Digital Government
Lawmaker to Trump’s Election Commission: Drop Your Voter Data Request
Rep. Gerry Connolly urged Mike Pence to abandon a search for sensitive voter data.
Cybersecurity
IoT cybersecurity a hot topic for White House adviser
A White House cybersecurity adviser warns on the interconnected ecosystem of the internet of things.
Cybersecurity
Country With World’s Best Cybersecurity Is Planning New Law to License Hackers
Hacking without a license will be punishable by jail time.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk Bought a Web Domain Worth Millions With 'Sentimental Value' to Him
It's a piece of Internet history.
Cybersecurity
Touhill to head up Cyxtera's D.C. office
Former federal CISO Gen. Gregory Touhill has been tapped to lead a new federal group within a Florida-based data center, cybersecurity and infrastructure services provider.
Ideas
3 Strategies for Building Successful Agile Teams
With agile, it’s all about speed, adaptability and collaboration—all for the sake of accelerated, better application development.
Emerging Tech
The Israeli Army Is Trading its Llamas for Robots
Great news if you’re an Israeli war llama: Your tour of duty is over.
Digital Government
Government Warms to Continuous Monitoring of Personnel With Clearances
The government’s security clearance process currently “is stuck in the industrial age."
Emerging Tech
These Scanners Could Let You Travel With Liquids and Electronic Devices
A San Diego-based company is in talks with TSA to test out a scanner that could search tablets and cellphones for explosives.
Cybersecurity
2 Years After Massive Breach, OPM Isn’t Sufficiently Vetting IT Systems
The personnel agency isn’t adequately testing the security of its local and wide area networks, an auditor found.
Digital Government
Think Tank Tells Trump's Office of American Innovation To Design From The Bottom Up
If it works in business, can't it work in government?
Digital Government
What's coming in Data.gov's next revamp
Contracting documents indicate more automation, geocoding and open source are in store for the federal online repository Data.gov.
Cybersecurity
Can the U.S. rein in Russia's hacking?
President Trump briefly raised and quashed the prospect of the U.S and Russia cooperating on cybersecurity. But what can be done to keep Russia in check in cyberspace?
People
To innovate, Trump tech office must prioritize users
Many administrations have tried to make government more efficient and innovative, but success requires flexibility and focus on the customer.
Cybersecurity
OPM's IT authorization process a 'material weakness,' IG says
A 2015 decision to pause tech authorizations is putting the Office of Personal Management at risk, according to a new inspector general report.
Digital Government
3 Words That Make Brainstorming Sessions at Google, Facebook and IDEO More Productive
Push employees to see the possibilities in any challenge.
Artificial Intelligence
If You’re Not a White Male, Artificial Intelligence’s Use in Health Care Could Be Dangerous
AI has the potential to revolutionize health care, if done right.
Cybersecurity