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.

Acquisition

GCN announces 2017 dig IT Award finalists

From mobile security to smarter transit to swarming drones, these 25 projects represent the best of discovery and innovation in government IT.

Modernization

Report: Don't Neglect Legacy IT While Waiting for the Cloud

Legacy systems need to be maintained even if agencies plan on migrating to cloud systems, according to a recent report.

Digital Government

Why Agencies Need to Know What an Authorized Reseller Is

NASA SEWP's new tool clearly labels products and services to make decisions easier for agency buyers.

Digital Government

Trump Keeps Summoning Silicon Valley CEOs to DC Who Get Nothing But Headaches

For now, executives are still playing the long game.

Ideas

Artificial Intelligence Can Make Voice Technology Less Frustrating

Using AI, a caller can carry on a normal, plain-language conversation with a system that is able to understand the request and help respond to it.

Cybersecurity

Figuring out multifactor authentication

With NIST now restricting the use of Short Message Service, what are the authentication options for federal agencies?

Digital Government

Amid DHS leadership shuffle, voting systems remain vulnerable

Continued resistance from state officials and some members of Congress is also an issue, says a former DHS chief.

Digital Government

Managing the risks of data sprawl

A formalized risk framework can help agencies gain control of their entire information lifecycle.

Cybersecurity

Rice to be acting DHS CIO

The recently appointed deputy CIO, who was previously CIO of the Transportation Security Administration, will step in following Staropoli's resignation.

Acquisition

What it will take to make carriers bullish on EIS

Telecommunications service providers hope agencies don't play safe with EIS and instead lean on them for help with next generation services.