Digital Government

Let's put the 'funded' back in FFRDC

Federally funded research and development centers are vital test beds for new IT, but they can't operate without adequate resources.

Digital Government

The Many Ways to Map the Brain

It takes both science and art to make sense of the organ’s complexities.

Digital Government

Facebook, Apple, Twitter Execs: ‘Trump Would Be a Disaster for Innovation’

A group of executives co-signed a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Introduce Alternative to White House’s $3.1 Billion IT Modernization Fund

The Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016, or MOVE IT, directs individual agencies to establish IT working capital funds.

Digital Government

Tech Companies Slowly Making Progress Adding Women to Their Boards

A Bay Area firm is slowly chipping away at technology’s most exclusive boys’ club.

Digital Government

BYOD is evolving for a cyber-conscious age

Bring-your-own device policies were envisioned as a way to save money during a time of budget cuts, but policies are pivoting as government gets increasingly security conscious.

Digital Government

Chinese businessman sentenced in military contractor hack

A federal judge has sentenced a Chinese national who admitted to being part of a years-long conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors.

Digital Government

Federal CIO Wants to Change How Government Accepts Unsolicited Ideas

The traditional processes that have dictated how the government buys technology have likely kept it from implementing a smorgasbord of ideas, Tony Scott says.

Digital Government

Tech hasn't fixed FOIA yet

Transparency advocates are pushing Congress to go after agencies for shoddy responses to the sunshine law.

Digital Government

Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Remain Flat Over Next 5 Years

Total federal IT spending is predicted to decline from $99.8 billion in fiscal 2016 to $98.3 billion by 2021.

Digital Government

On Capitol Hill, concerns remain about DOD-VA interoperability

Senate appropriators grilled top VA officials about whether the military and Veterans Affairs electronic health records systems are cooperating.

Digital Government

Army is Testing Genetically Engineered Spider Silk for Body Armor

Inserting spider DNA into silkworms yields a tough fabric far more flexible than Kevlar.

Digital Government

Meadows bill puts teeth in records enforcement

In a newly introduced bill, the chairman of a key government oversight subcommittee seeks to punish feds who destroy records and to enshrine existing records policy in law.

Digital Government

Our Weird Future of Loving Robotic Pets

These high-tech robots are a far cry from the Tamagotchis and Furbys of yesteryear

Digital Government

Air Force wants to leap ahead in quantum computing

Quantum computing could be a competitive advantage for the U.S. military, and the Air Force Research Lab wants to keep pace.

Digital Government

New HHS CIO to Focus on Cyber

Beth Anne Killoran will direct projects related to cybersecurity and privacy protection.