Emerging Tech
Army Switches To Special Fast-Track Contract For Drone-Mounted Signal Jammer
The contract will now be limited to members of an industry consortium for cyber and electronic warfare companies.
Digital Government
SENSR team moving ahead on spectrum-sharing plan
The multi-agency team behind an effort to create a joint radar system and free up spectrum for commercial use is seeking more feedback.
Ideas
Every Day is D-Day on the Data-Breach Beaches
Hackers attack when they’re ready, not when we’re ready.
Digital Government
With Shulkin out at VA, what happens to the Cerner deal?
The Department of Veterans Affairs looked set to ink a $10 billion deal for new health record software system. Then the secretary got fired.
Cybersecurity
$380 Million in Election Security Money Coming Soon to States
California will get $36 million to secure its election systems; smaller states get less.
Digital Government
State Department wants to ask all visa applicants about their social media activity
For the millions who seek a U.S. visa every year, giving up social media information and history may become a required step.
Digital Government
Trump’s Complaints About Amazon Have a Historical Precedent
The fraught history of government-subsidized package delivery.
Artificial Intelligence
Experts Sound Off on AI’s ‘Spiderman’ Problem
AI's potential is growing, but so is its potential for problems and pitfalls.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Reshuffles to Bring More AI Into Products
The tech company is restructuring its leadership.
Podcasts
Nextgov Podcast: How Not To End Up In a GAO Report
Introducing Critical Update, Nextgov’s new podcast on emerging tech in government.
People
Why IT modernization needs more women
"We're embarking on the largest transformation in the world," federal CIO Suzette Kent said. "Women are more effective collaborators, and what you deliver is actually better."
Cybersecurity
Marines take lessons from special forces in crafting cyber career path
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller said long-term stability is key: "Once you’re, in you’re in."
Digital Government
Census advisers blast citizenship question
Concern over the addition of the citizenship question dominated a Census advisory committee meeting, but the bureau still has cybersecurity and operational challenges on its plate.
Cybersecurity
Bridging the data divide between IT ops and security
When two critical components of an enterprise don’t talk to each other, the enterprise can collapse.
Emerging Tech
The Government Wants to Know What Scares People About The Internet of Things
It's a scary Internet-connected world out there.
Digital Government
Women in Government Tech Have ‘One Bad-Ass Mission,' New Federal CIO Says
Suzette Kent highlighted the power of women in government in her first address as federal CIO.
Digital Government
Shulkin’s Firing Leaves $16B Effort to Merge DoD/VA Health Records Up In The Air
Secretary Shulkin championed a contract with Cerner to develop a new health records system for Veterans Affairs, but the deal seems precarious now.
Cybersecurity
Inspector General Confirms Investigation into HHS Cyber Center
The office previously declined to confirm the investigation into the center, where two top officials were reassigned in September.
Emerging Tech
Meet The Woman Who’s Making Soldiers More Energy Efficient
On the battlefield, power matters in more ways than you think.
People