More Health IT Isn’t Always Better, Says HHS Digital Service Director
More Health IT Isn’t Always Better, Says HHS Digital Service Director
Ideas
The Risk Management Framework Is Dead. Long Live the RMF.
A framework is just that: a frame of reference from which to adapt according to your needs and situation.
CIO Briefing
Hackathon Participants Use Agriculture Data to Create Real-World Solutions
Can hackers help make farmers’ lives easier? Maybe.
Emerging Tech
Massive Exabyte Storage System to be Built for Energy’s Frontier Supercomputer
The fastest exascale supercomputer in the world requires a unique—and extremely large—storage system.
Sponsor Content
Roadmap To AI in Government
As a leading federal technology priority, artificial intelligence (AI) offers both promise and challenges. With dozens of federal agencies now engaged with AI in some capacity, and specific agencies committing to multi-year, multi-billion dollar AI-related projects, the question of capacity is instrumental.
IT Modernization
USCIS Wants An Agile, Automated Biometric App Ecosystem
The immigration agency is looking for a vendor to set up a secure development environment that will outlive the contract.
Emerging Tech
Google Maps Wants to Help Users Navigate During Natural Disasters
The app will offer crisis navigation warnings and provide detailed visual information about hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
Cybersecurity
Senators Question FBI’s Response to 2016 Russian Hack of Florida Election Tech
The lawmakers also want to know how the agency is working to ensure election officials can adequately report cyber threats in 2020.
IT Modernization
Agencies Leaning on Citizens to Drive Innovation, Research
The government is increasingly investing in prize competitions, crowdsourcing and other “citizen science” efforts to advance its research, according to the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
IT Modernization
Airline IT Failures Happening With Alarming Frequency, Little Government Oversight
Airline IT failures cause problems "on par or worse" than severe weather outages, and they're happening a lot.
Emerging Tech
Feds Snooping in Travelers' Social Media Feeds is Not the Answer
New State Department rules give the government increased authority to review travelers' social feeds. Will it actually make us safer?
Emerging Tech
Experts Propose Feds Use Sanctions and Cyberweapons to Fight Deepfakes
Both social media companies and the government must play a role in fighting back against hyper-realistic misinformation, experts told the House Intelligence Committee.
Ideas
How Federal Agencies Can Move Innovation Forward
There’s hard work ahead to truly capture the full potential of artificial intelligence.
Emerging Tech
The ‘Platform’ Excuse Is Dying
For years, tech companies have relied on a rhetorical sleight of hand. It’s not working anymore.
Policy
House Appropriations Package Now Includes Contractor Back Pay
There is still a chance federal contractors unpaid during the 35-day shutdown could get back pay.
Cybersecurity
OIG: USPS Must Better Manage Its Cyber Funds
Day-to-day expenses shouldn't count as cyber investments, the IG said.
Ideas
To Fight Online Disinformation, Reinvigorate Media Policy
Disinformation, toxic speech, and polarization online are a result opaque digital information systems. The fix? We can start by updating the approach of media policy for the new environment.
Emerging Tech
House Oversight Votes to Secure Connected Devices in Government
The committee approved legislation that would enforce basic security standards for the numerous internet-connected devices used at federal agencies.
IT Modernization
Show Cloud Impact Early and Often to Boost Adoption
Find early wins and share them often, Veterans Affairs and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency officials said.
IT Modernization