Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Chief Explains Issuing Emergency Directive During Shutdown
CISA Director Chris Krebs says “an urgent response was required” despite a large swath of the government shut down due to a lapse in appropriations.
Ideas
Understanding Today’s Mobile Software Supply Chain Risks
The reality is that supply chain risk is also a concern in the software frontier.
Policy
The Senate Votes for More Stalemate
The defeat of two proposals to reopen the government sent the same sobering message: Congressional lawmakers and President Trump aren’t prepared to end the shutdown.
Modernization
Marine Corps Wants Cost-Effective Ways to Migrate Apps to the Cloud
The service wants to make sure it actually saves money moving applications from on-prem data centers to the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Shutdown Could Damage Homeland Security for ‘Months, if Not Years,’ Says Ex-DHS Chief
Efforts to strengthen the country’s cyber posture have come to a halt, and if a crisis were to strike, there wouldn’t be enough people to respond, former agency officials said.
Digital Government
The Pain of the Second Missed Paycheck
As the government shutdown drags on, workers’ hardship grows—and soon could become a political break point.
Emerging Tech
Commission Wants to Know If China’s Smart Cities Are Smarter than Ours
The U.S.-China Commission wants to look at how Chinese smart cities development plans could affect U.S. economic and national security.
Ideas
Don’t Play Mob Ball: What Acquisition Pros Can Learn from Kids Soccer
PEOs tend to grab onto a hot new contract approach like elementary schoolers chasing a ball.
Podcasts
Critical Update: No End in Sight For Shutdown as Costs Mount
The partial government shutdown is having dire effects across the country, not just at federal agencies.
Modernization
The House Oversight IT Subcommittee is Dead
The panel’s responsibilities—which include oversight of FITARA and other federal tech initiatives—will be swept up by the Government Operations subcommittee.
Artificial Intelligence
National Intelligence Strategy Warns of Technological Threats to U.S.
Disruptive technologies will democratize capabilities previously available only to nation-states with plenty of resources.
Cybersecurity
How Social Security Administration Plans to Protect Your Identity
The agency is looking for ways to identify citizens with random characters instead of Social Security numbers on agency mail.
Cybersecurity
Senators to WMATA: How Will You Keep Next-Gen Metro Cars Safe from Foreign Tampering?
Four D.C.-area lawmakers are asking WMATA leaders to take supply chain and cybersecurity issues into account when buying the next series of Metro cars.
Modernization
Library of Congress Needs Volunteers to Digitize Its Records
Vendors would work for free, but they’d essentially gain exclusive rights to the materials for up to three years.
Artificial Intelligence
Former Google Chief to Chair Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group
Eric Schmidt will join 14 other tech experts on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
Modernization
Latest Bills to End Shutdown Include $25 Million Bump to Technology Modernization Fund
Previous spending packages didn’t allocate any additional money for the revolving fund.
Ideas
The Coming Digitization of the Regulatory Environment
Here's what the U.S. can learn about digitizing regulations from two of the largest economies.
Modernization
VA Selects Booz Allen Hamilton to Build New Mobile Application Cloud
The company is also responsible for migrating between 20 and 30 apps from the existing platform to the new cloud environment.
Ideas
Leveraging Identity to Tackle Insider Threats in Government
Here are three ways to better manage your users.
Emerging Tech