More Health IT Isn’t Always Better, Says HHS Digital Service Director
More Health IT Isn’t Always Better, Says HHS Digital Service Director
CIO Briefing
Shanahan Out; Army Secretary Esper to Be Acting Defense Secretary
President Trump tweeted the news after reports that the FBI was looking into a violent domestic dispute from nine years ago.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Weaknesses That Led to Breaches at NASA’s JPL Persist, Says IG
The federally-funded research center is at the forefront of space exploration but continues to struggle with some basic cybersecurity practices.
Emerging Tech
Government Seeks Input on Reboot of Nation's Strategic Computing Objectives
When technology progresses quickly, the strategies behind it may need to as well.
Sponsor Content
FireEye + Verodin = Enhanced DHS CDM Support
FireEye is pleased to announce how Verodin and FireEye solutions will combine to support the CDM Phase 3 DEFEND program.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Peering Into the Agriculture Department’s Digital Transformation
One of the Agriculture Department’s top officials talks about how the agency is using technology to serve its customers better.
Emerging Tech
Inside the Growing Problem of Space Debris
Technology alone may not be enough to address it.
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.
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.
Ideas
Building a Better Infrastructure Through Agile Integration
Approaches taken over the past decade no longer fit the needs of agile development and hybrid cloud.
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