People
Former State Dept. official cops to cyberstalking scheme
A former State Department employee pleaded guilty to computer hacking, cyberstalking and "sextortion" while based at the U.S. embassy in London.
Cybersecurity
Senators seek answers about data gaps in visa waiver program
A Senate panel quizzed policymakers and experts about potential remedies for problems with the 30-year-old visa waiver program.
Cybersecurity
DHS chief looks to Congress on visa waiver gaps
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson wants Congress to help close data gaps that some say could provide a backdoor entrance for terrorists.
Cybersecurity
IG: State lax on information security
A newly released audit concludes that the State Department is not complying with federal information security standards and has failed to fully implement a continuous monitoring strategy.
Digital Government
IG knocks State's handling of $3.5B contract
A State Department office charged with overseeing a $3.5 billion contract failed to validate certain performance metrics while the department paid incentive fees to contractors on the project, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
State Department seeks more advanced biometrics
The State Department, like the Pentagon, is interested in more sophisticated biometric technologies to help with security overseas.
Cybersecurity
IRS stingrays, DHS tech advisors and online visa scams
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
A big merger, a more-private HealthCare.gov and still more Clinton email questions
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Twin brothers sentenced for hacking State Department
A State Department contractor and his twin brother are facing jail for conspiring to hack into State Department computer systems to obtain passport and visa information.
Cybersecurity
Clinton aide wanted to go public about State's 'antiquated' tech
After leaving government, former top State Department official Anne-Marie Slaughter wanted to blow the whistle on shadow IT to get more funding for better tech.
Cybersecurity
Cyber problems at HealthCare.gov, cyber sharing at the Pentagon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Help desk at State pinged Clinton's private email address
A State Department IT worker stumbled on Hillary Clinton's private email address in 2010, and wrote a note to Clinton about a possible glitch.
People
Millennium Challenge Corporation needs a CIO
The job pays pay $125,000 to $168,317 at an agency tasked with providing grants to developing countries committed to good governance and economic freedom.
Acquisition
GCN award winners announced, and State issues cell phone and IT solicitations
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
NIST identifies objectives for cyber standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is proposing four broad objectives as the foundation for international standards in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
White House plugs plan to boost immigration IT
The U.S. Digital Service wants to bring a more intuitive process and consistent look and feel to online immigration applications.
Modernization
While Clinton ran private email system, State got high marks for managing records
When assessing records management, it all depends on who you ask.
People
As secretary, Clinton turned to top aides for tech support
Rather than seeking assistance from the State Department help desk, she emailed senior aides for assistance.
Digital Government
Hardware still hindering State visa process
After a June 9 hardware failure ground the State Department's process for issuing visas overseas to a near halt, two-thirds of the department's posts are now back online and issuing visas.
Cybersecurity
New glitch stalls State's visa and passport database
A June 9 hardware failure stalls passport and visa issuances, but is apparently unrelated to last year's failure of the Consular Consolidated Database.
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