Cybersecurity

Intell chief denies charges of too many contractors

Reacting to a Washington Post series, the director of national intelligence said contractors are key but are not doing inherently governmental work.

Digital Government

Reduced funding might actually improve intelligence work

Declining budgets could force intelligence agencies to streamline redundant analysis systems.

Cybersecurity

Analysis, not info sharing, blamed for intell failure

Officials failed to search all available databases to uncover data on the would-be airplane bomber, a preliminary White House review has found.

Cybersecurity

Panel OKs bill that would increase cybersecurity oversight

A Senate committee has approved a bill that would require the president to notify Congress about existing and new cybersecurity programs that involve personally identifiable information.

Modernization

Web 2.0 can recruit new workforce

The next generation of federal employees will be looking for a government presence in social media, and the government will suffer if it is not there.

Modernization

Intellipedia becomes more user-friendly

A new interface now makes it easier to collaborate and edit content on the intelligence community’s wiki.