Tech
IRS Dropped $12M on an Email System That It Couldn’t Use
Inspector general faults procurement process for multi-year cloud subscriptions that didn’t work with the agency’s IT setup.
Tech
The Apps They Carried: Software, Big Data, and the Fight for Mosul
A variety of digital tech tools aim to provide coalition forces some sense of the dangers around the next bend.
Nextgov
Interior Department Audit Spots Nearly 100,000 Software Vulnerabilities
Interior agencies don't know how many computers are on their networks.
Nextgov
Auditors: Transportation Dept. Needs Better Insights into FAA Cyber Incidents
FAA is monitoring many of its own systems without DOT oversight.
Management
The 'Quid Pro Quo' on Hillary Clinton's Emails
An FBI official alleged that a senior State Department official offered up a shady deal to protect the former secretary, prompting a fresh outcry from Republicans and denials from the Obama administration.
Nextgov
One Agency Thinks IG Reports Don't Have to Be Boring
Reports can be visual and interactive, according to SIGAR.
Nextgov
FDA Official: Medical Devices Should Be Designed For Hostile Environments
In health care, cyber intrusions into medical devices could be life-threatening.
Defense
Potemkin Jets Unlikely To Fool U.S. Satellites
But Russia’s inflatable decoys just might tie up scarce U.S. resources long enough to make a difference.
Nextgov
Audit: Secret Service Info Systems Still Weak a Year After Chaffetz Leak
The audit cites outdated access controls and poor privacy protections.
Nextgov
Tech Unit Stretches Federal Pay System to Recruit Cyber Talent
To attract private-sector cybersecurity talent, 18F is offering potential hires jobs at the top of the General Schedule pay scale, a level traditionally reserved for high-level supervisors with managerial roles and a step below the Senior Executive Service.
Management
The Justice Department's New Police Shooting Database
The gap in data has been an embarrassment for the federal government.
Nextgov
Senator Sounds Insider Threat Alarm After NSA Contractor Arrest
The arrest of the latest NSA contractor follows high-profile leaks by Snowden, Manning and others.
Nextgov
Federal CIO: Prep For Modernization Funds But Don't Count On Them
Legislation that would create working capital funds for modernization could help, but aren't guaranteed to pass.
Tech
Facebook Is Ramping Up Its Counterterrorism Strategy
The social network is figuring out how terrorists use social media.
Nextgov
USAID Funds Zika-Fighting Drone Projects
The agency selects additional projects from its health innovation challenge.
Nextgov
It’s Lights Out on Xmas in EU Cyber War Game
The European Union is hosting its third biennial cyber exercise.
Defense