Cybersecurity

House panel advances FISA reform

The Judiciary committee passed a bill to require federal law enforcement to obtain a warrant before querying spy databases, but some are worried about potential loopholes.

Digital Government

How Robots Will Help the US Navy Avoid Future Collisions

The Navy’s problems are very human in nature. The solution is less human.

Policy

Congress Passes FITARA 2, Hits Brakes on DHS Nominee

Lawmakers also want to keep a close eye on the multibillion-dollar health records contract Veterans Affairs Department is working on.

Modernization

GSA to Industry: Help Us Write Better Cloud Contracts

The government doesn’t always do a good job explaining what it wants.

Emerging Tech

Vet Returns To Boot Camp ... For Coding

Using the GI Bill, veterans with tech industry ambitions can head to coding schools.

Cybersecurity

More Agencies Are Sending Safer Email

More than one-fourth of agencies have installed DMARC protection ahead of a DHS deadline.

Emerging Tech

Are Face Scans Resurrecting the False Science of Physiognomy?

Many researchers fear the consequences of training computers to identify a person’s sexual orientation and criminality based solely on physical appearance.

Ideas

Shining a Light to Overcome the Internet of Thing’s Security Complexities

Because the IoT is relatively new, it brings unfamiliar complexities for federal IT professionals.

Digital Government

Agencies Continue to Struggle With Accurate Spending Reports, Underreporting by Billions

Months after they were required to make their financial data public, their reports are rife with errors.

Digital Government

Survey: Telework Is Risky But Government Should Do It Anyway

Telework rewards outweigh risks, according to public-sector employees surveyed.

Cybersecurity

Expect Federal CIO, Federal CISO and Other Cyber Nominees Soon, White House Cyber Chief Says

The vacant tech and cyber jobs are not among those Trump plans to leave vacant to starve bureaucracy, Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce said.

Digital Government

What CIOs Need to Know Before Launching Major Reforms

The Partnership for Public Service pulled five strategies from former federal officials who have been there.

Digital Government

China Has A Breakthrough in Spy-Proof Quantum Communications

By sending quantum information several kilometers, the researchers took a big step toward the future of information security.

Cybersecurity

Joyce: Civilian cyber could use more discipline

The top White House cybersecurity adviser suggests civilian agencies could take a page from the Pentagon's handbook.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers look to CBP, Post Office on opioid data sharing

Senators want Customs and Border Protection and the Post Office to gather more data on incoming international illicit Fentanyl packages and urge both develop electronic package pre-arrival data exchange.

Digital Government

DATA Act oversight highlights growing pains

The first round of oversight reports on financial reporting under the Data Act shows that most agencies are experiencing growing pains when it comes to implementing the recent law. Does that mean it's working?