD-12-compliant, governmentwide, contractor-managed services for the USAccess Program.
Digital Government
Why big data needs a soul
The technologies that handle big datasets generated by federal agencies are adequate, but federal agencies have to plumb the depths of data's soul to make it useful.
People