Digital Government
There’s No Way to Win at Email—So We Just Need to Relax Our Standards
Inbox Zero is a pipe dream.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX's Secretive Satellite Launch
The space company expands its reach within the government
Modernization
FCC Captures Second CIO 100 Award
“We wanted to operate like internal venture capitalists,” FCC CIO David Bray said.
Emerging Tech
The Internet of Things Needs a Code of Ethics
Technology is evolving faster than the legal and moral frameworks needed to manage it.
Cybersecurity
Compromise Spending Bill Includes Cyber Goodies
The Homeland Security Department, FBI and Secret Service all get cyber boosts in the bipartisan bill.
Digital Government
Google Is Testing Job-Search Feature That Could Rival LinkedIn—And Facebook
The search giant is also quietly working on a service called Google Hire, a tool to manage companies’ recruitment processes,
Digital Government
MGT Act, FAFSA Data Breach on Congress' Agenda
Updating old systems and investigating what's happened with a popular student-aid tool are on Congress' calendar this week.
Digital Government
NSA Is Changing Some of the Information It Collects
The agency says it’s stopping the controversial practice of collecting Americans’ emails that mention foreign intelligence targets.
Modernization
Army official: Soldier needs should drive tech acquisition
The Army, and the DOD more broadly, must build out tech acquisition requirements based on the needs of the soldiers in the field, not commanders or acquisition officials, says one Army official.
Digital Government
GSA rolls out space-based SIN
The agency hopes Schedule 70 special item number for Earth observation solutions will help speed uptake of emerging satellite services.
Cybersecurity
Boente tapped as DOJ's acting national security chief
Dana Boente is moving to his third acting position in the Department of Justice since January, replacing Mary McCord as acting assistant attorney general of the National Security Division.
Modernization
Do we still need systems integrators?
David Eaves argues that any modern IT system should be designed from the outset to talk to other systems.
Digital Government
Trump Creates New Tech Council to Tackle Federal IT Modernization
A new order offers another sign that agency heads, not CIOs, will be responsible for federal systems.
Modernization
White House takes on technology revamp
The White House is standing up a technology council to "transform and modernize" the government's IT and digital services.
Modernization
Congress agrees on funding package
After flirting with a partial shutdown, lawmakers agreed on a bipartisan $1 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September.
Digital Government
HHS Secretary: Doctors Should Deal With Patients, Not Computers
The agency should set standards for health IT so doctors don’t need to fiddle with electronic medical records, Tom Price says.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Expose Gamers' Accounts and Meddle in French Elections
Plus the fallout from stolen health data.
Digital Government
Slack Can Now Be Used as a Dating App—And That’s a Really Bad Idea
The messaging platform that’s taken over the lives of office workers, is about to become even more distracting.
Modernization