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.
Digital Government
Who Are Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, the Trump Associates Charged in the FBI’s Russia Investigation?
The two arrests are expected to the be first of many in the FBI’s investigation.
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
Digital Government
A New Type of Leader is Emerging in Silicon Valley
Steady and measured, but effective.
Artificial Intelligence
Nerds Rejoice: Google Just Released its Internal Tool to Collaborate on AI
The software works a lot like Google Docs
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Increasingly Cautious About Internet of Things
Congressional discussion on connected devices centers more on the privacy and security of citizen data.
Digital Government
Twitter, Facebook and Google Head to the Hill
Congressional investigations into Russian political meddling expect answers from tech companies' lawyers.
Cybersecurity
Early Kaspersky Count Shows Anti-Virus Not Pervasive In Agencies
So far, fewer than half of agencies have reported finding the Russian anti-virus software on their systems, a DHS official said.
Digital Government
Census delays IT contracts, plays catchup on systems
At a quarterly meeting, Census announced it has delayed two key IT contracts, but following a requested funding increase, is catching up on IT systems development.
Cybersecurity
McAfee Stops Lettings Foreign Governments See Its Source Code
The company said such reviews create security risks.
Cybersecurity
Will warning labels shield users against insecure IoT?
A pair of Democratic lawmakers is backing new cybersecurity standards for connected devices, including a framework to identify and label products.
Digital Government
Why Nerds and Nurses Are Taking Over the U.S. Economy
A blockbuster report from government economists forecasts the workforce of 2026—a world of robot cashiers, well-paid math nerds, and so (so, so, so) many healthcare workers.
Cybersecurity
Dems see opportunity on cyber
The moderate New Democrat Coalition is looking for bipartisan support for a cybersecurity agenda focused on public-private cooperation.
Digital Government
How NATO Is Preparing to Fight Tomorrow’s Information Wars
As members fight off cyber attacks from Russia, here’s a deep dive into spending goals, partnerships, and policy debates about going on the offensive.
Cybersecurity
DHS: A 'vast majority' of agencies on track with Kaspersky directive
It is too soon to tell how long it will take to fully purge the embattled vendor from federal systems, according to a DHS official.
Digital Government