Digital Government
Senator Calls On Agencies to Streamline Programs for Entrepreneurs
The Government Accountability Office reported in 2012 that each of the 52 entrepreneur support programs at Commerce, SBA and other agencies overlapped with at least one other program.
Modernization
Google Collects Android Users’ Locations Even When Location Services Are Disabled
The practice is troubling for people who’d prefer they weren’t tracked.
Cybersecurity
Fallout from Twitter summons reveals widespread CBP violations
The Customs and Border Protection's attempt to out a rogue employee on Twitter earlier this year has revealed other abuses of authority, a watchdog finds.
Digital Government
The analog keys to a smart digital strategy
Clear business cases, careful user interviews and strategic outside alliances can be far more important than the technology itself.
Digital Government
US Students Aren’t Bad at Math—They’re Just Not Motivated
American students are simply not trying hard enough.
Digital Government
Congress keeps IRS spending on a short leash
Senate appropriators are continuing a series of spending restrictions and reporting requirements for the IRS in FY2018, even as planned IT modernization lags.
Digital Government
Mapping our changing coastline
Congress is looking to boost an ongoing project to aggregate U.S. coastal mapping data.
Modernization
The Most Important Productivity App Is the One That Stitches Them All Together
Welcome to the world of Recipes and Zaps.
Modernization
Feds Can Hire Short-Term Tech Talent for Modernizing
Office of Personnel Management announced a hiring authority would let agencies fill positions for up to a year.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Awards $50B Alliant 2 Contract with Emerging Tech in Mind
“We really did spend a lot of time looking at leading-edge technology,” a GSA official said.
Policy
House Democrats Put $400 Million Price Tag on Election Security
State and local governments need money, not words, to shore up security, a panel of House Democrats said.
Digital Government
As the US Air Force Turns Its Focus to Space, This Small Team Could Lead the Way
Once seen as a threat to traditional acquisition channels, the Operationally Responsive Space office is making it faster and cheaper to put new capabilities into orbit.
Acquisition
$50B Alliant 2 brings big management challenges
With 61 vendors and counting on GSA's newest governmentwide acquisition contract award, effective management is key to making Alliant 2 work for agencies and industry alike.
Digital Government
What Do China’s Police Collect on Citizens in Order to Predict Crime? Everything
These databases can scoop up everything from addresses, to medical history, supermarket membership, and delivery records.
Modernization
Classified cloud now an option for federal agencies
Amazon Web Services' new AWS Secret Region promises security that meets secret classification requirements.
People
State CIO to step down
Frontis Wiggins will retire from federal service after a 32-year career.
Modernization
Amazon Web Services Announces Secret Cloud Region For CIA
The company is able to host government data in the cloud at unclassified, sensitive, secret and top secret classification levels.
Digital Government