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.
Digital Government
Social media fights crime
Social media is an increasingly useful investigative tool for identifying breaking events and potential threats, as well as for surveillance to counter cyber crime and terrorism, according to law enforcement officers.
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