Cybersecurity
Why DOD needs to think long term about cyber workforce
As the Pentagon rushes to fill short-term cyber positions, it must focus on training and recruiting cyber warriors who can anticipate and adapt to future threats.
Acquisition
U.S. commits $250M to spur supercomputing speeds
The Energy Department has committed over $250 million in research and development funding to six computer makers for the next-generation supercomputer, as China eclipses the U.S. in computing speed.
Artificial Intelligence
Why 'Skilled in Machine Learning' Should Be the New 'Proficient in Excel' On Your Resume
The only difference? What you bring to table will be more valuable than a pivot tables or color-coded pie charts.
Digital Government
Programmers Get So Many Job Offers, a Site Made a Special Spam Filter to Help Them Cope
The abundance of offers can be overwhelming
Artificial Intelligence
Facebook Built an AI System That Learned to Lie to Get What it Wants
Humans are natural negotiators. Machines typically don’t share that affinity, but new research from Facebook’s AI research lab might offer a starting point to change that.
Digital Government
This Coding School Is Set Up to Fail if Its Students Don’t Get Jobs
Hundreds of coding bootcamps have popped up in the last decade, and most of them are tremendously successful—at least, according to their websites.
Digital Government
How Policy Could Advance Open Data in Government
Data.gov's Program Manager Hyon Kim says the OPEN Government Data Act could boost participation.
Modernization
CSRA Sponsored the U.S. Flag Emoji Because That’s a Thing You Can Do
Sorry, the poo and eggplant emojis are taken.
Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI Alert About North Korean Hacking Campaign
It’s rare for the government to attribute cyber mischief to a nation-state.
Modernization
CIA's Cloud is 'Pretty Close' to Invincible, CIO Says
The agency wants to operate more like commercial companies, not the government, CIA CIO John Edwards said.
Cybersecurity
In an Era of Russian Hacks, the US Is Still Installing Russian Software on Government Systems
Agencies bought Kaspersky anti-virus to secure their systems, but intel officials and lawmakers worry it's a liability instead.
Modernization
FedRAMP trimming approval time, officials say
The time for cloud services to clear the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program has been significantly accelerated.
Modernization
DISA and DOD work through shared pain points
As DISA develops much of the architecture and infrastructure to facilitate the DOD's Joint Information Environment, the two entities are working through a range of growing pains.
Emerging Tech
Social Media Is as Harmful As Alcohol and Drugs for Millennials
The harm lies in their change in behavior.
Modernization
CIA CIO: Private cloud 'the best decision we’ve ever made'
Four years into its embrace of an on-premises cloud, the intelligence community is seeing both cost and mission benefits.
Digital Government
Congress offers $65M as down payment on Vista replacement
House Appropriators are budgeting $65 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs to launch its plan to acquire a commercial health record, but the funding comes with conditions.
Digital Government
Treasury Managers Stress Teamwork in Major IT Upgrade
Cloud services award will come Wednesday amid Trump budget uncertainty.
Ideas
Spoofing a Government Website is Easier Than You Think
A new breed of attacker is impersonating government websites and official apps in order to steal credentials from real feds.
Acquisition