Digital Government
GSA Watchdog Details Clash That Drove Sharpe from Acquisition Service
The unredacted report features new details about a fight over the technology modernization fund.
Digital Government
Career official assumes Census leadership as key tests loom
Two career officials will serve as Census director and deputy director as the bureau faces multiple test and challenges in the run-up to the 2020 enumeration.
Digital Government
What's next for spending data?
Officials are continuing to iterate on Data Act reporting, and more granular, standardized government info could be in the offing.
People
New report details infighting amid founding of GSA tech hub
The sudden departures of senior GSA acquisition leaders were spurred by an increasingly bitter internal battle, according to a whistleblower investigation.
Digital Government
Is a Cabinet-Level CIO the Future of Government I.T.?
That person would lead “a legion of people” who could support the technology needs of other agencies.
Cybersecurity
Info Request on Cyber Workforce Preparedness Coming Soon
The RFI will inform a report on whether cyber workforce training is up to snuff.
Cybersecurity
Why the cyber EO won't solve botnets
One section of the Trump administration’s cyber executive order calls for reducing threats from botnets, but members of the interagency team studying the topic warn it will be an uphill battle.
Cybersecurity
Senate Defense Bill Splits CIO Duties, Bans Russian Anti-virus Software
The bill would reform how the Pentagon manages internal cybersecurity.
Emerging Tech
DevOps University Aims to Address Government's Agile Talent Dearth
The 31,000 square-foot facility will support more than 250 DevOps and agile development specialists, many of whom are federal customers.
Cybersecurity
NSA Confronts a Problem of Its Own Making
Recent cyberattacks show what happens when America’s secret-keepers can’t keep their secrets.
Cybersecurity
Trump taps Gordon to be principal deputy in ODNI
Current NGA Deputy Director Susan Gordon is a career intelligence official who helped create In-Q-Tel and has been a key driver of ICITE.
Digital Government
Emmanuel Macron’s New Tech Visa Will Make France an Unlikely Laboratory for Globalization
The French process appears “significantly” simpler than in the U.S., which doesn’t have a dedicated visa for tech workers.
Cybersecurity
Next wave of cyberattacks could target health devices
Connected medical devices are potentially vulnerable to cyberattacks, and former federal officials say the financial sector could provide a security model.
Emerging Tech
Robots Used to Be Advertised As Job-Saving Technology
Automation is now viewed in the same manner as outsourcing.
Acquisition
Big data, AI key to DOD supply-chain security
The Pentagon will need to leverage big data and artificial intelligence to defend against supply-chain vulnerabilities, officials and industry leaders say.
Digital Government
Is the Data Act proving out?
Key sponsors of the Data Act from both parties have good things to say about the financial information being released under the law.
Modernization
No One Could’ve Guessed Just How Important the iPhone Would Be
That phone, along with its successors and competitors, eventually upended how we communicate.
Digital Government
U.S. Will Ban Laptops on 180 International Airlines Unless They Meet Mysterious New Security Rules
If the airlines fail to enforce the new standards, the U.S. could bar all large personal electronic devices from their planes.
Cybersecurity