Cybersecurity
Exclusive: What DHS and the FBI learned from the OPM breach
"Convenience and accessibility has been prioritized over critical security practices," at OPM, according to a Dec. 23 alert distributed to cleared contractors by the Defense Security Service on behalf of DHS and the FBI.
Digital Government
Air Force wants resilient software
A broad agency announcement from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate seeks R&D for software that can operate in contested information environments.
Acquisition
HASC tackles acquisition bureaucracy
Lawmakers at a Jan. 7 House Armed Services Committee hearing explored both structural and technological challenges to acquisition reform.
Modernization
Pentagon warns contractors of Juniper vulnerabilities
In a Dec. 22 notice to industry obtained by FCW, the Defense Security Service warns defense contractors that a Juniper vulnerability could allow remote administrative access and "result in a complete compromise of the affected system."
People
Pentagon CIO issues IT services directive
The directive is the latest move in an ongoing effort by CIO Terry Halvorsen to standardize how all defense agencies measure their IT performance.
Modernization
IG blasts DOD CIO for lack of cloud metrics
The Department of Defense doesn't know whether it is getting cost savings from cloud computing, and may be inviting security risks in the process, according to the Pentagon's inspector general.
Modernization
White House sends cyber deterrence policy to Congress
Lawmakers have long asked for such a policy, but the debate is likely only getting started now that they have one.
Cybersecurity
Defense chief used personal email for official business
The revelation raises questions about the security of information handled by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and revives concerns about email security practices in the Obama administration.
Cybersecurity
Joint Chiefs hack illustrates insufficient cyber defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford said the hack "clearly highlighted for me...that whatever investments we've made in cyber defense to date have not gotten us to where we need to be."
Digital Government
Pentagon wants to go all-in on automation
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work foresees a near future in which men and women in combat will have wearable electronics equipped with software applications.
Modernization
DOD looking to put classified data in commercial cloud
Rob Vietmeyer, DOD CIO's point man on cloud, said it could be over a year before a commercial cloud provider handles Level 6 data
Cybersecurity
Cyber bill vote in sight
Members of the House and Senate intelligence committees are in talks to iron out the final details of the cybersecurity bill.
Digital Government
Are agencies listening to their watchdogs?
Lawmakers quiz oversight officials about why agencies aren't taking their advice.
Modernization
Army Contracting Command looks to commercial cloud
The U.S. Army Contracting Command in Rock Island, Ill. is seeking commercial cloud solutions for Army enterprise applications.
Modernization
Navy drones still a work in progress
The new deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for unmanned systems is still exploring how best to deploy remotely guided vessels.
Digital Government
TRANSCOM wants help with IT management
U.S. Transportation Command is looking for advice on acquiring and managing IT, with a request for proposals expected soon.
Cybersecurity
Naval Research Lab hit by zero-day exploit
The sophisticated attack on NRL's unclassified network became an "experiment unto itself," NRL Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Bruington said.
Cybersecurity
Is electronic warfare stuck in the 20th century?
Pentagon officials say the convergence of electronic warfare and cyberspace is upon us, and it presents both opportunities and threats.
People
DOD urged to go commercial
The Defense Department is being outpaced in technology development by the commercial side. Advisers say, "If you can't beat them, join them."
Digital Government
Carter: Countering Islamic State online is 'very important'
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford see online response as a part of the battle against the Islamic State group.
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