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Postal Service Says Cyber Official Retiring
Chuck McGann was a key player in the Postal Service's response to the recent cyber intrusion.
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Governmentwide Login Portal Connect.gov Unaffected by Hack
Breached Postal Service is weeks away from activating universal passwords for citizens.
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Watchdog: VA Still Not Doing Enough to Address IT Vulnerabilities
VA information security weaknesses are again in the crosshairs of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Next Century Cities Broadband Coalition Presses for Municipal Self Determination
Plenty of cities want to develop their own local high-speed networks, but state laws often hamper those efforts.
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Is State’s Reluctance to Disclose Hack a Double Standard?
Agency is mum on what happened, as lawmakers demand details on an internal breach.
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Cyberattackers Freeze Detroit Database, Demand 2,000 Bitcoin Ransom
At the North American International Cyber Summit, Mayor Mike Duggan says the city won’t pay up.
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Mapping Oregon’s Wildlife Roadkill; Costly Fence Fight Embroils Louisiana City
Also in our State & Local news roundup: “Ban the Box” troubles in Minnesota and a Pennsylvania municipality with no municipal government.
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What Are the Lessons Learned from the 2013 Shutdown? Agencies Have No Idea.
Report says agencies did not document how they dealt with last year's shutdown.
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Before Buying New Scheduling System, VA Plans to Kick the Tires
VA is putting the finishing touches on its proposed shopping list for buying updated scheduling software.
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Anonymous Hacks KKK Accounts as Klan Threatens Ferguson Protesters
Hacktivists allegedly posted personal details of Klansmen online and hijacked their Twitter feeds.
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Hackers Study YouTube, Scribble on Cops’ Website, and Preview ‘Avengers’
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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State Department Hacked at Same Time as White House
The State Department's unclassified email system was compromised in recent weeks, at the same time as a White House network.
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Boston’s ‘Smart Parking’ Data Study Brings Changes to On-Street Spaces
Using pavement sensors, the city is introducing a new policy for some on-street spaces to “ensure that parking is more closely aligned with true utilization.”
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After Hack, NOAA Still Plans to Buy Supercomputers from IBM Unit Sold to Chinese Firm
NOAA says sale of Big Blue’s supercomputers to Lenovo doesn't present a risk to the JPSS program.
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Amazon's Cloud Chief: Government Data Centers Will Be a Thing of the Past
Think of it as government service by the gigabyte, with cloud replacing today's federal data centers.
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Lawmakers Hopeful FITARA Finish Line In Sight
Architects of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act are hopeful the legislation will be wrapped up in the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Maryland vs. 131,000 Toll Violators; Porn Email Scandal Snags More State Workers
Also in our State & Local news roundup: A Nebraska Supreme Court ruling has hit cigar bars and tobacco shop owners hard.
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City Manager Facing Big Storm: ‘There Is No Bad Weather, Just Bad Clothes’
Successful snow removal efforts rarely attract headlines. For this frigid city, they’re prepared 365 days for inclement weather.
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Manhattan DA to Help Other Cities Dig Through Their Rape-Kit Backlogs
As untested sexual assault evidence gathers dust in warehouses in other cities, Cyrus Vance Jr. wants to share what's worked in New York City.
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