Cybersecurity
Social Security takes a second crack at two-factor authentication
Almost a year after rolling back a mobile phone-based authentication plan for its public beneficiary services, the Social Security Administration unveils a new approach.
Cybersecurity
Senate Sites Are HTTPS By Default
The Senate precedes the House in automatic encryption.
Digital Government
How Do You Protect a Helicopter From a Hacker?
Special software from DARPA could do the trick.
Cybersecurity
FBI Rank and File Had Confidence in Comey, Acting Director Says
The claim contradicts one White House rationale for Comey’s firing.
Cybersecurity
Trump Releases Long-Delayed Cyber Order
The order was delayed so security and modernization programs can work in tandem, an official said.
Emerging Tech
A Drone Inspects a Bridge. Now What?
The Federal Highway Agency needs visualization tools to make sense what's being collected by its unmanned inspectors.
Digital Government
Senators offer new VA bill after court nixes firing measure
A new accountability bill would make it easier for leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire problem employees.
People
Heitkamp to offer workforce reform bill
Hiring flexibility and attracting younger workers are key goals in workforce legislation set to be introduced in the Senate.
Digital Government
Bill Prioritizes Federal Customer Service—And Cuts Some Red Tape
It would remove some hoops agencies have to go through before getting citizen feedback.
Digital Government
New spending site debuts
The latest version of USASpending.gov opens access to federal spending information mandated by the Data Act.
Cybersecurity
The Voting Technology We Really Need? Paper
Software-independent backup systems are more important than ever.
Acquisition
GSA official promises vendors "proactively business-friendly" approach under Trump
The General Services Administration is reviewing changes to reporting rules to make them more palatable to industry.
Cybersecurity
Trump signs cyber order
Federal IT and legacy systems are at the heart of a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity signed May 11 by President Trump.
Cybersecurity
What does the internet of things mean for data breaches?
Regulators say new troves of hackable data created by connected devices make the need for a national data breach standard that much more urgent.
Digital Government
Three Simple Techniques to Help You Stop Stressing So Much Over Email
There are steps we can all take to reduce our body’s stressed-out reactions to a full inbox.
Digital Government
The Technology That Can Destroy a Presidency
From Xerox copiers to secret tapes to missing emails, machines are still at the center of modern political scandals.
Digital Government
Tired of Long Airport Screenings? TSA Wants Tech to Cut Lines.
The agency wants ideas any and all ideas for improving the screening process.
Cybersecurity