Digital Government
How U.S. Digital Service’s Login.gov Team Works With Other Agencies
The U.S. Digital Service team building out the governmentwide login has a separate staff that markets the system to other agencies.
Modernization
House panel hammers Army CIO over request to reprogram 2018 funds
The Army is seeking to realign funds for network modernization, but Congress wants to know what's wrong with the systems it already paid for.
Cybersecurity
DHS adds social media to immigration files
A move by the Department of Homeland Security to add public facing online data to an immigration database is generating controversy and comments, but DHS says it hasn't launched a new policy.
Cybersecurity
DHS Chief: We'll Do Better Next Time on Election Meddling
The department notified system owners but not top officials about Russian election meddling in 2016.
Digital Government
The Future the US Military is Constructing: a Giant, Armed Nervous System
Service chiefs are converging on a single strategy for military dominance: connect everything to everything.
Digital Government
FDA Wants To Fast Track Health Products From Apple, Fitbit
A precertification system would mean those companies don’t need to do premarket reviews for products.
Cybersecurity
How cyber impacts the full spectrum of terror threats
Cybersecurity still ranks near the top of threats that worry the nation's security agencies.
Digital Government
Senators seek IG probe of HealthCare.gov outages
Four Senate Democrats are urging the Health and Human Services inspector general to probe the planned schedule for HealthCare.gov downtime during the coming open enrollment period.
Emerging Tech
Blockchain May Finally Rid the World of Fax Machines
Another reason Blockchain has captivated the financial industry.
Cybersecurity
SEC still probing data breach
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton told a Senate panel that the agency was expanding its probe into a 2016 data breach.
Modernization
7 Questions About Twitter's Doubled Character Limit
Why now? Why this? And will it make Twitter better?
Modernization
Navy looks to break ground with collaborative IT contracts
By getting ongoing industry input on contracts from industry, the Navy is expecting to save time. Will it work?
Cybersecurity
SEC Chair Pledges Data Breach Investigation, Cyber Hiring Surge
The commission will look into the breach itself and whether that info was used to trade stocks.
Modernization
Coming Soon: A Blockchain-Powered Smartphone
It will be just as expensive as an iPhone.
Digital Government
White House Officials: To Manage the Government, Open Its Data
Though there are hurdles, White House officials continue to push for better, more accessible federal data.
Cybersecurity
Deloitte Says No Government Information Compromised in Breach
The breach did not impact any federal, state or local government clients, the company said.
Modernization