Cybersecurity
NIST Asks for Input on Building Secure Software
The draft framework is intended to both instruct developers on building safe tech and help IT buyers, like the government, know which companies they can trust.
Ideas
OMB’s New ID Policy Will Help Consumers Protect Their Identities Online
America should modernize our existing paper-based identification systems around a privacy-protecting, consumer-centric digital model.
Emerging Tech
The Wild-West Era of Streaming TV Is Ending
Cord cutters will soon need several subscriptions to watch all their favorite movies and shows—and the cost could look like the dreaded cable bill.
Modernization
Top U.S. Intelligence Official Says Cloud ‘One of Best Decisions We Made’
Cloud computing is changing the way U.S. spy agencies meet their missions.
Cybersecurity
Senators Want to Know If CMS Paid China-Linked Companies for Genetic Testing
Sens. Marco Rubio and Chuck Grassley want more information on how the agency is protecting Americans’ genomic data from foreign entities.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Incident Response Team Gets House Approval
Lawmakers passed legislation that would stand up a permanent team of cyber specialists to help agency and industry recover from digital attacks.
Policy
The True Price of Privatizing Space Travel
As NASA opens up the International Space Station to private astronauts, the romance of space will be within reach for those who can afford it.
Cybersecurity
FBI Warning: The Lock Icon Doesn’t Mean That Website Is Safe
Having HTTPS and a TLS certificate doesn’t mean the site isn’t a platform for scammers and thieves.
Ideas
Gaming’s Biggest Week Gives Clues to Serious Technology’s Future
Advancements in virtual and augmented reality may get government gaming a boost.
Artificial Intelligence
Critical Update: Inside DARPA's DARPA
Valerie Browning, director of DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office, discusses self-aware machines, the future of quantum computing and preventing technology surprises.
Modernization
House Passes Revamped Bipartisan IRS Reform Bill
The Taxpayer First Act would redesign the agency and boost identity theft protection.
Cybersecurity
CBP Says Thousands of Traveler Photos Stolen in ‘Malicious Cyber-Attack’
The breach happened at one of the agency’s subcontractors and didn’t involve any data collected under its facial recognition program, officials said.
Cybersecurity
OMB Chief: Contractors Need More Time to Cut Ties With Huawei, ZTE
Without the extension, there could be “a dramatic reduction” in the contractors that can legally do business with the government, according to acting OMB Director Russel Vought.
Digital Government
Why the Salesforce Acquisition of Tableau Matters to Government
Salesforce is positioning itself as more of a federal player with its purchase of Tableau.
Emerging Tech
Report: White House Should Promote Blockchain with the Federal Data Strategy
By promoting trust and transparency, the tech could encourage agencies to share more information with one another, according to the Data Foundation and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Cybersecurity
Six States to Craft Election Security Plans Through National Academy
The National Governors Association-sponsored policy academy will help officials from Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada and Virginia devise communications and response plans to deploy if their election systems come under attack.
Cybersecurity
Audit Raises Concerns for Pentagon’s Joint Regional Security Stacks
A Defense Department inspector general audit says JRSS isn’t working like it is supposed to.
Digital Government
Where a Census Undercount Will Hurt (or Help) Most
A 2020 Census that favors white and Republican-leaning districts—and undercounts younger, lower income, and black and Hispanic residents—seems ever more likely.
Policy
Audit: Pentagon Acquisition Reform Requires More Leadership Attention
The Government Accountability Office also flagged a lack of oversight for many of the department's mid-tier programs.
Emerging Tech