Digital Government
On Second Thought, Keep Your Laptop With You, FAA Says
Laptops in checked luggage actually increase the risk of fire.
Emerging Tech
Beware of Blockchain Hype But Keep Eyes on the Tech, HHS Official Says
Some agencies are experimenting with the ledger system but it’s a long way from formal use.
People
White House sketches plans to staff its modernization efforts
A new solicitation sets the stage for a new advisory structure to help the Office of American Innovation modernize federal IT.
Cybersecurity
Equifax breach drives legislative push on data privacy
A House bill sets a deadline for companies to notify customers of data breaches and expands categories of data information covered as sensitive.
Cybersecurity
U.S. critical infrastructure under persistent attack, US-CERT says
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned of ongoing attacks targeting agency networks and infrastructure providers in aviation, energy, nuclear and water.
Digital Government
Judge dismisses lawsuit against VA for sole source EHR
Health technology firm CliniComp says it will appeal a dismissal of its lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cybersecurity
Gowdy: White House deleted text, social media apps from official phones
White House staff no longer have text or social media messaging apps on their official phones because of records management headaches, according to a letter from a key House overseer.
Acquisition
Fed 100 nominations are now open
Help us identify the outstanding individuals in federal IT.
Digital Government
How the U.S. Marshals Service Saved $300 Million By Identifying Over-Charging Prisons
The service rents space for prisoners awaiting trial from federal, state and local jails—and realized that it needed some more leverage negotiating rates.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Hit Pizza Hut's Ordering While Breaches Expose 30 Million South Africans
And an image sharing site warns 8 million of its users' passwords may have been exposed, too.
Digital Government
"Burnout" Is Not Only a Personal Problem, It's a Workplace Problem
Highly stressful workplaces are often poorly designed, socially toxic, and exploitative environments.
Emerging Tech
Secretly Wish You Could Be Invisible? Science Is Getting Close
"Advanced technology can seem indistinguishable from magic."
Digital Government
Seattle Has 5 Big Pieces of Advice for Amazon’s HQ2 Winner
Being HQ1 has been no picnic.
Digital Government
Congress Makes Budget Progress, Gets Snubbed by Cyber Czar and Preps for Fake News Fights
Senators also want to know why it's taking the agencies so long to remove Kaspersky anti-virus.
Cybersecurity
Google Introduces New Bug Bounty
Cash is waiting for hackers who can find any flaws in these Android apps.
Cybersecurity
Report: 1 in 4 Emails that Appear to Be Dot-Gov Addresses are Phishing Attempts
The government just launched a major effort to prevent email spoofing.
Digital Government
What One Tech-Focused Lawmaker Says Stands in the Way of Modernization
Rep. Gerry Connolly renewed his call for the federal chief information officer and chief technology officer positions to be filled.
Digital Government
Big Tech Companies Won’t Change Until They Are Regulated Like Banks
There would be many bureaucratic hurdles to overcome, however.
Digital Government
Facebook Treats Its Ethical Failures Like Software Bugs, and That’s Why They Keep Happening
Facebook should have anticipated that its ad platform could be misused.
Modernization