Modernization
Hey FCC: Hurricane Victims Shouldn't Run Out of Cell Minutes
The case for making phone companies provide free service after disasters.
Cybersecurity
Criminals Dust Off an Old Bug for a Backdoor in Androids
Technology // Telecommunications
Modernization
DHS moves ahead on financial system amid questions from Congress
DHS released the final draft RFP for its financial management system modernization to potential vendors and told them to plan for a late October contract award.
Ideas
Small Changes Could Make a Big Impact in Federal Acquisition
Thinking differently, especially about how to pick procurement professionals, could lead to greater innovation.
Acquisition
House panel seeks probe of contractor data calls
The Energy and Commerce committee asked the GAO to examine whether the Department of Energy is wasting contractors time and money with superfluous requests.
Modernization
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Shares the Leadership Lesson in Watching Amazon Win the Cloud Business
Nadella says Microsoft missed a major opportunity
Digital Government
Outraged Programmers Forced a Rare Concession From Facebook on Its Open-Source Software
Facebook’s open-source software is wildly popular among developers and has been used to build countless websites.
Digital Government
Social Media is ‘First Tool’ of 21st-Century Warfare, Lawmaker Says
And buying Facebook ads is much cheaper than an F-35 fighter jet, said Sen. Mark Warner.
Modernization
Amazon Introduces a New Collection of Smart Home Gadgets
The company aims to have an Echo for everyone.
Cybersecurity
Congress Should Consider Election Security Standards, Obama DHS Officials Say
Lawmakers may want to require the intelligence community report on the state of election cybersecurity in advance of elections, they also suggested.
Modernization
FedRAMP’s Tailored Baseline is Here
The program offers a faster, cheaper path for certifying low-risk cloud services for agencies.
Emerging Tech
Startup-Friendly Bill Would Remove Visa Caps, Regulations For Entrepreneurs
A bipartisan group of senators introduced the wide-ranging legislation.
Digital Government
OMB Data Guru: If Your Manager Doesn’t Get Open Data, Take Them To A Hackathon
White House tech teams are going to more public tech events not only to network but also to demonstrate the value of open data projects.
Cybersecurity
Here's How New Yorkers Think Cybersecurity Should be Handled
The U.S. needs a cold-eyed view of what’s helping and hindering cyber defenders, a report says.
Digital Government
Can Congress put evidence-based policymaking into practice?
A bipartisan commission wants the government to use program data to determine whether policies work, but there are political barriers.
Modernization
Better standards, more sharing seen as keys to cloud adoption
A broad-based group of federal officials are working together to develop new tools for cloud acquisition and innovation.
Modernization
Senators propose extension of FITARA data center initiative
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the Senate version of a bill to extend data center consolidation provisions that are due to expire in October 2018.
Cybersecurity
Someone Made Over $60,000 Hijacking People’s Computers to Mine Cryptocurrency
The malware mines Monero, a cryptocurrency that currently has a total market value of about $1.4 billion.
Cybersecurity
Former DHS chief feared catastrophic attack on election systems
Although a full-blown attack by Russian hackers on voting systems in the 2016 election didn't materialize, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said the Russian state-backed probes of those systems are a wake-up call.
Acquisition