Cybersecurity
How to fix information sharing, according to industry
Secret cyber threat data and a clunky clearance process are barriers to bidirectional information sharing, industry representatives told Congress.
Digital Government
Technologists, privacy advocates push back against algorithmic 'extreme vetting'
The Trump administration's plan to use predictive software to rate threats posed by immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers will result in discriminatory decisions, say a group of privacy advocates and computer scientists.
Acquisition
WT wants your take on the agency-contractor relationship
Washington Technology is seeking government input for its latest survey.
Ideas
Here’s How the Federal Reserve Could Guide the Digital Financial Revolution
Blockchain could enable a direct bank-to-bank frictionless payment system that is fast, secure and near real-time.
Digital Government
Acting CIOs Still in Place at One-Third of CFO Agencies
Many of the top tech positions in government remain unfilled.
Digital Government
Bid Protests Decline in 2017
Contractors filed fewer contract protests for the first time since 2013.
Emerging Tech
Firefox Quantum Just Might Transform Your Internet Experience
Mozilla hopes the new browser will draw people away from Google Chrome.
Policy
Bill to Restore State Department Cyber Office Advances
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shuttered the office in September.
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