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
What governments can learn from the original Russian cyber attack
Ten years after Estonia's networks came under siege from a Russian botnet, a group of officials gathered to discuss how the incident helped shape the future of cyber warfare.
People
VA looks to Congress to improve cost management
The Department of Veterans Affairs also plans to roll out a series of initiative throughout November to improve its veterans' benefits services.
Modernization
Here's How to Actually Use the iPhone X
Without a home button, quite a few things are different.
Digital Government
How Racial Data Gets 'Cleaned' in the U.S. Census
The national survey offers more identity choices than ever—until those choices get scrubbed away.
Modernization
What it Will Take to Keep Trump Tweeting From Behind China’s Great Firewall
While China’s massive censorship machine technically blocks Chinese citizens from using Twitter, there are ways around it.
Digital Government
Mapping destruction after Harvey and Irma
Analysis of high resolution satellite images yielded data that supported recovery efforts after Harvey and Irma.
Digital Government
My Boston airport lost and found stories: good government, good citizens
Sometimes, Steve Kelman writes, the system works.
Digital Government
Clothes Made From a Data-Storing Fabric Will Remember Pass Codes For You
"You can think of the fabric as a hard disk."
Digital Government