Modernization
VA expects to add an integrator to health record mix
After coming to terms with Cerner on a price for its electronic health record system, VA expects to pivot to finding an integrator to handle legacy interoperability and change management.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Americans Worry More About National Security Than Hacking
Consumers in most other nations surveyed were more concerned about bank card fraud and identity theft.
Emerging Tech
A Silicon Valley Congressman Takes On Amazon
The freshman House representative Ro Khanna wants to see a broad rethinking of how the government evaluates mergers like Amazon-Whole Foods.
Emerging Tech
Supreme Court Just Ruled That Using Social Media Is a Constitutional Right
Public space in the digital age has no shape and no physical place.
Digital Government
Kushner Finds Government Open to Change—At Least in Tech
The president's son-in-law and senior adviser targets data centers and floppy disks.
Digital Government
NSA Still Vulnerable to Insider Threats, Watchdog Found
Four years after Edward Snowden leaked highly classified data, the agency still hadn’t implemented key protections, secret audit shows.
Cybersecurity
DHS Re-awards $1B Cyber Contract to Protect Government Networks
After a series of bid protests and dismissals, Raytheon will support DHS' governmentwide cybersecurity program.
Digital Government
The British Government Knows Where Terrorists Gather on the Internet, But It’s Not Telling
Another encryption debate is brewing.
Digital Government
White House tasks tech CEOs with fixing federal IT
The new American Technology Council convened high-ranking tech executives at the White House to surface solutions that can improve federal IT and digital services.
Digital Government
NOAA Delays Draft RFP for $550M High-Performance Computing Contract
The agency is looking for a systems integrator for its high-performance computing centers around the country.
Digital Government
AT&T rival targets FirstNet opt-out states
FirstNet and AT&T made their plans for states' wireless broadband network available, starting what might be a contentious state-by-state battle.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: NSA needs to boost insider-threat protocols
While the intelligence agency has implemented several of the Secure-the-Net initiatives launched in the wake of the Edward Snowden leak, additional steps are still needed.
Modernization
Breakthroughs in risk-based cyberattack detection
What government can learn from a utility company's embrace of machine learning.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: The Government of Things
Thursday's Tech + Tequila explores how the public sector is responding to the ecosystem of connected "things."
Ideas
Paying Bills, Reducing Spam and Other Ways the World's Postal Services Are Disrupting Mail
Singapore, Denmark and South Africa are among the countries leading the way in digitizing post offices.
Digital Government
New Technology Allows Companies to Do Away With Hiring and Just Buy Our Skills Online
One website allows clients to buy web design or research work for $35 per hour.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Health care sector is most prone to ransomware
The Department of Homeland Security details ransomware vulnerabilities faced by critical infrastructure sectors, especially health care systems.
Cybersecurity