Cybersecurity
White House: Government Needs More Bug Bounty Programs
The IT modernization report also urges moving cybersecurity closer to federal employees.
Modernization
White House Unveils Latest Plan to Fix Government Technology
The first center of excellence will be a partnership between the Agriculture Department, White House, General Services Administration and industry.
Emerging Tech
This Company Is Trying to Turn Federal Agencies into Startups
Palo Alto-based BMNT Partners teaches agencies how to design the solutions to their challenges.
Emerging Tech
Under-the-Screen Fingerprint Readers Are Coming in 2018
Here's another option when it comes to smartphone biometrics.
Modernization
White House Releases Final Tech Modernization Plan
The far-reaching plan pushes agencies to adopt cloud and shared services.
Modernization
Why Veterans Affairs Isn’t Waiting for a ‘Perfect’ Health Records Solution
The department’s aiming for as seamless a solution for medical records as technologically possible, VA Secretary David Shulkin said.
Modernization
Pentagon's Next Cloud Contract Could Be Worth Billions
The Defense Department intends to award a cloud computing contract next year that could disrupt the entire federal market.
Modernization
Here’s Who Might Dominate Alliant 2 Business
The contract may feature 61 businesses but a research firm says far fewer companies will snag most of the business.
Cybersecurity
Only One-Third of Agencies Are Using Anti-Spoofing Email Tool
And the Homeland Security Department's January deadline for implementation is approaching.
Policy
House Panel Passes Revamped Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill
Lawmakers revised the controversial bill to criminalize online prostitution and added some other protections for tech companies.
Policy
Trump Signed NDAA. Here’s What It Means.
The Modernizing Government Technology Act—and several other tech amendments—could have an immediate impact on the government’s tech landscape.
Cybersecurity
Company That Used Russian Coders for Pentagon Project Strikes Deal
The subcontractor that hired the coders signed a non-prosecution deal to end a criminal investigation.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Elevate and Rename DHS Cyber Division Passes House
The bill would rename the division the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency.
Digital Government
HHS Turns to Citizen Coders to Curtail Opioid Epidemic
More than 300 coders and health advocates showed up for the agency’s first code-a-thon.
Cybersecurity
OPM Reminds Agencies to Identify Cyber Workforce Needs
The personnel office nudged agencies to finish coding cybersecurity job descriptions as part of an ongoing workforce assessment.
Digital Government
Barre instructors Are in as Much Demand as Full Stack Developers, LinkedIn Says
These top emerging jobs reflect “broader societal trends.”
Modernization
VA Wasted $1.1 Billion on Failed IT Projects in Six Years
The department gave the bulk of the billion to 15 contractors—one of which is getting a sole-source $10 billion contract to try again.
Policy
Congress Resets Shutdown Clock
Lawmakers get rebuffed trying to delay the coming net neutrality vote and start asking questions about kids using Facebook’s messaging app.
Digital Government