By SeanLawson Recently, several news outlets reported on a supposed plot by a Moroccan national to use remote controlled model airplanes as flying bombs. The story seems to lend credibility to speculation that model airplanes could be the next terrorist threat. In reality, however, these fears are p...
“The Federal Aviation Administration is in the midst of a multibillion-dollar upgrade of the nation’s air traffic control system. The new system is called the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen. It will be highly automated. It will rely on GPS instead of radar to locate planes...
“The Federal Aviation Administration is in the midst of a multibillion-dollar upgrade of the nation’s air traffic control system. The new system is called the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen. It will be highly automated. It will rely on GPS instead of radar to locat...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Top officers from each of the military branches warned a House Armed Services subcommittee that sequestration would be devastating to cybersecurity. More here. The Department of Homeland Security is standing up 13 po...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new initiative to develop and recruit the national cybersecurity workforce. More here. A Washington Post poll finds that Americans are divided about what role, if any, the ...
Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Pilots, aircraft manufacturers, and privacy groups ask the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure drones could not be hijacked or jammed and that they would not cause problems for manned aircraft before it allows their widesprea...
After 6 years and $450 million of development, the FBI’s Sentinel, a case management system designed to allow collaboration and a unified, digital workflow, is almost complete. More here. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reports that while IRS Computer Security In...
The Federal Aviation Administration permits a small number of iPads to directly touch its network, acting FAA Chief Information Officer Steve Cooper said Nov. 16. In a brief interview after he spoke at an AFCEA-Bethesda-sponsored breakfast in Rockville, Md., Cooper said a mobile device pilot program...