The FBI and the Attorney General’s office have both been recognized by the SANS Institute with the 2011 U.S. National Cybersecurity Innovation Award for techniques used in cyber law enforcement and through use of the computer virus’ own command and control system to disable malicious software. Assistant FBI Director Gordon Snow and White House Cyber Coordinator [...]

It seems the sentiments of the Cold War haven’t been put to rest with U.S. intelligence agencies labeling Russia and China as the most significant threats to the nation’s interest. U.S. agencies concluded that the two countries have gained access to large amounts of American research and development data in order to build their own [...]

The National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and the U.S. Air Force are attempting to encourage more companies to seek contracts with new guideline for certifying commercial launch vehicles to send payloads into space and complete Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle missions, as reported by Signal Online. The guideline combines similar practices while allowing each agency to include [...]

The federal government released a draft roadmap aiming to accelerate federal agencies’ cloud adoption earlier this week. The draft aims to support the technology industry’s cloud services development and defines standards, requirements and a plan of action to meet the specified standards. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Office of Management and Budget, and [...]

January’s infamous snowstorm that paralyzed traffic in the Washington region, with some commuters staying on the road for more than 12 hours, led many in the region to ask how such chaos on the roads can be avoided again. The Washington Post’s Lisa Rein reports the Office of Personnel Management will soon propose a new snow [...]

The Postal Service has requested help from Congress many times to assist the independent agency tackle its steep financial crisis. A bill introduced Wednesday by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Scott Brown (R-Mass.) would give the agency access to a retirement fund surplus to help it shore up its [...]

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Cornell University Astronomy Professor Steven W. Squyres chairman of the NASA Advisory Council. The council is a panel of experts from various fields that offer guidance and policy advice to Bolden. Dr. Squyres, who served on the council in the 1990sm replaces Dr. Kenneth Ford, founder and director of [...]

A top House Democrat recently spoke of the deficit reduction supercommittee currently working to seek an extension on finding ways to slash the budget deficit before its Thanksgiving deadline in a report by the New York Times. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the panel may ask Congress to extend the deadline, as the panel cannot [...]

The Congressional Budget Office wants the Defense Department to scale back plans for GPS satellites and instead invest upgraded, jam-resistant GPS receivers, according to a report from NextGov. The CBO says this approach could save $3 billion dollars over the next decade.. It was reported that the CBO wants the Pentagon to focus its funding [...]

USAJobs recently dropped offline due to what the site called “hardware difficulties.” Federal Computer Weekly reported that the Office of Personnel Management tweeted about the problem, saying that some users experienced “intermittent access problems.” In a following message, OPM said engineers were on-site working to addressing the problems. This is not the first time USAJobs [...]