Cybersecurity
Pentagon Tries Again on Cyber Intelligence-Sharing Contract
Agency will recompete the $26 million job after a GAO ruling against the initial award.
Digital Government
TSA Halts Testing on Technology to Screen Passengers' Online Data
It's back to the drawing board for the airline security agency's fast-track prescreening plan.
Cybersecurity
Four Federal Cyber Escapades to Watch For This Spring
Budget request hints at novel approaches cyber threats; details to come at congressional hearings.
Digital Government
DHS Wants More Virtual Fence Funding
Fiscal 2015 budget proposes $11 million more for border control equipment and surveillance.
Digital Government
DARPA Chip Aims to Secure Electronics Throughout the Supply Chain
It aims to solve the long-standing problem of forged electronic parts.
Digital Government
DHS Awards XTec Contested $103 Million Biometric ID Contract
After the company protested the original award to HP Enterprise Services the department reassessed all technology proposals.
Cybersecurity
Industry Needs to Step Up to Protect the Power Grid From Cyber Attack
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends a new governing body to improve security.
Modernization
Boeing Enters the Super-Secure Smartphone Market With a Focus on Hardware
The Black looks and functions like a generic Android device but doubles as a classified information system capable of scanning for intrusions.
Digital Government
U.S. Border Drones Need 'Further Refined' Privacy Policies, DHS Chief Says
But security is still Jeh Johnson's priority, the department's new secretary tells Congress.
Digital Government
How Technology Will Topple the World's Biggest Drug Cartel
After El Chapo's capture, the nation's financial intelligence agency faces a key IT upgrade.
Cybersecurity
Dropbox Addresses Government Spying
New policy lays out the service's 'government request principles.'
Digital Government
Hackers Endanger Refugees, Snap Selfies and Bug Expats
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Emerging Tech
DHS Wants Facial Recognition Border Surveillance System
The department is exploring technology that would use various biometric matching techniques to track the exit of foreign visitors.
Digital Government
DHS Taps Contractors to Continue Supplying Biometric IDs
Temporary move comes as department reevaluates $103 million award to HP for developing iris and facial recognition credentials.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Targeted Key U.S. Industries Through Compromised Websites
DHS disclosed the malicious "watering hole" campaigns in a summary of 2013 network assaults on industrial control systems.
Cybersecurity
Aliya Sternstein Answers Your Cybersecurity Questions on Twitter
Weber Shandwick hosted our cyber reporter for an online chat Friday.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Target Veterans’ Site
The real goal may be to steal military intelligence, researchers speculate.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Mesmerize Investors, Bug Diplomats and Push Nepal’s President Offline
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
DHS Hires Booz to Finish Cyberattack Drill Job
Company awarded contract extension after department fell behind on the Cyber Storm project.
Digital Government
Lost Your CAC Card? Prove It, Pentagon Says
Employees attempting to obtain replacement CAC cards must verify theirs have been lost or stolen.
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