DISA Approves Blackberry Multiplatform Environment
The Defense Information Systems Agency has approved Blackberry’s multiplatform containerization solution enabling DoD employees to operate iOS and Andriod devices …More
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The Department of Justice in a court filing has said that technical and legal measures it has undertaken to disrupt …More
Cisco: CryptoLocker Got Boost from “Malvertising”
One of the ways that the CryptoLocker virus was spread was through “malvertising” whereby ads served on websites – often …More
VA Launches Identify Theft Website
The VA has announced the launch of an identify theft website to help educate veterans as part of a new …More
GAO Faults Planning, Oversight in HealthCare.gov Assessment
The Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services undertook the development of Healthcare.gov and its related systems without effective planning or oversight …More
IG Finds Significant Security Deficiencies in NOAA Information Systems
Information systems connected to the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service’s critical satellite ground support systems increases the risk …More
Agencies Weigh in onOffering Web Chat to Customers
Representatives for several federal websites (cancer.gov, studentaid.gov and usa.gov among them) offered useful insight on web chat at a recent …More
Bill Codifies National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center
The House has passed the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014, codifying DHS’s National Cybersecurity and Communications …More
Establishes Cyber Occupational Categories
The House also passed the Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act in the same measure, which would require DHS to develop …More
Establishes Cyber Occupational Categories
The House also passed the Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act in the same measure, which would require DHS to develop …More
GSA Touts Collaboration Platform, State Department Piloting “Midas”
The Departments of State and Health and Human Services are piloting a new collaboration platform called Midas, designed to make …More
Paper Examines How to Improving Defenses Against Targeted Attacks
The United Kingdom’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure has released a report detailing projects intended to address cyber …More
GSA Hosting Mobile User Experience Workshop August 4
GSA is hosting a MobileGov workshop where it will dive into several existing federal web apps and assess them against …More
Report Faults SSA for Deployment of Immature Software to Production
An internal analysis commissioned by the Social Security Administration is critical of the agency’s disability IT program, giving it an …More
Symantec Under Investigation for Overchargingfor Software
The Department of Justice has announced it intervened in a lawsuit against Symantec Corporation alleging that the IT contractor gave …More
Improving Customer Service Must Account for UX and CX
Improving and agency’s customer service must take into account all of the ways individuals interact with it, including UX – …More
DISA Shutters Eighth Enterprise Computer Center
The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced it closed the Defense Enterprise Computing Center at Huntsville, Alabama, bringing its number …More
VA Proceeding With New Appointment Scheduling System
The VA has announced it met recently with veteran service organizations to discuss its upcoming IT acquisition to replace its …More
GSA Digital Services Agency Releases API Standards
GSA’s new 18F digital services agency has released a first version of its API standards for agencies that want to …More
Air Force Modifying Tool to Prevent PII in Email
The Air Force is modifying its Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which has been in use for years prompting …More
White House Posts Open Data Engagement Starter Guide
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has posted an open data engagement starter guide for federal agencies …More
NIST Considers Technical Challenges of Tracking Data in the Cloud
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a draft report summarizing 65 challenges that cloud computing poses to …More
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GSA Plans to Set up Cloud Computing Category on Schedule 70
GSA has announced plans to create a dedicated category on the IT Schedule 70 program specifically for cloud computing services. …More
Army Migrating Enterprise Applications
The Army has announced it has started migrating enterprise applications and systems to designated core data centersas it proceeds with …More
GSA Taps CGI as Prime OASIS Contractor
GSA has awarded CGI Federal Inc. as a prime contractor under the new One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services – …More
FAA Taps OST for Shared IT Services Contract
The FAA has awarded a $60 million technical services contract to Optimal Solutions & Technologies (http://www.ostglobal.com/) under the IT shared …More
DHS Issues Request for Proposal for Wearable Radiation Detectors
DHS has issued a request for proposal for one or more contracts to develop radiation detectors that can detect threats, …More
Supreme Court Cites NIST Guidance in Cell Phone Ruling
Chief Justice John Roberts cited guidance from the National Institutes of Standards and Technology in his recent unanimous decision finding …More
Army Considering Mobile Solutions to Extend Training Capabilities
The Army said it is considering ways to innovate its training using mobile devices. It said the use of mobile …More
