Digital Government
Your IT Job Is at Risk if You Currently Do These Things for a Living
It's time to broaden your skill set.
Digital Government
At the Heart of Laptop Ban Debate, Officials Ask Which Is Worse: Bombs or Accidental Battery Fires?
Travelers flying from Europe to the U.S. won’t yet have to part with their laptops and tablets.
Digital Government
DHS Lags on Some FITARA Benchmarks
In all three cases, DHS said it had achieved the milestone, but GAO’s review found otherwise.
Digital Government
Lawmakers To Trump: Without A Science Adviser, You'll Keep Falling For Fake News
Democrats urged the president to hire a qualified OSTP director to help sort fact from alt-fact.
Digital Government
Evidence-based government: It’s not rocket science
Steve Kelman points to some very straightforward examples of measuring the effectiveness of an intervention.
Digital Government
House Passes IT Modernization Bill
The bill's fast movement highlights the bipartisan concern lawmakers share regarding the nation’s aging federal technology.
Digital Government
Hiring Cyber Talent Is Key In Pentagon's Potential 'Offensive Measures'
The federal government needs to be prepared to "engage in offensive measures, if required," a deputy general counsel said.
Digital Government
The Secret to Better Weather Forecasts Could Be in Meteorologists' Eyes
NOAA is using eye-tracking technologies on weather forecasters to ascertain how they adjust to more, faster data on their video monitors.
Digital Government
How Much Are Agencies Spending on New Contracts?
Agencies spend most of their budgets on recompeted contracts, but there are a few sectors asking for new solutions, a report found.
Digital Government
Army Wants to Let Troops off the ‘Digital Leash.’ That’s Easier Said Than Done.
Gen. Mark Milley’s injunction against IT-enabled micromanagement will require leaders at all levels to re-think what it means to be part of the profession of arms.
Digital Government
Optimizing the Data Center
This Nextgov ebook explores how agencies have tackled too many data centers and gotten more from the ones they have left.
Digital Government
Open Data Needs More than Executive Orders, Think Tank Says
The Center for Data Innovation shared 10 recommendations for lawmakers.
Digital Government
FCC Chairman Responds to Mean Tweets
The former lawyer can't resist a snarky comeback.
Digital Government
With Friendly CBO Score, IT Modernization Bill Hits House Floor Wednesday
The Modernizing Government Technology Act dodged the high price tag it received the first time around.
Digital Government
Hill Leaders: You Need Us to Make the Cyber Executive Order Work
Congress will play a key role in ensuring successful implementation of the order’s directives to protect government and critical infrastructure systems.
Digital Government
HHS’ Cyber Threat Center Comes Out of Beta Soon
The center will share threat information for small doctors offices to the largest pharmaceutical companies, and health care organizations in between.
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IGs say hiring freeze, budget cuts hurt oversight
Inspectors general report that the hiring freeze negatively affected their operations and raised concerns that proposed budget cuts could jeopardize their ability to conduct oversight.
Digital Government
'I think we need to throw a few stones'
The U.S. is still searching for a cyber deterrence policy and strategy, and former senior officials say there can’t be a strategy without better cyber defense and resilience.
Digital Government
How Do You Protect a Helicopter From a Hacker?
Special software from DARPA could do the trick.
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