Cybersecurity
Apple balks at court order to unlock San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
A District Court judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Many technologists are up in arms, and Apple is not backing down.
Modernization
Pentagon moves on Windows upgrade
Defense Secretary Ash Carter's office is drafting an "executive action" letter that would help expedite DOD's transition to Windows 10.
People
IG says law bars Cobert from leading OPM on acting basis
OPM IG Patrick McFarland said in a memo to Beth Cobert that under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, "any actions taken by you since the date of your nomination are void and may not be subsequently ratified."
Modernization
State IG finds lack of IT contingency plans overseas
Consulates and embassies are expected to be able to restore connectivity in the event of disruptive events, but the IG found a range of issues with 20 of the 29 posts it reviewed.
Acquisition
Pentagon seeks more visibility into industry R&D
A proposed rule would require firms undertaking government-reimbursed independent R&D efforts to tell defense officials before doing so, and to share the results of those investments afterward.
Acquisition
$12B Army IT RFP is out
The RFP for IT Enterprise Solutions–3 Services will likely shape Army IT acquisitions for years to come.
Cybersecurity
FBI budget calls for doubling of 'Going Dark' funding
The FBI’s fiscal 2017 request includes $69.3 million to address the challenge that end-to-end encryption and Web anonymity pose to law enforcement -- more than double its request from fiscal 2016.
Cybersecurity
White House defends Einstein firewall
A Government Accountability Office audit found flaws in the Einstein intrusion-detection system, but White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel defended the program.
Modernization
DISA grants IBM Level 5 cloud permission
In earning the certification at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia, IBM touted itself as the first cloud provider to connect with Level 5 data on DOD's unclassified internal network.
Modernization
Ball Aerospace nabs sole-source NGA cloud deal
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency intends to award a one-year sole-source contract to Ball Aerospace Technologies Corp. for cloud computing, the agency announced.
Modernization
Pentagon IT budget prioritizes JRSS
Defense officials are seeking $172 million for the department-wide "firewall on steroids" -- up from the $84 million enacted for the program in fiscal 2016.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon looks to mature Cyber Command with FY17 budget
The Defense Department fiscal 2017 budget request for cyberspace operations is $6.7 billion, a roughly 16 percent increase from fiscal 2016 enacted level.
Cybersecurity
Obama establishes privacy council, cyber commission
Executive orders creating an interagency privacy council and a national commission on cybersecurity kick off President Barack Obama's final year of cyber policymaking.
Cybersecurity
White House wants $19B for cyber in FY 2017
The Obama administration's proposed Cybersecurity National Action Plan for FY2017 includes $3.1B for IT modernization and a new federal chief information security officer.
Digital Government
A call for anti-terrorism IT
The digital realm is an important front in counterterrorism, and the Defense Department is looking for a suite of tools to support its efforts.
Cybersecurity
McCain exhorts Silicon Valley to play ball on 'going dark' issue
In a Feb. 5 op-ed, the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman called industry executives' objections to weakening encryption "ideologically motivated and profit-driven, though not without merit."
People
State IG: Colin Powell, aides to Condoleezza Rice handled classified info in personal email
An IG review found that email messages containing classified information were sent to Colin Powell's personal account and to the personal accounts of Condoleezza Rice's immediate staff, according to Rep. Elijah Cummings.
Modernization
New committee looks to elevate electronic warfare
The Electronic Warfare Executive Committee seeks to translate experimentation into actual capabilities being deployed.
People
Obama budget would boost feds' pay 1.6 percent
The average federal pay raise for fiscal 2016 was 1.3 percent.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon IG to audit cyber readiness
The audit will gauge how well agencies have corrected vulnerabilities identified by Command Cyber Readiness Inspections.
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