Cybersecurity
CBP sets biometric tech at more airports
Customs and Border Protection adds airports in Houston and Las Vegas to its growing list of facilities with biometic exit technology.
Digital Government
Technology Is Changing Our Relationship With Nature As We Know It
One expert believes that relationship is more fragile than many of us realize.
Digital Government
OPM CIO to resign
Dave DeVries, a longtime tech leader who moved from DOD to OPM to oversee a new background check system, is retiring from government.
Cybersecurity
Can the U.S. stop malware and buy it at the same time?
The U.S. government walks a fine line of prosecuting alleged hackers and buying malware and other software vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Are Holding Game of Thrones Scripts Hostage, Demanding Ransom From HBO
The hackers claim to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of data.
Acquisition
Meet the new face of government IT contractors (part 2)
Steve Kelman connects with another FLASH winner to discuss different ways of delivering IT.
Emerging Tech
The Evolution of Digital Government
Digital government started with launching websites. This special report looks at how federal agencies are rethinking services to put citizens’ needs first.
Digital Government
To Improve, VA Must Acknowledge Vets Can Go Elsewhere
Thinking of veterans as customers who could take their business elsewhere could fuel agency improvements, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said.
Digital Government
FCC Asks for Help Fixing Faulty Broadband Provider Data
The agency wants to correct and refine information on broadband coverage in different areas of the country.
Cybersecurity
7 Ways to Fill Cyber Workforce Gaps in a Generation
Veterans, vocational schools and loan forgiveness could all be key to building tomorrow’s cybersecurity workforce.
Ideas
BlackBerry's New Phone Reminds You How Great Hardware Keyboards Can Be
Other than the keyboard, you might not recognize it.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Will Make Fake News Video — and Fight It As Well
Just weeks after one research team appeared to put words in a leader’s mouth, here comes a new tool that can check questionable video for a pulse.
Digital Government
VA's legacy systems aren't ready for the Data Act
A just-released oversight report reveals that the legacy systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs aren't ready to support many Data Act requirements.
Digital Government
Why tracking government spending on Trump-owned businesses is hard
Hill Democrats want answers on federal spending at Trump-owned businesses, but agencies might have a tough time supplying hard numbers.
Cybersecurity
Navy CIO moving on
Navy Department CIO Robert Foster is leaving his current job to become deputy CIO at the National Credit Union Administration.
Cybersecurity
What can the U.S. learn from the world's largest biometric ID system?
India's biometric identification program needs to better document how it's being used by the public and governments, according to independent researchers.
Digital Government
Federal student loan data targeted in fraud
Officials have declined to prosecute in a case where employees at a private firm tampered with a federal student loan database.
Digital Government
Setting Goals Around Tasks, Not Outcomes, Is the Best Way to Improve Performance, a Study Shows
Some goals are more effective than others.
Acquisition