Cybersecurity

Three paths for Congress on spy powers

Privacy advocates and security hawks in Congress are grappling over the future of surveillance.

Digital Government

What to Watch for When America’s Tech Giants Testify on Russian Hacking Today

Until now, the companies have been tight-lipped about political manipulation on their platforms.

Cybersecurity

U.S. ports lack key cyber tools

The NotPetya attack in June that briefly crippled shipping giant Maersk is a reminder that maritime cybersecurity vulnerability is a problem with global reach.

Modernization

Can Einstein and TIC keep up with the cloud?

As agencies reimagine their networks, key security tools are showing the strain.

Emerging Tech

What’s the Federal Government’s Role in Smart Cities?

A D.C. research and advocacy group says high tech infrastructure can’t be just a local project.

Modernization

Cloud: Getting beyond the cost conversation

In a wide-ranging roundtable discussion, agency executives were unanimous on one point: Cloud strategies must be about more than ROI.

Cybersecurity

DHS is Too Slow to Share Cyber Threat Info, Companies Say

Homeland Security threat information is too slow to arrive and sometimes outdated, three out of six industry representatives said.

Ideas

The Urgent Case for IoT Security Training for Civilian Agencies

Civilian agencies could learn a thing or two from the military's cyber culture.

Cybersecurity

IG: EPA infosec needs better management

The EPA's internal watchdog praised the agency's information security program, but says improved management and training program are required to protect data.

Cybersecurity

Learning to 'fight through the hurt'

Rear Adm. Danelle Barrett wants U.S. cyber forces to be able fight through "Puerto Rico levels" of devastation.

Digital Government

The Networking Faux Pas Almost Everyone Makes

Success often hinges on our ability to make connections with people we don’t yet know.

Acquisition

Agile at scale

Federal agencies are embracing agile development, but new ways of thinking are needed to make it work at government scale.

Acquisition

HHS' opioid code-a-thon: Challenges go mainstream and mission-critical

Steve Kelman suggests the upcoming HHS contest could mark a new maturity for challenges as a procurement tool.

Emerging Tech

What Will Our Lives Be Like as Cyborgs?

A case for embracing the “augmentation” of human minds and bodies