People
IT hiring fair offers early successes
Federal agencies are seeing an early yield from their participation in a first-of-its-kind governmentwide federal IT hiring fair in November.
Digital Government
Congress Has Continuing Resolution Fatigue and Needs a New Oversight Chairman
Bills focused on improving federal customer service and grant transparency are also scheduled for markup.
Digital Government
Is another shutdown coming?
Congress is facing another appropriations deadline Feb. 8, and a fifth stopgap funding bill is likely necessary, assuming it can pass.
Emerging Tech
Big Rideshare Says Your Cars—Not Theirs—Are the Enemy of Public Transit
Fifteen of the world’s leading transport and technology companies announced their shared resolve to help keep cities livable.
Digital Government
The CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff
It's already planning to pull back on work that protects the world from pandemics.
Emerging Tech
The Case for Locking Up Your Smartphone
Lockers and sleeves for phones can feel like an infringement on personal rights, but they also might save people from their worst habits.
Digital Government
Survey: Open Data is Making Feds’ Jobs Easier
The biggest benefits are increased public transparency and improved agency management, participants say.
Cybersecurity
Booz Allen Hamilton Wins $621 Million DHS Cyber Contract
The six-year project will expand the continuous diagnostics and mitigation services DHS provides to other agencies.
Emerging Tech
GAO: GSA Hasn’t Been Smart About Smart Buildings Program
Smart building technologies might pay for themselves in cost savings but the government’s landlord hasn’t been able to make the case.
Digital Government
UNICEF Recruits Gamers To Mine Cryptocurrency for Syria
Play Overwatch and help some children.
Cybersecurity
Security for the exploding Internet of Things ecosystem
A multilayered approach is needed to protect new mission-focused endpoints from botnets, spyware, insider threats and DDoS attacks.
Ideas
Overcoming Cloud Adoption Obstacles for Federal Agencies
The first step to overcoming cloud risks and challenges is understanding them.
Digital Government
Justice taps big data in investigations
Advanced analytics are playing an increasingly important role in the Department of Justice's financial fraud and drug trafficking investigations
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Government Just Gave Someone a $120 Million Robotic Arm to Use For a Year
There are plans to help others with limb loss soon.
Cybersecurity
Trump taps Evanina for counterintel chief
The White House has nominated William Evanina to continue his service as director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
Cybersecurity
Will new border tech put privacy rights at risk?
Privacy advocates are wary of some technologies proposed in border security legislation.
Digital Government
GSA Adds 31 Small Businesses to OASIS
The larger pool will increase competition and drive down costs, the agency said.
Digital Government
I Scanned My Social Media Like a Potential Employer, and the Results Were Scary
Even a few curse words could be a problem for potential employers.
Emerging Tech
Facebook’s Algorithm Change Could Affect How Cops Speak to Citizens
Facebook has already become a critical communications tool for police and fire departments as well as local governments across the United States.
Policy