Ideas
Protect White House Staff's Personal Tech But Don’t Forget to Secure Government Phones
Talking about personal devices takes attention away from the arguably greater threat posed by unsecured government-issued mobile devices.
Digital Government
Why it's harder than you think to hack a voting machine
Despite the fear and hype, there are several obstacles that make the most direct form of tampering, altering vote counts, extremely difficult.
Acquisition
Judge rules protestor couldn't compete for Vista replacement
In a recently unsealed ruling, a federal judge also noted that the administrative record lacks detail on why specifically Cerner was selected as the prime contractor for the replacement electronic health record system.
Digital Government
Gender Parity at Work May Reach Space Before It’s on Earth
One of NASA's latest experiments focuses on the gender ratio among crew members.
Cybersecurity
Alexa Doesn’t Have the Attention Span to Secretly Eavesdrop on Your Conversations
The virtual assistant is only here to help.
Digital Government
Federal Agency Customer Experience Act Clears Senate
The legislation awaits a markup from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Digital Government
MGT Act, Amazon Amendment Survive Defense Authorization Bill Conference
But not all the federal IT amendments made it through.
Cybersecurity
DHS Nominee Signals Continuity, Competence in Confirmation Hearings
Kirstjen Nielsen has the most extensive cybersecurity background of any DHS secretary nominee.
Emerging Tech
DHS Mulling Blockchain at the Border
An official struck a cautiously optimistic tone when discussing the decentralized ledger system.
Cybersecurity
Marissa Mayer Sounds Distraught Over Yahoo’s Massive Data Breach
Mayer hadn’t wanted to testify, declining multiple requests.
Emerging Tech
Uber to Work with NASA to Build Flying Taxis
Where they're going they won't need roads.
Digital Government
Senate Passes Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill with Newfound Tech Industry Support
A major industry trade group reversed its position on the controversial bill as companies come under in Russia investigation.
Acquisition
IT funding bill survives NDAA conference
The $700 billion defense bill now poised for final passage includes provisions to modernize agency IT through revolving funds and allow for for easy, off-the-shelf Pentagon procurement.
Cybersecurity
DHS nominee faces Senate
Kirstjen Nielsen told a Senate committee that a planned border wall won't span the entire southern border and that cyberattacks have entered a more potent phase in their evolution.
People
Moskovitz moves on at Accenture
Accenture Federal Chief Operating Officer John Goodman will succeed CEO David Moskovitz, effective Nov. 20.
Modernization
Agencies failing key agile test
An oversight report found that most agencies were failing to certify implementation of incremental development on some major software projects.
Digital Government
A New Analysis of 4-Year-Old Data Shows the EPA Is Ignoring a Lot of Toxins in US Drinking Water
PFOA, an ingredient in Teflon, is far more prevalent in American drinking water than previously thought.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Info Sharing Focuses on Quantity Over Quality, IG Says
The department is sharing a lot of cyber threat indicators with agencies and the private sector, but only a handful are useful.
Cybersecurity
How the Air Force is building resiliency
Compliance only gets you so far, explained one senior official.
Modernization