SEC 'Forces Innovation' With New Data Science Program and a Massive IT Contract
SEC 'Forces Innovation' With New Data Science Program and a Massive IT Contract
The SEC is doing IT differently than it used to in the name of innovation.
Cybersecurity
Draft Reauthorization Pushes NTIA to Investigate Telecom Cyber Supply Chain Threats
The draft bill also orders a study on advanced location tech for mobile 9-1-1.
Emerging Tech
Eyes Closed in Photos? Facebook AI Can 'Open' Them
The AI can paint new eyes over your blinking ones.
Cybersecurity
Can a Small Business Take Over DISA’s $1B Perimeter Security Contract?
The defense agency issued two RFIs asking small and disadvantaged businesses whether they can support the Gateway Security program.
Flash Poll: Dominion Over Data
Federal agencies collect more data today than ever before, and managing it effectively can be like navigating a minefield. To find out whether and how agencies are resolving these challenges, Government Business Council (GBC) polled a random sample of 220 federal employees in April 2018.
Cybersecurity
On the Theft and Reuse of Advanced Offensive Cyber Weapons
Last year, North Korea and Russia used a vulnerability stolen from the U.S. government to conduct the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware attacks.
IT Modernization
Officials: Here’s How Not to Screw Up a $50 Billion Networking Contract
The Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract is a great opportunity for agencies to modernize, but they need to focus on people and planning to do it right.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Introduces New Form of Two-Factor Authentication
Kick your security up a notch.
CIO Briefing
Commerce, Interior, Energy Top New Government Customer Experience Rankings
A new report rates how federal agencies provide customer experience.
Cybersecurity
Senate Bill Boosts Homeland Security Cyber Funding
The bill increases spending on Homeland Security’s Einstein and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation cyber systems.
Cybersecurity
New Bill Aims to Prevent the Next Kaspersky, ZTE
The bill would establish an interagency commission to help vet supply chain cybersecurity risks.
Data
How AI Can Identify Fake News And Warn Advertisers Who Want to Avoid It
Artificial intelligence could be a way to slow its spread.
CIO Briefing
Silicon Valley Is Less Likely to Believe H-1B Workers Are Stealing U.S. Jobs
Current and former tech employees view things a little differently.
Emerging Tech
The Best Part of iMessage Is Coming to Android Phones
Android will now support the ability to continue text conversations on the web.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How to Build a Tech Team Designed to Succeed
Pro tip: They won't all be coders.
Emerging Tech
DHS-Funded Company Wants to Use Blockchain at the Border
DHS may soon use blockchain technology to protect all sorts of data it collects in protecting U.S. borders.
CIO Briefing
What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means
New plan would create sixth service branch, and annoy the Air Force.
IT Modernization
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback to Better Harness Tech Spending Data
The government wants to get a better grip on the money it invests in IT and digital services.
Cybersecurity
Trade Tensions With Allies Not Affecting Cyber, Top Diplomat Says
The State Department’s focus now is punishing nations that violate cyber norms, not pushing new norms, the State Department’s Robert Strayer says.
Data