Modernization
Massive Classified NSA Contract Under Protest
The second part of the National Security Agency's Groundbreaker IT is on hold.
Policy
Could FedRAMP Approvals Be Used to Buy All Government Technology?
The New Democrats Coalition pushes the government to adopt shared technology certifications and a national breach notification standard.
Digital Government
Trump tells FAA to move faster on drone traffic control
The administration has issued new mandates for accelerating the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace.
Modernization
The Invention That Turned Our Phones Into Cameras Was Originally Developed by NASA for Space Travel
“Smartphones were not on the radar initially at all."
Digital Government
Trump Picks Homeland Security CIO from Defense Department
John Zangardi was serving as the Defense acting CIO.
Emerging Tech
Why Computers Should Be Hidden
A luxury bicycle computer forecasts a welcome future of humble, embedded systems.
Digital Government
FCC, Congress Feud Over Media Ownership Loophole
Split down party lines, legislators and FCC commissioners fought over media mergers and net neutrality during an oversight hearing.
People
Congress passes budget plan without steep cuts to federal retirement plans
The House narrowly approved a budget blueprint that omitted deep cuts to federal retirement benefits initially sought by conservatives on Capitol Hill.
Cybersecurity
Can dark fiber help secure the energy grid?
Sen. Bill Cassidy is interested in the possibility of legislation to support an isolated networks that can conceal and protect the electric grid.
Modernization
Front-Facing Cameras Were Never Intended for Selfies
Developers had something else in mind.
Digital Government
Some states look to feds for help replacing old voting equipment
A group of Democratic lawmakers heard from advocates for federal help in refreshing obsolete voting tech.
Digital Government
GSA looks for possible DUNS replacements
For the second time in 2017, the General Services Administration is requesting feedback on ways to reduce its reliance on a proprietary business entity identifier system it uses to track government contracts.
Digital Government
Seven US States Were Too Small to Even Apply for Amazon’s HQ2. (Two Others Tried Anyway.)
Amazon is looking for a metro area of more than 1 million people.
Ideas
5 Ways Government Can Shift From Spinning Out Tech to Spinning It In
The U.S. government has unique tools to attract innovators and acquire technology as its traditional influence over R&D and technology markets shrinks.
Cybersecurity
Acting DOD tech chief tapped for DHS CIO post
President Donald Trump selects a longtime DOD tech hand for the DHS CIO job 12 weeks after a New York hedge fund CISO abruptly left the post.
Digital Government
How Do You Regulate a Self-Improving Algorithm?
For health care, the answer is a matter of life and death.
Emerging Tech
Do You Trust Amazon to Enter Your House?
The online retailer unveiled an app that would allow delivery drivers access inside your house to drop off packages.
Digital Government
Survey: Cities Rely on Federal Data—And That Worries Them
Local officials consider federal data “very important” but they’re concerned about how it will be updated less frequently.
Artificial Intelligence