Cybersecurity
DOJ official: Some crypto poses 'undeniable' threat to public safety
Encryption has its virtues, but it is not universally good, said Leslie Caldwell, assistant attorney general for Justice's Criminal Division.
Cybersecurity
Sen. Whitehouse proposes cyber IG for civilian agencies
An overarching inspector general for cybersecurity would attract top-notch talent, according to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).
Digital Government
Navy hits refresh button on IT inventory
The Navy projects the updated Applications and Database Management System can save it millions of dollars.
Cybersecurity
Naval Research Lab wants cyber risk help
The Naval Research Laboratory has plenty of IT systems that need certifying for cyber risk.
Modernization
USMC wrestles with responsibility of owning network
Three years since taking ownership of its computer network, the Marine Corps is still playing catch up in training its acquisition personnel.
Digital Government
Army eyes DCGS reforms on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers are pushing the Army to adopt more commercial products for its intelligence-sharing platform. Can DCGS-A shake its reputation of being beholden to an unwieldy acquisition system that favors incumbent contractors?
Cybersecurity
Symantec traces Swift banking hacks to North Korea
A recent spate of successful and attempted online bank robberies is being attributed to North Korea by cybersecurity vendor Symantec.
Cybersecurity
Army readies new cyber directorate
Brig. Gen. Patricia Frost, former deputy director of Army Cyber Command, will lead the new directorate. The Army hopes to ramp up the directorate quickly, reaching full operational capability this summer.
Digital Government
IG: OPM still lacking in planning for IT overhaul
The report is the latest in a series of scathing assessments of the Office of Personnel Management's IT practices from the agency's inspector general.
Cybersecurity
Obama's cyber 'state of emergency' yields no quick sanctions
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew wrote to Congress in the fall that no adversaries had been targeted under new cyber sanctioning powers.
Modernization
Hardware first up in NGEN re-compete
Navy officials are interested in carving out a separate contract for hardware-as-a-service in the re-compete of the Next Generation Enterprise Network.
Digital Government
State IG: Clinton violated records policy
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn't comply with State Department policies implemented under the Federal Records Act, according to a report from the State Department inspector general.
Digital Government
Air Force looks for 'software-defined' spectrum
The Air Force wants to use advances in software and hardware to make its radio communications more adaptable to various mission environments -- without sacrificing security.
People
TRANSCOM in search of deputy CIO
U.S. Transportation Command, which has been hit by hackers in the past, is looking for a new executive to help drive IT policy.
Cybersecurity
Hayden: Russian cyber sophistication derives from criminal groups
Deterring Russia is harder than deterring China from hitting the U.S. in cyberspace, says retired Gen. Michael Hayden, former CIA and NSA director.
Cybersecurity
Navy official sounds alarm on cyber workforce shortage
There is a debilitating "revolving door" in which the Navy trains IT professionals who then go on to lucrative jobs in the private sector, according to Navy Deputy CIO Janice Haith.
Modernization
DOD poised to release milCloud 2.0 RFP
MilCloud 2.0 is a further bid by the Defense Department to embrace commercial cloud services to cut costs.
Cybersecurity
House, Senate defense bills differ on cyber
How the two chambers' bills get reconciled could have key implications for U.S. cyber policies.
Cybersecurity
Navy retools cyber policy
The new policy signed by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus sets up a program for preventing insider threats, among other actions.
Digital Government
Senators seek to block expanded hacking powers for FBI
The Justice Department says greater authority is necessary to pursue anonymous criminals, but some senators oppose what they say is an encroachment on Americans' digital rights.
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