Cybersecurity

Feds' facial recognition systems fall outside code of conduct

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's code of conduct will apply only to commercial uses, at least to start.

Digital Government

Groups plan SOPA-style online protest of NSA

Privacy advocates will mark the 13-month anniversary of the suicide of Aaron Swartz with another Web-based uprising.

Cybersecurity

McCormack to be next DHS CIO

Current Justice Department CIO had previously served at DHS' immigration and border protection components.

People

Utah hooks into FBI cybercrime data

The western state is collaborating in a pilot program that allows state law enforcement agencies to search the FBI's Internet-crime databases

Digital Government

Getting the hang of mobility

Navy and Justice CIOs say savings and benefits are real -- though sometimes hard to measure.

Cybersecurity

FBI launches cyber threat info-sharing platform

The iGuardian portal builds on older FBI programs, including its Guardian and eGuardian counter-terrorism and collaboration systems.

Cybersecurity

Agencies prepare new acquisitions

An online storefront for one agency, a re-competed IDIQ for another, will bring some new technology into the government.

Acquisition

Taking the pulse of contracting professionals at the Bureau of Prisons

Steve Kelman finds the frustrations and opportunities for improvement are remarkably constant, whether the contract is for high-end IT or improved food services.

Digital Government

Boston probe's big data use hints at the future

A day after the explosions at the Boston Marathon, authorities had amassed 10 terabytes of data in their search for clues.

Cybersecurity

Federal data breaches: How long is too long to inform victims?

Informing potential victims of a data breach as early as possible seems like a sensible policy, but it's not that easy.

Cybersecurity

Can mobility escape the security snare?

Federal mobility efforts are advancing fast, but discussions keep coming back to unresolved security issues. ATF's Rick Holgate suggests that agencies are making progress.

Modernization

Technology to clear FOIA backlog underused, GAO finds

Releasing documents under Freedom of Information Act requests is part of an agency's mission, but some agencies are not making the most of tools that could help do it faster.

Cybersecurity

VA fails to communicate clearly; who gets a better grade?

A new report finds few agencies have made progress in meeting the requirements of the 2010 Plain Writing Act.

Cybersecurity

FBI plans iris scan database

The FBI is expanding its old fingerprint database to include additional physical recognition factors.

Cybersecurity

Is someone compiling information on federal employees?

TSP data breach could be sign of larger threat, some experts believe.

Cybersecurity

Who's the top employer among IT and engineering students?

Government agencies make the top 10 list of best employers.

Modernization

FBI proposing 'wiretapping' law for social media, Web email, according to report

The FBI is preparing to seek authority to access Web-based social media networks, email and instant messages for law enforcement investigations of suspected illegal activity.