Cybersecurity
Social Security data, smartphone encryption and DHS HQ
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Hackers indicted for stealing Apache training software
Justice Department indicts four for stealing software used to train U.S. helicopter pilots, among other trade secrets.
Modernization
FBI agents stymied by Sentinel search function
Evidence handlers, who are among the heaviest users of the FBI's online case management system, were the least satisfied, according to an IG report.
Cybersecurity
Insider threats and data localization
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Eric Holder’s IT legacy
The departing attorney general had no direct responsibility for information technology at DOJ, but the department dealt with multiple crises during his tenure, with mixed results.
Cybersecurity
Smith named CTO, Holder and Clapper back reforms, and McAfee hails Heartbleed
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Huge Heartbleed data theft logged
An FBI warning says an attacker is targeting personal data and valuable intellectual property, such as information related to the development of medical devices and equipment.
Modernization
'Buy and buy once,' urges DOJ CIO
New CIO Joe Klimavicz wants the Justice Department to adopt a service broker model for IT acquisition.
Modernization
Is law enforcement a new frontier for shared services?
When it comes to case management, federal law enforcement agencies often have to find their own solutions.
Cybersecurity
Debating the cyber threat
Current and former officials exchanged views on the U.S. strategic approach to cybersecurity at the Aspen Security Forum, but reached little consensus.
Modernization
FBI plans Amazon cloud for developers
The FBI is looking for an unclassified system that conforms to the FISMA-moderate security level.
Modernization
FBI seeks on-premise cloud for crime data division
Data centers at the Criminal Justice Information Services headquarters in Clarksburg, W.Va., could be in line for an upgrade.
Modernization
FBI seeks on-premise cloud for crime data division
The FBI is looking to expand its virtual brain.
Modernization
U.S Marshals plot data strategy
Marshals aren't in the big data business, but their needs are expected to increase over the current capacity of 15 terabytes.
Modernization
DEA probes geospatial cloud
The Drug Enforcement Administration hopes to establish a hybrid cloud environment that would allow federal, state and local governments to use the DEA's mapping tool.
Modernization
DEA probes geospatial cloud
The Drug Enforcement Agency plans to develop a mapping tool to be shared across federal, state, and local law enforcement.
Cybersecurity
Streamlining storage, an Adobe CTO, a China cyber offer and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Report: U.S. Marshals’ email folly ruins bitcoin auction
A "reply all" revealed the identities of 40 bidders in an anonymous bitcoin auction.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity a top priority in Senate appropriations bill
While DHS takes the lead on civilian-side cybersecurity, Senate appropriators are backing a menu of related initiatives at Commerce and Justice.
Acquisition
Senate panel OKs $51 billion for Commerce, Justice, Science
An early look shows broad agreement between House and Senate appropriators, but some battles still loom over the details of tech policy.
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