Digital Government
White House Issues Cyber Framework for Protecting ‘Precision Medicine’ Patient Data
Personalized treatment means gathering lots of PII.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: After OPM Hack, Social Security Administration Could Be Next Target
SSA’s networks show some of the same vulnerabilities as OPM’s.
Emerging Tech
Border Agency Has Rolled Out Lots of New Tech. But Is It Working?
New technology could help border patrol keep intruders out, but DHS’ acquisition process is too slow, lawmakers say.
Digital Government
Official: Transition to New Recreation.gov Could Be ‘Risky’
As a 10-year contract winds down, USDA and Interior are gearing up for a new version of the online booking portal.
Emerging Tech
VA Wants To Forecast Vets Benefits with Predictive Analytics
The department wants to understand how demand for benefits, and the VA’s ability to provide those benefits, affect individual veterans.
Cybersecurity
Navy IT Official: We Need to Look Beyond Hard Tech Skills
Deputy CIO Janice Haith said recruiting hasn’t yet evolved to include people who understand cyber, but aren’t necessarily engineers.
Digital Government
White House Wants Kids' Thoughts on Tech Issues
At the request of a 9-year-old, the president announced the initiative Thursday.
Digital Government
Most Cyber Execs Don’t Think OPM Hack Changed Much
More than half of respondents said they weren’t sure overall information security is better off, despite a big push on information security by the Obama administration in response to the hack.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: Building FirstNet’s ‘App Store’ for First Responders
The deadline for proposals on building the public safety broadband network is at the end of the month.
Emerging Tech
You’ll Soon Be Able To Text Photos to Police. But Will You Crash Their Networks?
A DHS official says there are new challenges associated with higher-tech emergency communication.
Emerging Tech
Feds May Scan Your Social Media, But Can't ‘Friend’ or ‘Follow’ You
Spy chief James Clapper signed a policy last week that would let background check investigators dig into candidates’ public social media postings.
Digital Government
18F: Slack Incident Wasn’t a ‘Data Breach'
The tech team responded to the IG report saying a security vulnerability within Slack was fixed, and that data wasn’t exposed.
Digital Government
Spy Chief Finally Moves Ahead with Using Social Media in Federal Background Checks
Publicly available social media postings may soon be incorporated into government background investigations.
Digital Government
Watchdog: 18F Caused a 'Data Breach' Using Slack
The messaging and collaboration application exposed sensitive information to outsiders.
Digital Government
VA Wants to Protect the Medical Internet of Things
Internet-enabled medical devices could provide a gateway for hackers.
Emerging Tech
Is Virtual Reality The Key To Government's Training Woes?
The head of a simulation trade group argues the technology could help agencies cut training costs.
Emerging Tech
First Responders: We Can’t Wait for FirstNet
Officials from first responder groups said they need better communication apps.
Digital Government
Biden Begs Researchers to Collaborate on Cancer Cure
Siloed data is a major roadblock to cancer research, Vice President Joe Biden said in Washington on Monday.
Digital Government
HHS Wants A Way to Move Patient Data Securely
The department wants your input on APIs.
Digital Government
White House: If Unchecked, Big Data Could Lead to Discrimination
A new report warns that algorithms might inadvertently be biased against certain populations.
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