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Ex-Hacker: If You Get Hacked, Sue Somebody
The days of software companies having built-in legal “liability protections” are about to come to an end, one expert says.
Defense
The Military Wants a Privacy Firewall for Disaster Response
A new tool to strip personal information from tweets and social media could help troops zero in on trouble spots.
Nextgov
Homeland Security Wants Government To Get Better at Mobile Security
A new document includes insights for chief information officers, business owners and developers.
Nextgov
Juniper Code Hack Remains a Whodunit
What is known is that the government still does not have its act together when a software emergency goes down.
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Despite ‘Agile’ Approach, Agencies Might Not Meet DATA Act Deadline
It’s been almost two years since Congress passed legislation requiring agencies to standardize spending data.
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DHS Wants to Overhaul System Storing Sensitive Critical Infrastructure Data
The agency says the current system has fallen behind the times.
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Facebook for Trees: The Forest Service’s Quest to Make a Tree Database More User-Friendly
The agency maintains a database that includes various characteristics of some 19 million trees over some 350,000-plus plots of land
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How Far Did the Juniper Hack Go? ‘Some of That Gear Was in Place for Years,’ DHS Official Says
The vulnerability concerns unauthorized code placed in the vendor's firewalls and virtual private networks that could have allowed hackers to read encrypted messages.
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EPA’s Digital Chief Steps Down
The former 18F director and PIF is joining a Danish software company.
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Cybersecurity Still ‘At-Risk’ Career Field in the Federal Government
The Obama administration plans to publish the first-ever governmentwide cybersecurity HR strategy later this month.
Nextgov
Why the Nation Needs to Use Technology to Up the Ante on Immigration Screening
What's needed is to throw out decades-old reliance on government database and watch-list screening in favor of a more technologically evolved process.
Nextgov
Watchdog: NASA Needs Permanent IT Security Officer
The report blamed instability in the agency's CIO office for the lack of a strong risk management plan.
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DHS Now Says It Supports White House Open Source Software Policy
Previous comments attributed to the department's CIO shop warned that open source software was like "Mafia having a copy of all FBI system code."
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Software Savings Bill Advances in House
The bill would require agencies to maintain comprehensive software inventories.
Nextgov
NOAA Pushes Forward with Commercial Weather Data Pilot
The initiative will act as a test for future commercial satellite efforts.
Nextgov
Meet the Scientist Helping the Pentagon Build Solar-Powered Tents
UCF is one of many groups partnering with DOD on hi-tech textiles.
Defense
In 15 Years, the Government Wants Its Satellites to Adapt to Threats on the Fly
The ability to take on new missions will help tomorrow’s constellations survive war in space.
Nextgov
What You Probably Didn't Know About the US CIO Role
Pop quiz: What is Tony Scott’s job title? If you’re a regular Nextgov reader, you probably said “federal chief information officer.” But that’s only half-right.
Management
NASA Strikes Back at Climate Change Deniers on Facebook
The space agency has had it up to here with climate-change deniers.
Defense