Digital Government

Agencies looking beyond Data Act deadline

The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act’s first submission deadline is a few days away, but agencies are already counting the benefits and looking to future uses.

Cybersecurity

Why CFOs and CIOs need to partner on cybersecurity

With the government spending billions annually on cybersecurity, it is essential that CIOs and CFOs work together to bake cyber into agency IT budgets, current and former officials say.

Cybersecurity

DHS’ visitor screening improving, GAO official says

Foreign fighters could be a continuing problem, but DHS is tightening up screening for the Visa Waiver Program, according to the GAO.

People

OMB gets avalanche of government improvement suggestions

The White House call for suggestions from federal employees and the public has brought in over 60,000 submissions.

Modernization

NASA crowdsources HPC software upgrade

The space agency is running a competition to attract coders to improve the performance of its FUN3D supercomputing simulation software.

Digital Government

Comey: The Metadata Made Me Do It

The FBI director tries to explain to Congress his pre-election letters about the missing Clinton emails.

Digital Government

Agency Leaders Should Be Accountable for Protecting Data, Former DHS Chief Says

George W. Bush's homeland security head weighed in on data sharing.