Defense
Feds Charged With Stealing Bitcoin
A former DEA official and a former Secret Service agent are accused of using bitcoin to launder money during an investigation into Silk Road.
Oversight
Why Only One House Committee Is Investigating Hillary Clinton's Emails
The House Oversight panel had suggested it would do its own probe, but is standing down for now.
Nextgov
Congressman Wants to Curb Copycat IT Systems at DHS
The DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act, introduced last week, would require the DHS chief information officer to report to Congress on plans for reducing duplicative IT systems.
Tech
Clinton Won't Hand Over Server, Says Emails Are Gone
Benghazi panel Chairman Gowdy complains she "unilaterally decided to wipe her server clean."
Nextgov
Maryland College Team Wins International Cyber Policy Hackathon
At the end of a two-day cyber policy hackathon, the team from the University of Maryland University College was awarded the top prize for addressing a massive cyberattack on a fictional country.
Nextgov
Data-Centric Jobs Already Flourish in the Federal Government
All told, there are some 1.6 million government workers (including state and local) in positions where data is “central to the job,” according to a recent Commerce Department report.
Tech
To Promote Justice, Agencies Must Expand Access to Legal Information
It’s not enough to have laws on the books if the people they’re designed to help don’t know about them.
Nextgov
Human Trust Overpowered High-Tech Security in German Air Plane Crash
Experts say the downing of Germanwings flight 9525 seems like the classic case of the insider threat -- which belies easy tech fixes.
Tech
What is Coming From DARPA in the Next Few Years
The research agency is making underwater robots that can sleep for years and other robots that can fix satellites in space.
Nextgov
Tech Alone Can’t Solve Government’s Customer Experience Clunkers
Still, the biggest challenge to the government improving its customer experience still lies with people, not tech, experts say.
Nextgov
Cyber Social Network Launches
A new website fusing elements of Facebook and LinkedIn aims to help cybersecurity workers hone their skills and employers get a bead on new talent.
Nextgov
5 Tips for Data Management from Federal Leaders
A few federal data leaders shared their thoughts at a recent panel on financial regulation.
Nextgov
Huddle’s ‘Collaborative’ Cloud Offering Latest to Get FedRAMP Seal of Approval
The company's secure cloud collaboration service is the latest offering to meet FedRAMP security standards.
Nextgov
Industry Sells Congress on Internet of Things
During a House Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce meeting, lawmakers considered how the Internet of Things could move beyond consumer products.
Nextgov
New CIO Talks Federal IT Reform: Making FITARA Stick is Job No. 1
Since Tony Scott joined the administration last month, he’s been on a whirlwind tour, meeting CIOs and other agency officials, congressional backers of the law and outside groups to get their take on implementing IT reform.
Management
Dept. of Common Sense: Don’t Watch Porn on a Government Computer
Panel advances legislation that specifically prohibits feds from viewing pornography on government devices.
Nextgov
White House Picks Former Twitter Exec as First Chief Digital Officer
Jason Goldman steps into the inaugural role at the White House, beginning April 6.
Nextgov
Does the Customer Know Best When it Comes to Federal Services?
After the HealthCare.gov implosion, the federal government learned the hard way the importance of customer experience.
Nextgov
New Federal CIO’s Mission: ‘Landing the Plane’
Tony Scott says he’s focusing on finishing the job envisioned by his predecessors, not wiping the slate clean and starting anew.
Tech