Digital Government
DHS creates intel fast lane for select analysts
Report to Congress reveals the department has given some workers special accounts that bypass DHS data access control policies.
Cybersecurity
DHS to launch new system for insider threat data
The Department of Homeland Security is releasing a new data system for tracking suspected insider threats -- both inside the agency and among those with access to DHS facilities and IT.
Digital Government
NARA looks to lead on social media archiving
In seeking a social media archiving tool, the National Archives is setting an example for agencies in advance of 2019 governmentwide electronic records goals.
Digital Government
IRS moves on digitizing records
IRS officials defended the agency's timeline for archiving internal records in a searchable, centralized database.
People
State IG: Colin Powell, aides to Condoleezza Rice handled classified info in personal email
An IG review found that email messages containing classified information were sent to Colin Powell's personal account and to the personal accounts of Condoleezza Rice's immediate staff, according to Rep. Elijah Cummings.
Digital Government
Government documents portal gets a major facelift
Released for a year of beta testing, GovInfo aims to provide a user-centered portal for accessing federal publications online.
Cybersecurity
Fear of lost privacy costs lives
A former CTO for the Veterans Affairs Department argues for the embrace of electronic health records.
People
Will 2016 be the year the government gets email under control?
Agencies have until the end of 2016 to manage email records in electronic format, and early reports suggest that success may be possible.
Cybersecurity
Defense chief used personal email for official business
The revelation raises questions about the security of information handled by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and revives concerns about email security practices in the Obama administration.
Digital Government
A-130 feedback urges more emphasis on commercial cloud in IT policy revisions
The long-awaited revisions to the federal government's key IT policy document don't include enough emphasis on commercial cloud, according to industry commentators.
Cybersecurity
DHS looking to biometrics, more shared info on VWP
DHS is proposing changes to the Visa Waiver Program that would expand the use of biometrics, the sharing of information with Interpol and modifications to existing background check databases.
Digital Government
A critical moment for crafting a sensible email policy
A governmentwide email retention strategy could have a broad impact on the public and our nation’s history.
Digital Government
VA's troubled IT is a campaign trail topic
Technology issues don't play a prominent role in the presidential campaign, but some Democratic candidates are exploring one key issue in their Veterans Day messages.
Digital Government
Senate EHR legislation looms
A Senate panel sized up the state of electronic health records with an eye on rules that would shape digitized records nationwide.
Modernization
DISA looking for info on cloud-based military email
An RFI outlines the parameters for moving the Pentagon's unclassified email system to the cloud.
Cybersecurity
'We don't have a way to code good guy'
A "magical rainbow unicorn key" for encrypted devices may be what law enforcement wants, but such access could mean bad actors would also have access to data, privacy activists argue.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel mulls update to email access rules
Congress is revisiting a 29-year old law that has been swamped by changes in technology.
Digital Government
New CIO plans long-overdue upgrades at Library of Congress
A March GAO report called out five key weaknesses in Library IT, and Bernard A. Barton Jr. hopes to address all of them.
Digital Government
CMS mulls big expansion of online user access
CMS is looking to create a rough draft of a system that could allow all beneficiaries to access information via a single login.
Digital Government
Outage slams copyright registration system at Library of Congress
The crash apparently happened Aug. 29, and there is no "estimated time for service resumption."
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