People
Readers rankled over NOAA satellites
Should NOAA continue to manage satellite programs? Some readers are dubious.
Digital Government
Satellite launch delay extends time with no backup
A six-month launch delay for NOAA's next-generation geostationary satellites could mean the agency will violate its policy of always having a backup weather satellite in orbit.
Cybersecurity
Insider threat grows more ominous
In the era of Edward Snowden, the government is searching for solutions.
Digital Government
Lawmakers uncomfortable with China solution for satellite gap
Citing China's hostility to the United States, subcommittee chairmen urge other solutions.
Digital Government
NASA, NOAA chastised over testimony
Lawmaker finds agencies 'inconsiderate' during hearing on satellite coverage.
Digital Government
GAO critiques NOAA satellite programs
Congressional hearing, new reports explore program-management challenges and the problems that launch delays could produce.
Cybersecurity
Trusted ID programs garner $7 million in NIST grants
Five organizations working to develop and pilot identity protection and verification systems have earned a funding boost.
People
Contractors clamp down on Snowden material
As agencies made clear during Wikileaks disclosures, classified documents that have been leaked are still classified.
Cybersecurity
Intell community seeks energy-efficient supercomputer
Superconductor technology may allow an expansion of computing speed while reducing power demands.
Cybersecurity
Is cyber-offense the answer?
A private-sector expert warns that industry 'has had enough' of cyber-attacks, and wants stronger deterrence from feds.
People
NIST recommends against NSA-influenced standards
Users should hold off on a standard approved years ago while NIST and the public get another chance to evaluate it.
Cybersecurity
Sensor overload? How the Internet of Things will increase security risks
Sensors, which become more numerous by the day, offer intruders another point of entry into devices and Internet-connected appliances.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Locks are fine, alarms better
Keeping intruders out has never been an easy task, and it's only getting harder. Big data offers an alternative approach.
Modernization
Navy secretary embraces the commercial cloud
AWS takes helm of portal following a successful pilot program.
Modernization
Intell community strives for better info sharing
Hurdles remain despite reaching important milestones, but solutions may be in sight.
Cybersecurity
How deep does NSA incursion at NIST go?
Readers wonder whether revelations that NSA influenced some NIST standards imply a deeper connection.
People
Study finds feds unprepared for looming network bottleneck
The 'big five' initiatives will choke federal networks in coming years if agencies are not prepared.
Cybersecurity
NIST reopens NSA-altered standards
Director defends the organization's integrity, invites new examination of long-adopted documents.
Modernization
Intelligence community builds cloud infrastructure
The capabilities will grow still further when the CIA chooses between AWS and IBM.
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