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
Writing the Rules of Cyberwar
The line between offensive and defensive attacks is far from clear, a new book argues.
Emerging Tech
Congressional AI Caucus Wants to Separate Fact From Fiction
Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., wants to educate Congress about artificial intelligence.
Cybersecurity
NIST Cyber Advisers Anxious Over Auditing Agencies
The proposed expansion of NIST's mission comes as the agency is quickly working to meet mandates in the cybersecurity executive order.
Cybersecurity
Laptops to get more scrutiny at overseas airports
Laptop and tablet computers of international passengers destined for the U.S. will be subject to stricter screening under new DHS rules.
Cybersecurity
Congressman Renews Concerns About Mar-a-Lago Cybersecurity
Rep. Ted Lieu wants to know if DHS is securing the Florida resort’s Wi-Fi when the president visits.
Modernization
Just Having Your Phone Within Reach Makes You Dumber
Trying not to be distracted by a phone is, itself, distracting.
Cybersecurity
Ukraine Police Say This is the Source of Tuesday’s Massive Cyberattack
The lesson from Tuesday’s massive cyberattack, beware of updates from Ukrainian accounting apps that are orders of magnitude larger than normal.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: Tech Refresh Thursday
Rep. Robin Kelly kicks off Thursday's morning event on IT modernization.
Digital Government
I Could Kill You with a Consumer Drone
As a former intelligence soldier who now sells drones for a living, I can tell you this problem is bigger than almost anyone realizes.
People
9 GOP reps oppose cuts to federal retirement system
A group of House Republicans including D.C.-area lawmaker Barbara Comstock announced opposition to cuts aimed at federal employees and retirees in Trump's FY18 budget request.
Ideas
9 Ways to Declare Independence from Hacking
It's time to drop the collective ambivalence toward cybersecurity.
People