Digital Government
Meet the Agency that Tops All Organizations in Customer Satisfaction
“It’s a combination of our structure, training, our people and our connectedness to the mission that keeps it going."
Ideas
Want to Keep More Women on the Path Toward IT Leadership? Here’s How.
Women currently represent 38 percent of all federal leaders.
Modernization
House Oversight Leaders to Trump: Stop Deleting Tweets
Chaffetz, Cummings say president and staff may be violating records retention laws.
Cybersecurity
Money Talks in Agency Cybersecurity, Former DOD Official Says
To prioritize cybersecurity, get buy-in from the top and budget authority, says a former DOD undersecretary.
Cybersecurity
Government Isn't Sharing Cyber Threats As Promised, Private Sector Says
Classification regimes make it difficult for cyber firms to share threat information with clients and aid adversaries, industry officials say.
Ideas
Redefining the Role of Federal CIO: The Enabler-in-Chief
The key is modernizing systems will not be done in the same architectural model of the past.
Modernization
All Smartphone Users Should Take Away These Two Lessons From CIA Wikileaks Files
Don't stop using encryption services.
Digital Government
These Are the 158 Key Federal Science Data Sets Rogue Programmers Have Duplicated So Far
This includes climate data from NASA and NOAA.
Modernization
Over a Third of Dot-Govs Fail Mobile Device Speed Tests
A recent study found 92 percent of sites fail at least one metric related to load time, security, mobile friendliness and accessibility.
Cybersecurity
No Quick Fixes for Small Business Cybersecurity
Small businesses are being pummeled by cyberattacks, but witnesses split on possible fixes during a House committee hearing.
Ideas
Some Alleged CIA Hacking Tools—Like Apps That Turn Smart TVs into Spies—Do Exist
A more unsettling issue may be why the CIA couldn’t protect its own data in the first place.
Ideas
When Can Your Tweet, Text or Calls Cost You Your Job?
Feds do not have a legally recognized expectation of privacy with respect to the government-owned equipment they use in and/or outside of the workplace.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Officials Ask: How Do You Prove Cyber Protections Are Worth The Investment?
When your whole job is preventing attacks from happening, it can be hard to prove how effective you are.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Aims for ‘Race to the Top’ in Election Security
The grant money would be provided on a competitive basis for innovative ideas.
Emerging Tech
Meet the Satellite in Space that Maps and Predicts Lightning
The agency's next-gen satellite is taking some awesome pictures as it tests its instruments.
Digital Government
Trump’s Braintrust Just Won an Immigration Battle with Silicon Valley They Have Been Fighting for Years
The H-1B visa is favored by US tech companies, as it allows them to source specially-skilled STEM workers from abroad.
Artificial Intelligence
‘Artificial Intelligence’ Has Become Meaningless
It’s often just a fancy name for a computer program.
Cybersecurity
Trump Team is Floating Cyber Executive Order to Industry
Cyber watchers urge Trump to hold officials accountable for cyber lapses, but to be clear what accountability means.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Would Give Companies Some Leeway to Hack Back
It would allow hacked companies to penetrate their attackers' network, but not to destroy anything once they’re there.
Emerging Tech