Emerging Tech
CIA’s New Big Data Hub Will be Hosted in the Cloud
CIA Chief Information Officer Doug Wolfe confirmed Wednesday the intelligence agency will start using Cloudera’s Enterprise Data Hub platform by April.
Modernization
CIA is Bringing Amazon’s Marketplace to the Intelligence Community
In the coming months, Amazon Web Services will launch an IC-only cloud marketplace that aims to shake up the way spy agencies purchase software.
Digital Government
CIA Watchdog Who Revealed Senate Hack is Resigning
Inspector General David Buckley will step down at the end of the month, the agency said.
Cybersecurity
Torture Report: Seized Computers, Not Waterboarding, Thwarted Would-be Bomber
A confiscated computer and the CIA's cyber capabilities -- not waterboarding -- were essential in yielding information.
Digital Government
CIA’s Official Book Reviewer Unimpressed with Tomes on Snowden
The spy agency describes Glenn Greenwald’s recent book as full of “bitter ad hominem rationale.”
Modernization
Daring Deal
Amazon is building a cloud for the intelligence community under a plan to upend the status quo.
Cybersecurity
Why branding matters -- even in government
More focus on building and enhancing the employer brand could help agencies find and keep talent.
Cybersecurity
Who's the top employer among IT and engineering students?
Government agencies make the top 10 list of best employers.
Modernization
Agencies seek to shed antiquated acquisition model
DOD and the intelligence community use an acquisition process better suited to a bygone era, but efforts to move forward are gaining speed.
Digital Government
DHS releases new information-sharing guidance
New guidelines are part of an effort to improve consistency in handling classified information.
Modernization
Agencies' needs could imperil FedRAMP
The specific requirements some federal agencies have could undercut the standardized approach of the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program, industry experts say.
Cybersecurity
Federal information sharing environment needs work, GAO says
The federal Information-Sharing Environment needs work to bring in more foreign affairs data and intelligence, according to a new GAO report.
Cybersecurity
CIA official wants top secret classification system revamped
Should the CIA evolve its confidential tiers after 70 years to keep up with the digital times?
Cybersecurity
Bin Laden's tech habit could trip up his terrorist group
Despite his efforts to go off the grid, Osama bin Laden's dependence on technology might lead to the biggest blow to his terrorist group.
Cybersecurity
Bin Laden's tech trove may give up secrets
The Defense Department and CIA are participating in a multi-agency task force to glean actionable intelligence from the large volume of material taken from Osama bin Laden's compound.
Digital Government
National security switcheroo: Panetta to DOD, Petraeus to CIA?
The top U.S. commander will likely succeed current CIA Director Leon Panetta once Panetta replaces Robert Gates as defense secretary, and more shake-ups are imminent, news outlets report.
Digital Government
Top dogs, same dogs
According to an often-repeated bit of common wisdom, change comes from the top. But how often does that happen?
Digital Government