Digital Government
IT Modernization Gets Nod, But No Money, In House Funding Bills
Funding for a major tech upgrades push will have to wait on Senate action on a modernization bill.
Cybersecurity
Swedish Agency Skirts Its Own Security Rules, Exposes Data of Millions
Government (Foreign) // Sweden
Cybersecurity
Tech and wall are inseparable, border security managers say
A physical wall isn't effective without integrated technology and agents who have access to real-time data.
Acquisition
Agencies should look to industry for scaling shared services
Adopting standards and building partnerships with industry will accelerate agencies' ability to take advantage of shared services, says a GSA executive.
People
Former GSA FAS execs start consulting firm
Two top managers from GSA's Federal Acquisition Service have launched their own consultancy after settling with the agency over a whistleblowing complaint.
Emerging Tech
Time for Agencies to Rethink the Internet of Things, NIST Official Says
It's hard to secure the internet of things if parties can't agree what it is.
Ideas
A Tool That Can Keep Federal Data Centers Safe Amid Cloud Chaos
To help secure clouds, agencies need to visibility into nebulous infrastructures.
Acquisition
GSA moves OASIS management team to FEDSIM
Personnel changes at the agency continue with the naming of a new team to manage the popular multiple-award contract for professional services.
Emerging Tech
Will Democrats Need to Break Up Amazon And Google to Beat Donald Trump?
Senate Democrats are taking up an anti-trust platform.
Cybersecurity
The enterprise risk management approach to cybersecurity
Better cybersecurity tools are not even half the battle.
Digital Government
US Navy Gunners Are Testing A Wearable Heads-Up Display
A service lab has turned a lieutenant’s brainstorm into a testable prototype dubbed the GunnAR augmented-reality headset.
Modernization
Navy makes old signals new again
A new project will bring a 200-year-old seaborne communications technology into the current digital ocean.
Cybersecurity
DHS to Pitch in on Cybersecurity for Olympic Games
The final U.S.-Japan Cyber Dialogue under Coordinator Chris Painter reaffirmed the nations’ broader cyber alliance.
Emerging Tech
Windows 10 Users, Here's How to Increase Your Privacy
If you rely on system defaults, you may be sharing more than you realize.
Emerging Tech
Immigration Agency Wants to Blend Data Science, Agile and Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wants information about applying agile development to big data, analytics and machine learning.
Emerging Tech
The World’s First Floating Wind Farm Could be a Game Changer for Renewable Power
If the technology becomes cheaper it will open up parts of the ocean previously considered too deep for stationary turbines.
Ideas
3 Ways to Enhance the Cybersecurity Executive Order
The order acknowledges areas where federal agencies need to spend more time and effort to improve security but there are opportunities to boost its effectiveness.
People
Treasury CIO replaced
Sonny Bhagowalia is moving to a new position at Treasury in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
Digital Government
