Digital Government

Think Beyond Modernization, Tech Execs Told Trump

Silicon Valley bigwigs discussed machine learning, open data and the need for government spending on research.

Digital Government

Pentagon Turns to DAVE for More Efficient Buying

The API-driven acquisition systems helps the Defense Department shift data from more than 450 sources.

Modernization

How to Free up Space on Your iPhone

Don't delete those apps!

Cybersecurity

Survey: Cybersecurity concerns climbing

New study shows national security and cyber risks top consumer's list of concerns, but NIST working to get agencies to build security into systems from the start.

Cybersecurity

CIO: HHS faces 500 million hack attempts per week

Department of Health and Human Services CIO Beth Killoran estimates that the department faces "500 million cyber hack attempts each week" and cautioned that number is only going to go up.

Artificial Intelligence

What an AI's Non-Human Language Actually Looks Like

Facebotlish looks pretty weird to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to

Acquisition

McCain dresses down DOD deputy nominee

President Trump's nominee for deputy defense secretary faced strong criticism from Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain over his background at Boeing and for some of the answers the nominee provided to senators during his confirmation hearing.

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.

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.

Cybersecurity

198M Voters’ Data Exposed by RNC Contractor

Political Organizations // United States

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.