Digital Government
IG Calls Out Federal Acquisition Service Over IT Resellers
The IG found commercial prices were lower for many of the top-selling items on GSA's IT Schedule.
Digital Government
Spy Chief 'Excited' about Agency’s Modernization Effort
Initial skepticism "has dissipated as we've been able to explain what the purpose is," John Brennan said.
Cybersecurity
HHS Will Fund Cyberthreat Information Sharing
The effort aims to encourage the public and private sectors to pool knowledge about medical record hacks.
Emerging Tech
White House Boosts Internet of Things with Wireless Research Program
The National Science Foundation research program could help reach greater connectivity.
Ideas
6 Employees Who Could Wreak Havoc at Your Organization
There are certain signals that, with context, can pinpoint an insider threat before they strike.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk’s Master Plan for Tesla Is Self-Driving Cars and Sun-Powered Trucks
Musk has a four-point plan.
Digital Government
Sequestration Can’t Halt Government’s ‘Historic’ Health IT Spending
Civilian health agencies fueled health IT spending the most.
Cybersecurity
The Fight Over Consumer Encryption Moves Into Strange New Phase
Law enforcement officials say it’s on the tech world and privacy advocates to prove a backdoor would undermine data security.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the Energy Department's Cyclotron Road Project
The project aims to give chosen participants funding and other resources to conduct research on ideas that might not flourish in the private sector or the strict world of academia.
Digital Government
After Errant Melania Tweet, DOJ Rethinks Social Media Policy
The department is making "procedural changes" to the way the social media team operates.
Emerging Tech
One Way to Get Around Brexit: Become e-Resident of Estonia
Once you become an e-resident, you can set up an Estonian company online in a day, administer it remotely and sign all documents digitally.
Cybersecurity
House Committee Chair Opens Inquiry Into Foreigners’ Access to OPM Data
Some OPM contractors may have handed "foreign governments direct access to data long before the recent reported breaches," according to Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas.
Cybersecurity
VA Gets New CISO from NASA
Senior IT manager Roopangi Kadakia is scheduled to start July 24.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Awards New Contract for Behavioral Cyberattacks Detection
Galois scored a $6 million contract with the Pentagon’s R&D group.
Digital Government
A New CISO for NASA
Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz will begin effective Aug. 8 after being selected by NASA CIO Renee Wynn.
Digital Government
Is Pentagon’s Push to a Joint Information Environment in Trouble?
An audit suggests the modernization effort lacks a management plan.
Ideas
It's Time to Update the 30-Year-Old Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act would improve international data sharing among law enforcement while protecting the privacy of individuals.
Emerging Tech
Augmented Humans: Next Great Frontier, or Battleground?
Before you dismiss it as pure science fiction, consider how close augmented human technologies are to radically leaping forward, and into the mainstream – and the issues they could realistically cause.
Digital Government
Despite Improvements, Government Still Bottom of the Barrel in Customer Experience
Overall, Forrester rates the federal government’s average index as “poor," with agencies generally rating from “very poor” to “OK.”
Digital Government