Cybersecurity
Lessons learned from training Army combat units in cyber ops
The Cyber Electromagnetic Activities pilot initiative focused on equipping tactical commanders and brigades with cyber and information operation techniques.
Emerging Tech
A New Kind of Soft Battery, Inspired by the Electric Eel
The animals inspired the design of the very first battery. Two centuries later, they're at it again.
Cybersecurity
New malware targets critical physical infrastructure
A newly discovered and potent form of malware targets industrial controllers to cause physical damage.
Digital Government
Pentagon Delays Deadline For Military Suppliers to Meet Cybersecurity Rules
The goal of the new regulations is to secure sensitive data on the computers and networks at smaller companies.
People
Help wanted: Senior agile leaders needed
The government must invest in making agencies' senior IT program managers real agile leaders.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley Is Flipping Elections in its Spare Time
It’s not anything your average venture-backed startup wouldn’t do, but it’s virtually unheard of for local politicians.
Cybersecurity
Will Ukraine Be Hit by Yet Another Holiday Power-Grid Hack?
The country has been attacked the past two years in December. A new strike could have major implications for cybersecurity in the U.S.
Ideas
A Unified Reporting Portal Would Help Government and Grant Recipients
A portal could make grantees’ lives easier, but also offer the federal government a better way to evaluate risks.
Modernization
Save the dates: The IT Modernization Report's many deadlines
From cybersecurity to shared services to TICs, American Technology Council's final report recommends dozens of deliverables.
Emerging Tech
This Company Is Trying to Turn Federal Agencies into Startups
Palo Alto-based BMNT Partners teaches agencies how to design the solutions to their challenges.
Emerging Tech
Under-the-Screen Fingerprint Readers Are Coming in 2018
Here's another option when it comes to smartphone biometrics.
Digital Government
Yes, The Security Clearance Backlog is Getting Worse
The Government Accountability Office also found there's not a plan to reverse it.
Ideas
Why Managing APIs is Critical for Federal Agencies
Federal IT managers are basically software-as-a-service providers and should be prepared to act that way.
Artificial Intelligence
Ninety Percent of People Think AI Will Take Away the Jobs of Other People
48% of people think they'll soon have an AI employee.
Modernization
White House Releases Final Tech Modernization Plan
The far-reaching plan pushes agencies to adopt cloud and shared services.
Modernization
The MGT Act is law. Now what?
Congressional appropriators still must allocate the money for agencies to use the central fund MGT creates. And if they do, how can agencies take advantage of the newly created modernization funds?
Cybersecurity
Senator presses White House to improve election cyber protections
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster to name an election security czar, grade states on their election infrastructure and designate political campaigns as critical infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
How to Give the Gift of Bitcoin This Holiday Season
All of your friends and family are secretly hoping to unwrap the gift of a speculative, volatile investment.
Modernization
Why Veterans Affairs Isn’t Waiting for a ‘Perfect’ Health Records Solution
The department’s aiming for as seamless a solution for medical records as technologically possible, VA Secretary David Shulkin said.
Cybersecurity