Cybersecurity
VA CIO: OPM Breach Is a Lesson for All Employees
VA defends against 55,000 new malware variants every day, according to the agency.
Cybersecurity
DHS Group Wants Homeland Security to Share Database of Cyber Incidents with Private Sector
The effort builds on a 2015 White House executive order encouraging more cyberthreat information sharing between the public and private sectors.
Digital Government
DHS Restructures CIO Office
The reorganization is to "consolidate all service delivery functions" and "implement a newly revised governance framework," among other goals.
Digital Government
TSA Wants to Tweet with Travelers
The DHS agency is looking for sources for a social media management contract.
Cybersecurity
Committee Grills DHS Official over EINSTEIN's Failure to Prevent OPM Attack
Representatives asked about EINSTEIN, an intrusion detection system, and why the hack occurred with this system in place.
Emerging Tech
Senators Urge GAO to Study Internet of Things
Legislators asked the congressional watchdog to assess how the government could benefit from greater connectivity, and the associated challenges.
Emerging Tech
How Can the Internet of Things Fight Fires?
Firefighters might have embedded sensors in their protective suits, alerting them about external temperatures and chemicals.
Emerging Tech
NIST Updates Specs for Mobile PIV Card Authentication
The new specifications could let employees keep their fingerprint data on the PIV card, among other functions.
Digital Government
Watchdog Points to Poor Management in Multimillion-Dollar IT Failure at USDA
USDA's Farm Service Agency has met only a fraction of its goals on an ambitious IT modernization project, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Emerging Tech
How Agencies Use Data To Understand How Humans Interact With the Environment
Officials in some agencies are thinking about harvesting data from the Internet of Things to help citizens.
Digital Government
Adviser: FCC Isn't the Place for Big Data Experimentation
A tough regulatory environment might discourage experimentation with data, according to an adviser to the commission.
Digital Government
CIOs: Why Won't Federal Agencies Share Apps with Each Other?
Sharing apps would reduce the need for new tech projects, CIOs say.
Digital Government
GSA Invites Vendors to Bid on Agile BPA
Price is significantly less important than technical approach, the request for quotes says.
Digital Government
DISA Plans to Cut Redundant Tech in 2015-2020
In its strategic plan, DISA states its intent to take advantage of commercially available cloud technology, among other efforts.
Digital Government
OPM Announces -- Then Pulls Back -- Contract Award for Social Media Job Screening (UPDATED)
Social Intelligence's technology provides reports on employees' — and potential hires' — social media use, among other services.
Digital Government
VA Demos Prototype for New Patient Record System
The system pulls patient records from DOD, VA and community clinics into one place, VA officials said.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wraps Up Robotics Challenge But Don’t Expect C-3PO Any Time Soon
The Pentagon's research agency was looking for robots that could eventually help in humanitarian crises.
Emerging Tech
Tattoo Algorithms Could Soon Help Identify Criminals
A newer system might use image recognition, instead of verbal descriptions of tattoo designs, to identify individuals or find patterns.
Digital Government
18F Official: We Have Benefits Facebook Doesn't
The GSA group can still attract millennials from top tech firms, even if they have to take a pay cut, according to Chris Cairns.
Emerging Tech