CIO Briefing

Mulvaney Targets Consumer Bureau's 'Yelp'-Like Complaint Portal

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney

Acting director encourages bankers’ argument against posting unvetted criticism.

  • By Charles S. Clark

Internet of Things Security is a Marathon Not a Sprint, says DHS Cyber Expert

Adversaries that continuously improve their attacks push agencies to proactively defend.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Report: Insecure Contractor Emails Leave Government Vulnerable

Federal IT contractors aren’t using an email security tool that’s now mandated for agencies.

  • By Joseph Marks
Suzette Kent, Federal CIO Suzette Kent, Federal CIO

Federal CIO: Modernization Board Wants More Proposals and Here’s What It Needs

Suzette Kent shares just what kind of ideas the board is looking for.

  • By Aaron Boyd

JEDI Will Be Just One of Many Clouds, Says Pentagon’s No. 2

The giant and groundbreaking IT contract may cover just a fraction of the cloud-services orders to come.

  • By Frank Konkel and Marcus Weisgerber

DHS: No Evidence of Russia Targeting 2018 Elections Yet

That doesn’t mean that they won’t, though.

  • By Joseph Marks

Pentagon Innovation Group Aims to Protect Military Bases From Rogue Drones

DIUx awarded Dedrone a contract to test the group’s drone detection technology at military bases across the country.

  • By Jack Corrigan

How Sharing Could Accelerate Reform

Active best practice sharing across government makes things better, faster and cheaper.

  • By Steve Goodrich

Lawsuit Over Government’s Kaspersky Ban Hits A Turning Point

The judge in the cases must now either rule on motions in the cases or order oral arguments.

  • By Joseph Marks

This FTC Group Wants To Keep You Safe from Blockchain Scams

But keeping up with criminals' tech innovation can be challenging.

  • By Jack Corrigan

State Reauthorization Elevates Cyber Office Tillerson Once Shuttered

The House bill closely tracks a standalone bill to restore and elevate the cyber coordinator’s office.

  • By Joseph Marks

Tech Support Scams Ramping Up, Microsoft Warns

If you're not careful, you could lose a lot of money.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Defense Electronic Health Records Program Seeks Help Organizing Influx of Data

The Defense Health Agency wants to know if a vendor can help match all the new data it’s collecting with the old.

  • By Aaron Boyd
The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert in a one-on-one interview with Nextgov. The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert in a one-on-one interview with Nextgov.

Management Chief: Workforce Must Change to Reach IT Modernization Goals

The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert shares how the administration's “holistic approach” to management can fix the government’s technology woes.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Lawmakers Want Answers on FDIC Data Breaches and Stingrays

And a new bill pushes for the naming and shaming of foreign hackers and government officials who attack the U.S.

  • By Joseph Marks

Technology Modernization Fund Board Picks First Projects to Advance

The field has narrowed from nine projects to four, according to board chair Suzette Kent.

  • By Aaron Boyd
NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine

NASA Finally Gets a New Leader

Nearly 15 months after President Trump was sworn in, the space agency has a permanent administrator.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

Defense Department is Pursuing Another Multibillion-Dollar Cloud

This cloud is focused on collaboration and business tools.

  • By Frank Konkel

Report: Many Feds Don’t Believe the Hype About Emerging Tech

Techies love the tried and true.

  • By Jack Corrigan

DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders

The CHESS program would build on DARPA’s autonomous cybersecurity contest and traditional hacking competitions.

  • By Joseph Marks