Digital Government

Even Trump Is Vulnerable to Internet Chaos

In the same day, the president of the United States and many local journalists both suffered the precariousness of life online.

Cybersecurity

Army and Navy Cyber Command Ready Way Ahead of Schedule

The services reached the milestone a year ahead of schedule.

Emerging Tech

Astronauts Have Been Dealing With the Same Crappy Printers for 17 Years

Even people on the International Space Station deal with paper jams and ink shortages.

Ideas

Sharing the Secret to Digitization in Emerging Economies

Governments must realize that data is the currency of the future.

Acquisition

Where should agencies look for innovation?

John Kammerer, NSA's technical director of high performance computing solutions, wants the federal government to pay more attention to startups.

Modernization

Lawmakers look to keep close tabs on VA's health record switch

A bipartisan quartet of lawmakers introduced legislation that would compel the Department of Veterans Affairs to document how it plans to implement its new electronic health record system.

People

House targets burrowers, new hires at agencies

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a series of workforce-related bills that target burrowers and new hires while extending whistleblower and telework provisions

Modernization

Why GAO nixed the Census mobile deal

Census made several key slipups in its decision to award a $283 million mobile device contract for the 2020 population count, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Digital Government

FAA's plan to accelerate drone integration

FAA wants companies and local governments to work together on tests to support more low-altitude commercial drone use.

Digital Government

BlackRock Is Worried Technology Firms Are About to Know “Every Single Thing You Do”

Understanding of our financial lives could be an even richer source of data for them to sell to advertisers.

Digital Government

15 Things We Learned From the Tech Giants at the Senate Hearings

The key takeaways from two days of testimony about Russia’s electoral mischief during the 2016 election

Modernization

How to Get Yourself Ready to Upgrade to the iPhone X

There are a few things that should be on your checklist.

Artificial Intelligence

CIA, NSA Offer Startups More Than Money

The intelligence community can serve as a test-bed for startups pitching AI and other emerging technologies.

Emerging Tech

Be Funny and Other Tips from TSA's Social Media Team

Federal agencies are incorporating social media into their customer service.

Digital Government

This One Rule Informs All of Veterans Affairs' Customer Service Decisions

Bells and whistles are great, but they don't matter if they aren't helping customers, Veterans Affairs Department's Lynda Davis said.

Artificial Intelligence

China Will Surpass US in AI Around 2025, Says Google’s Eric Schmidt

Schmidt, who also chairs the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, says the Chinese are poised to erase a key American advantage — and the Trump administration is helping them.

Cybersecurity

House bill would shake up HHS cyber offices

Two lawmakers are reviving a bid to improve cybersecurity at the Department of Health and Human Services by reorganizing cyber personnel and operations.

People

IG: Silos contributing to DHS immigration woes

An audit found that DHS is struggling to implement a unified immigration strategy and pointed to a series of breakdowns that illustrate a lack of communication and coordination between different offices.

Digital Government

Senate bill keeps election systems critical

A new bill looks to maintain the DHS designation of election systems as critical infrastructure while helping state officials access classified threat information.