Digital Government
Tech Industry Insiders Want to Standardize Data Scientists
A few companies are creating a Data Science Standards Board that Booz Allen Hamilton thinks could help government hire better.
Modernization
What's behind agency FITARA scores?
Agencies shared the stories behind improved, declining and stable FITARA grades.
Cybersecurity
New threats from North Korean malware
The North Korean cyber threat expands to include attacks against aviation, financial services and government, according to new federal advisories.
Digital Government
Corporate Execs Are Obsessed With Blockchain Because They Can’t Afford to Ignore it Anymore
From tech firms to banks to retailers and beyond, investors now expect execs to explain their companies’ positions on blockchain technology.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley Should Be Governed by “Star Trek” Regulations
It would be highly illogical to allow our enthusiasm for innovation to run amok without safeguards.
Digital Government
IGs seek more access, authority, resources
A panel of inspectors general are seeking greater access, subpoena power and more resources to hire staff and increase transparency and oversight work across the government.
Policy
White House Discloses Rules on Weaponizing Software Vulnerabilities
The administration will publish an annual report on how it decides whether to hoard or disclose newfound cyber vulnerabilities.
Acquisition
DISA embraces OTAs
The DOD's IT shop is leveraging "other transaction authority" to buy leading-edge technology for prototypes and experiments.
Cybersecurity
White House goes public with bug disclosure policy
The Trump administration is pulling back the curtain a bit on the secretive process by which the government discloses (or retains) computer vulnerabilities.
Acquisition
VA needs money fast for health record program
To stay on track with an ambitious launch schedule, the Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to reprogram $374 million in current funds.
Digital Government
Pros and Cons of the New Digital Pills That Connect to Your Smartphone
This pill can even send data to your doctor.
Emerging Tech
Homeland Security's Top Buyer: Still All-In In Agile
The department needs to do a better job “taking the fear out of innovation,” Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa said.
Digital Government
Only 23% of the World Has a Free and Open Internet
The U.S. does not have the world's most free internet, according to a independent watchdog group.
Modernization
Can iPhone's Face ID Be Fooled By a Mask?
Hackers may have found a way through 3D printing.
Policy
Sessions: Surveillance Reform Could Be 'Exceedingly Damaging' to National Security
Getting a warrant before searching through information collected under Section 702 authorities would be burdensome, the attorney general told lawmakers.
People
At 300 days, Trump faces hundreds of key vacancies
At the important deadline set by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, President Trump's pace for staffing key government positions continues to lag behind that of previous administrations.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky Software Found at 15% of Federal Agencies
The suspect Russian anti-virus was usually obtained as part of a larger security package.
Cybersecurity
DHS finds Kaspersky software at 15 percent of agencies
A DHS official told Congress that 96 out of 102 federal agencies have complied with a directive aimed at banning Kaspersky Lab products, with a handful of small agencies still working to do so.
Digital Government
Agency Scores Fall in Latest FITARA Scorecard
The new metric on software licensing knocked many agencies' grades down.
Digital Government