Acquisition
IARPA looks to the crowd
The intelligence R&D lab wants a platform for crowdsourcing the development and refining of arguments.
Modernization
Counting mobile, robot gap, rural tech and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Comey: Industry letter on encryption is 'depressing'
The FBI director said a head-on collision is coming between privacy and public safety.
Cybersecurity
Fate of surveillance program lies in Senate's hands
After the House voted overwhelmingly to rein in the NSA's bulk-data collection program, the Senate is set for a showdown.
Cybersecurity
Geodata brokers, spear-phishing feds, a Data Act playbook and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Spy gadgets, transparency and 800 monkeys
Robert Litt, general counsel for the ODNI, argues that Congress and the courts have a say on intelligence policy, but not on the tech used to implement it.
Cybersecurity
NSA chief wary of proxies
Adm. Michael Rogers says nation-states might increasingly turn to surrogates to conduct cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
NSA surveillance and an HHS nomination
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
IARPA, IBM look to advance quantum computing
IBM scientists say they have solved a crucial problem in quantum computing, just in time for an upcoming IARPA event on the subject.
Cybersecurity
Another CIO retirement, Lerner's email and an unpatched software alert
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Cybersecurity
NSA's Silicon Valley outreach a work in progress
The wounds left by disclosures of National Security Agency surveillance may not have healed, but the NSA will continue to plumb Silicon Valley for talent.
Cybersecurity
One down, one to go on info sharing legislation
The House passed the Intelligence Committee's version of an information sharing bill, and has the Homeland Security measure on deck.
Cybersecurity
Piecing together the insider threat puzzle
Software and automation are crucial to preventing leaks and sabotage, but they're not the only tools deployed by agencies that collect and guard secret information.
Cybersecurity
NSA touts role in cyber investigations
National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers called for closer and more rapid collaboration with the private sector in investigating cyber intrusions.
Digital Government
GAO nudges OMB, NSA likes data and Data.gov does, too
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
IARPA eyes insider-threat tech
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's April 16 Proposers' Day will explore advances in continuous monitoring of insider threats.
Cybersecurity
New NGA CIO 'bullish' on IT deployment
NGA CIO and director of IT services Douglas McGovern say his new office will help the agency deliver better intelligence to government customers.
Cybersecurity
Cyber commander wants more offense
National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers calls for more offense, while Sen. John McCain blasts the administration for lack of effective deterrence.
Cybersecurity
When Americans approve of government surveillance
A new survey finds broad support for certain types of electronic monitoring -- including keeping tabs on U.S. government leaders -- but the more people learn, the more their confidence in surveillance efforts wanes.
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