Digital Government
For Google, Everything Is a Popularity Contest
The limits of the search giant's philosophy
Cybersecurity
Former Obama techies join forces at think tank
New America's inaugural class of Public Interest Technology Fellows includes some familiar names from the Obama administration.
Digital Government
Is the Problem With Tech Companies That They're Companies?
A Stanford professor argues that a profit imperative is in tension with the needs of a democratic society.
Acquisition
Confronting the culture of fear in government
Steve Kelman gives kudos to DHS' Soraya Correa for facing the FLASH cancellation head-on.
Emerging Tech
Consumers Think The Government’s Voice Should Be Female
People would use a government version of Siri or Alexa as long as it sounded human, a new survey shows.
Digital Government
Be Boring When You Need To, Innovate When It Makes Sense, GSA CTO Says
“We have an incredible allergy toward failure,” said General Services Administration's top technologist.
Cybersecurity
Officials: Controversial Surveillance Law Helped Stop Smartphone Attack
Intelligence officials declined to reveal how many Americans have been scooped up by FISA section 702 programs.
Modernization
What's New in Apple's iOS 11?
An updated operating system always comes with a few surprises.
Digital Government
White House Office of American Innovation Lays Out Priorities
Led by Jared Kushner, the collection of White House talent has been described as a “SWAT team of internal consultants” and a liaison between federal bureaucracies and Silicon Valley innovation.
Digital Government
Can tech geeks crack the codes of Congress?
A new challenge will call for ideas that use 21st century technology to reimagine legislative data.
People
PSC wants OMB to tweak its regs memo
The move to eliminate and streamline federal agency reporting and small business payment regulations needs some sharpening, the industry group says.
Modernization
Lira: IT modernization needs new 'organizational structure'
One of the White House's special innovation officers is looking to change culture, not just modernize tech.
Cybersecurity
Stolen NSA tool behind another global ransomware attack
EternalBlue, the Microsoft exploit allegedly stolen from the NSA, is at the heart of Petya, a new and more sophisticated variant of WannaCry that is crippling banks, transport systems and businesses in Europe and elsewhere.
Ideas
Deception: An Underrated Tool in the Fight Against Cyberattacks
As a tool, deception has a long history in warfare. In nature, deception has been in play even longer.
Modernization
VA’s EHR decision and the future of government
By using insight-driven thinking and tools, the collaboration between VA and DOD could result in a revolutionary person-centric service model.
Digital Government
Steve Jobs Taught Me That Before Employees Can Be Creative, They Have to Feel Psychologically Safe
Workplaces should be engines where new ideas are rapidly exchanged and tested.
Emerging Tech
Why Would Anyone Fear a Self-Driving Car?
An advocate for the technology argues that the leap of faith it demands is one that Americans have already made.
Digital Government
Google Will No Longer Mine Your Emails for Advertising Data
Previously, email-mining in Gmail was a requirement of using the free service.
Modernization
CSRA Will Build the Next MilCloud
The Falls Church, Virginia-based IT contractor captured the IDIQ contract, valued at up to $500 million.
Emerging Tech