Emerging Tech
Watchdog: Agencies Find Old Development Habits Die Hard
Only four agencies had policies and processes in place to develop software in increments.
Emerging Tech
Farmers to Congress: We Need Broadband, Too
Agriculture and energy companies in rural areas want to find efficiencies with internet of things devices, but lack of high-speed access is a problem
Digital Government
A Twitter Executive Banished Laptops From His Meeting, and the Reactions Were Excellent
No laptops leaves people free to focus on the matter at hand.
Digital Government
What Happens When You Put 500,000 People's DNA Online
Huge genetic databases are changing how scientists study disease.
Emerging Tech
Russian, Chinese Companies Win Intel Community's Face Recognition Tech Contest
Moscow-based NTechlab won two categories of IARPA’s facial recognition challenge.
Digital Government
NIH Is Handing out 10,000 Fitbits To Track People's Health
It's a part of the updated precision medicine program.
Cybersecurity
Slashing Homeland Security's Tech Directorate Could Leave the Country Vulnerable to Cyber Threats
President Trump proposed a 20 percent cut to DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate.
Cybersecurity
OPM still plagued by cyber weaknesses, IG finds
An oversight report found the OPM was unready for its annual cyber audit, while the agency says that the CDM program will help mature its efforts.
People
Agencies pitch 500 tech jobs at recruiting event
Civilian, military and intelligence agencies met candidates for 500 open jobs at a first-of-its-kind federal IT hiring event.
Cybersecurity
IG: Compliance alone will not save DHS cyber efforts
An oversight report gives passing grades to DHS on compliance with core tenets of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 – but offers the agency a stark warning that its threat and information sharing efforts are still falling short.
Cybersecurity
S&T budget woes could blunt DHS research
The mission of the research arm of the Department of Homeland Security isn't helped by new budget priorities, a former undersecretary told a House Homeland Security subcommittee.
People
Clock ticking on officials in acting roles
The Vacancies Act sets time limits on the period for acting officials to occupy politically appointed roles -- and some of these officials are about to run out of time.
Modernization
Pentagon: We Want You — to Get Us Into The Cloud Much Faster
We need the private sector's help to vault DOD into the world of elastic computing and machine learning.
Acquisition
Agency reorgs slow down recompetes
One major federal contractor is seeing more bridge contracts as agencies put the brakes on procurements while reorganizations take shape.
Cybersecurity
OPM Cybersecurity Still Lags Three Years After Massive Breach
The office’s cybersecurity maturity is at level 2 out of a possible 5, an auditor said.
Cybersecurity
Hundreds Attend Federal Cyber and Tech Hiring Fair
Some agencies are making on-the-spot job offers during the two-day event.
Digital Government
Google's Mass-Shooting Misinformation Problem
When no reputable information is available, the search engine promotes fake news.
Digital Government
VA To Run Massive Survey of High-Risk Vets
Electronic medical records don’t always tell the full story of a veteran’s healthcare.
Cybersecurity
How a Commerce Department Standards Agency Grew Into a Cybersecurity Powerhouse
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a hand in nearly every aspect of government cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity