Digital Government
China's Surveillance State Should Scare Everyone
The country is perfecting a vast network of digital espionage as a means of social control—with implications for democracies worldwide.
People
OMB's user guide to the MGT Act
The Office of Management and Budget is working on a rules-of-the-road document to cover how agencies can seek and use funds under the MGT Act.
Cybersecurity
Feds warn on ransomware threat to schools
The FBI's cyber unit and the Department of Education cautioned schools nationwide of growing ransomware threat.
Modernization
DOD Issued a $7 Million Cloud Support Contract To a Company With One Employee
The Defense Department awarded a sole-source contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions, an Alaska-based small business with a single employee, to consult in its major cloud acquisition.
Digital Government
New stopgap funding bill faces Senate opposition
A House plan to keep the government open past Feb. 8 faces an uphill climb in the Senate.
Policy
The SEC Is Stepping Up Its Rhetoric Over Cryptocurrency Regulation in Senate Testimony
Cryptocurrency exchanges are currently regulated as money-transmission services.
Emerging Tech
HHS Kicks Off Tour to Entice Startups
Agency officials are heading on a cross-country tour to demystify selling to the government.
Cybersecurity
No, the U.S. Won’t Respond to A Cyberattack with Nukes
Defense leaders won’t completely rule out the possibility. But it’s a very, very, very remote possibility.
Emerging Tech
Deadline Approaching for DARPA’s $850M Support Contract
The research agency lowered the minimum order value ahead of the proposal deadline.
Policy
It’s Taking Too Long to Reauthorize DHS, House Homeland Chair Says
The House passed reauthorization last year; the Senate is taking it up now.
Cybersecurity
Students Around the World Prepare to Celebrate Safer Internet Day
The internet will never be risk-proof.
Emerging Tech
To Master Health Care, Amazon Must Master Information And Communication
Health care is a little different than selling books.
Digital Government
The Origins of Diversity Data in Tech
Tracy Chou’s call to action in 2013 preceded an industry-wide release of numbers.
Emerging Tech
A Long-Lost NASA Spacecraft Rises From the Dead
After 13 years of silence, scientists hear a mission calling home.
Digital Government
As others see us -- a few surprises
A recent dinner with civil servants from Asia delivered some interesting insights, Steve Kelman writes.
Modernization
A smarter approach to cloud
Advances in cloud technology are shifting the focus toward choosing the right tool for the job and crafting solutions that truly modernize systems.
Digital Government
More Than 50 Job Offers Since Government Tech and Cyber Hiring Fair
More job offers might be in the works, the government’s CIO Council said.
Cybersecurity
McCaul calls on the Senate to act on cyber bills
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) urged the Senate to move on restoring the State Department's cyber office and reorganizing DHS' National Protection and Programs Directorate.
Ideas
Threat Hunting and Defensive Tools Government Could Use
New tech designed for cyber defense could help the government make up for lack of personnel.
Cybersecurity