Modernization
TTS Aims to Help Rebuild the Public’s Trust of Government
The tech group's director said each time an individual interacts with the government is an opportunity.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker SolarWinds Concerns Spill Over in Week of Defense Hearings
In multiple hearings, lawmakers sought solutions to pressing technology-based security issues.
Ideas
Agencies Must Change to Support In-House Tech Talent They Need
Technologists look for environments that value them, give them challenging opportunities, help them grow their skills, and provide a path to advance their careers.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director Says Extremists Flocking to Encrypted Apps Poses New Challenges
Christopher Wray told lawmakers tech companies are the ones making policies about encryption.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity and IT Remain Top Concerns on GAO’s High-Risk List
Agencies showed some slight progress on IT issues, though cybersecurity took a step backward in the latest report.
Emerging Tech
Defense Innovation Unit Initiated 35% More Projects in 2020
The group initiated 23 new projects and transitioned 11 capabilities to Defense Department partners last year, according to its annual report.
Emerging Tech
Police Departments Experiment With 70-Pound Robot Dog
Departments have deployed the cyber K-9s in hostage situations and as part of the covid response. Proponents say the robots can help keep officers out of harm's way, while critics worry how they could be used without clear policy guidelines in place.
Cybersecurity
NSA Pushes Zero Trust Principles to Help Prevent Sophisticated Hacks
Operating under the default position that an organization has been compromised is a pain that’s worth it, the agency said.
Ideas
AI Is Killing Choice and Chance – Which Means Changing What It Means to Be Human
Artificial intelligence increasingly shapes the human experience.
Emerging Tech
Veterans Affairs Department Expands 5G Footprint to Miami
The agency’s latest next-generation wireless network was recently deployed by T-Mobile.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Base Prepping for EMP Vulnerability Tests
In response to a Trump administration executive order, Joint Base San Antonio is getting ready to test its infrastructure against a simulated electromagnetic pulse attack.
Ideas
The Art of (Big Tech) War
The uncomfortable truth is the government is the underdog in this fight.
Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: State Department Cyber Office Clears Committee Amid Push for International Norms
Here are the news and updates you might have missed.
Emerging Tech
National Lab Creates Technology to Detect Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
High performance computing systems are increasingly at risk.
Modernization
VA Wants Help Creating a ‘Strategic Planning Ecosystem’ to Guide IT Modernization Efforts
A contractor will support the development of several strategic plans for the Office of Information Technology.
Digital Government
Cultural Resistance Top Challenge Slowing IT Modernization, Survey Finds
Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger said she’s changing minds by demonstrating utility to the warfighter.
Emerging Tech
Army Outfits Paratroopers with Wearables to Gauge Stress
It’s all part of collaborative research leveraging military-centered, biometric data.
Digital Government
Tech Among Top Priorities for Biden’s CIA Director Pick
William Burns also said he’d look to build morale at the agency in part by speaking “truth to power.”
Modernization
GSA Drops 5 Vendors, Adds 9 to $5.5B 2GIT Contract
The IT hardware and software contract vehicle was built with the Air Force in mind but will be available to all federal buyers.
Ideas