Digital Government
How the CIA is Making Sense of Big Data
The new Directorate for Digital Innovation resulted from the technological explosion of connectivity and data among devices, sensors and people.
Digital Government
Former CIA Analyst Explains How Tech Companies Can Help Fight Terrorism
The gulf between Silicon Valley and Washington appears to be widening.
Digital Government
The Intelligence Community’s Big Budget Challenge
The report suggests IT spending will essentially stagnate through 2020, with estimated IT spending at $9.5 billion by then.
Digital Government
Is Congress All Bark and No Bite on Encryption?
Even critics of the tech industry aren’t quite sure how to guarantee government access to terrorist communications.
Digital Government
What Happens When the CIA Joins Twitter
A podcast discussion of the agency's unique social media strategy.
Digital Government
Senators Investigate Role of Encryption in Paris Attacks
Lawmakers want to know whether encryption allowed the attackers to keep their communications covert.
Digital Government
Brennan: Paris Is a 'Wakeup Call' to Europe on Encryption
The ability to shield communications from anyone but the intended recipient via encryption and other digital means will now face unprecedented challenges.
Digital Government
CIA official looks to free 'captive' data
The CIA's new head of digital innovation wants to unsilo the spy agency's data. That problem is so big and complicated that a whole new organization has been created to solve it.
Cybersecurity
Are Microsoft and Google Better at Cybersecurity than the CIA?
Questions arise following the hack of John Brennan's personal email.
Cybersecurity
CIA: Brennan AOL Files on WikiLeaks ‘Absolutely’ Not Official Agency Work
The six documents published on the website date from 2007 and 2008, and include an application for a security clearance to handle classified information.
Digital Government
What We Know About the Hack of the CIA Director’s Private Email
The CIA said it was investigating but wouldn’t confirm if the account was legitimate.
Digital Government
CIA Social Media Team: We Use Twitter to 'Explain Our Mission'
The small team is more interested in using the platform to push out historical tidbits than having conversations with individual users.
Digital Government
CIA Announces First ‘Digital’ Directorate
The digital office is the first new directorate in more than 50 years.
Cybersecurity
Some Legacy IT in Government Is so Old, It’s 'Indefensible,’ Official Says
Security remains a “bolt-on” rather than embedded into many IT systems.
Digital Government
CIA's Genius Twitter Strategy
Why this shadowy government agency is showing its sense of humor.
Digital Government
IC Hones in on New CIO
Raymond Cook formerly led multiagency IT infrastructure, data sharing and compliance within the CIA.
Digital Government
How Much Damage Can OPM Hackers Do With a Million Fingerprints?
The pilfering of 1.1 million fingerprints is “probably the biggest counterintelligence threat in my lifetime,” one former NSA official said.
Modernization
How To Break Into the CIA’s Cloud on Amazon
Looking to steal America’s spy data from Amazon? Hope you’re up for a challenge.
Modernization
What Do US Intelligence Agencies and Netflix Have in Common? Both are Amazon Cloud Customers
It’s been almost a year since Amazon Web Services stood up a cloud computing infrastructure for the 17 agencies within the intelligence community.
Modernization