Digital Government
Agencies can’t bar feds from joining suspect foreign firms
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is grabbing former U.S. officials to gain market access.
Cybersecurity
DHS center could extend classified Pentagon cyber program to nondefense industries
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center is disclosing sensitive intelligence to cleared companies.
Cybersecurity
Defense rejects rigid supply chain security countermeasures
Regulations should accommodate fast-paced innovation, official says.
Cybersecurity
Toy drone duel outwits FAA, but not hackers
Stunt with store-bought robotic helicopters teaches a lesson in cybersecurity and inadequate airspace regulations.
Cybersecurity
Feds, Ahmadinejad security detail at UN face communication issues
Smartphone apps providing temporary secure lines of communications may solve trust and compatibility problems at future high-profile events.
Emerging Tech
TSA pays $245 million for smaller, faster body scanners
L-3 Communications, American Science and Engineering, and Smiths score contracts.
Emerging Tech
October liftoff set for $1.6 billion SpaceX rocket program
Private spaceship will make its first official voyage to the International Space Station.
Digital Government
Military invests in tool for worm-proofing warfighter apps
The security testing software is expected to be available within a year.
Cybersecurity
Coming soon to a military theater near you: The Age of Surprise
Air Force grad students, video producers air trailer-like preview of conflict in 2035.
Modernization
Political junkies beware: Obama, Romney apps track supporters’ locations
The software accesses user data without permission.
Modernization
Sequestration could hurt cyber defense programs
Deep budget cuts will make it difficult for feds to press industry on cybersecurity.
Digital Government
Homeland Security pays $46 million for counter-IED tools
A-T Solutions clinched a contract to aid the public and private sectors in stopping domestic bombings.
Cybersecurity
Defining the Known Unknowns in Cyberspace
Deterring adversaries from attacking U.S. networks starts with shared terminology.
Digital Government
State can’t track drone exports
Incomplete database risks releasing sensitive technology to adversaries.
Modernization
Pact sends highly sensitive spy agency data to the cloud
British Web firm will provide secure online collaboration services.
Modernization
Feds reject counterterrorism reporting apps over privacy, security concerns
Some states, meanwhile, offer citizens smartphone tools for alerting authorities to suspicious behavior.
Emerging Tech
Get ready for computers worldwide to automatically smother cyber strikes
‘Cyber ecosystem’ could mimic dynamics of the human immune system to isolate and contain threats robotically.
Cybersecurity
BYOD security monitoring is not the norm
Study finds 62 percent of federal security pros lack systems for tracking government data on personal smartphones.
Cybersecurity
Stop computer prodigies before they hack
Cybersecurity competitions can be fertile ground for potential attackers.
Cybersecurity
Obama campaign plank hints at cyber executive order
The DNC platform says President Obama will continue taking ‘executive action’ to bolster computer security in the wake of Congressional inaction.
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