GSA Joins Cryptocurrency Craze With First-Ever Bitcoin Auction
GSA Joins Cryptocurrency Craze With First-Ever Bitcoin Auction
CIO Briefing
White House Reminds Agencies to Get Its Approval on Policy Proposals and Certain Communications
Goal is to ensure the administration "speaks with one voice."
IT Modernization
Justice Department Warns of Fake Unemployment Benefit Websites
It’s one more issue for jobless Americans and state workforce agencies to be concerned about.
Emerging Tech
VA Launches New Platform to Send Veterans Personalized Notifications
Open-source software—developed abroad—supports a new tool that allows the agency to send confirmations and other details through email or text.
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The Future of .GOV and the People's Code
GBC's latest playbook uses survey-driven insights to highlight several coding options for the future of government websites.
Cybersecurity
House Armed Services Chair Calls for Focus on Information Systems Over Arbitrary Metrics
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., suggested a 500-ship Navy is inadequate if adversaries are able to disrupt command and control systems.
Ideas
Debunking Three Myths about Hardware Security
The federal government should consider hardware-enabled security approaches.
CIO Briefing
9 Government Tech Trends That Mattered in 2020
The federal government turned to technology during an unprecedented 2020 marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cybersecurity
White House Is Developing a Plan to Secure Industrial Control Systems
An upcoming executive order in response to the hacking campaign that involved SolarWinds will include standards to improve software transparency.
Policy
Interior Reverses Trump Science Policy, Vows to Free Career Staff From Political Interference
Biden administration announces its latest move to reverse Trump-era science policies.
Sponsor Content
Nextgov Ebook: Cloud Security
In this ebook, Nextgov examines what is and isn’t working in federal cloud security and what the future of the landscape is heading toward.
Cybersecurity
DHS Wants Help Restructuring Pay and Bonuses for Cybersecurity Pros
The agency is looking for a vendor to help lay out a plan to recruit and retain top talent needed to meet its cybersecurity missions.
CIO Briefing
Bill Aims to Counter China with International Technology Partnership
The bill aims to imbue democratic values in technologies like artificial intelligence and 5G.
Emerging Tech
HHS Aims to Accelerate Technologies for Combatting Lyme Disease
The often-overlooked illness radically disrupts hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Ideas
It’s Time for a Cybersecurity Quid Pro Quo
Require companies to disclose breaches to the government in exchange for legal liability limitations.
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Ideas
A Counterintuitive Way to Cheer Up When You’re Down
When you most need to get happier, try giving happiness away.
Ideas
Social Media Checks Can Bring Bias into Hiring
“One of the things that cropped up repeatedly was that cybervetting not only judges people’s behavior, but how that behavior is presented,” said a researcher.
Cybersecurity
NIST Planning Workshop to Comply with Law on Federal IoT Procurement
Comments on draft documents required under the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act raise concerns of both fragmentation and a lack of flexibility.
Cybersecurity
Biden’s Pick For Defense Policy Chief Outlines Cyber Deterrence Position
In a contentious nomination hearing, Colin Kahl called for a whole-of-government approach to technology.
CIO Briefing
DHS Launching Voluntary COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program
Employees will be able to self-report a positive diagnosis through the ServiceNow help desk and official contact tracers will follow up with anyone who might have been exposed.
CIO Briefing