Cybersecurity
Obama on Facebook, DHS form woes and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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
DHS targets FEMA frausters, DOD finalizes supply chain rule, will ODNI share 702 data?
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
IC plans Intelligence.gov as part of transparency effort
U.S. spy agencies are trying to come in from the cold, on a limited basis, under the banner of open government.
Cybersecurity
NGA releases commercial strategy, OASIS chief heads to White House and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
FCC plans for 5G future, The WordPress woes of candidates and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Conrad joins Accenture, feds fine-tune stingray policies and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
DHS chief defends China cyber accord
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told lawmakers it was too soon to tell whether a recent cyber accord with Beijing was altering Chinese behavior in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
Inside the CIA's new Digital Directorate
The CIA's brand new Directorate for Digital Innovation brings together the spy agency's CIO shop, cyber capabilities, and open source intelligence.
Cybersecurity
For NGA, key to open source might be embracing uncertainty
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has made a point of hitching its operations to the boom in open source data. The next step could be philosophical -- a willingness to accept uncertainty.
Cybersecurity
U.S., China find some common cyber ground
No deal was reached on major cybersecurity issues, but the two nations established a formal structure to keep on talking.
Cybersecurity
NSA director fears shutdown effect on employee morale
Even the prospect of another government shutdown has the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command worried that more of his workforce will decamp for the private sector.
Digital Government
Detection test hunts nuclear traces with data
The new nuclear forensics system was tested earlier this summer after a two-year research and development effort.
Modernization
NS 2020 notice, IARPA winners, NASA goes 4K and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Intel chiefs say cyber norms, deterrence strategy still elusive
DNI James Clapper told lawmakers that absent a clear U.S. cyber deterrence policy, hacks of the magnitude of the OPM intrusion will continue.
Cybersecurity
Demystifying cyber intel, Marines get real, ITI signs Palo Alto and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
NCSC launches phishing awareness campaign
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center is the latest federal agency to target the threat of malicious emails.
Cybersecurity
PM-ISE's Howell to lead Institute of Innovation at ACT-IAC
Longtime agency IT executive is leaving government and will assume new role in late September.
Cybersecurity
Planning for cyber war in South Dakota
At a Senate field hearing, the message was that tomorrow's talent needs nurturing -- and more scholarship cash -- if America is going to reverse its shortage of cybersecurity professionals.
Cybersecurity