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
Lord tapped to lead DOD acquisition
The Trump administration has nominated Ellen Lord, president and CEO of defense contractor Textron Systems, to serve as undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.
Cybersecurity
Officials press Congress to reauthorize spy powers
The Trump administration is asking Congress to reauthorize a critical foreign surveillance program without any amendments and to eliminate the sunset clause.
Digital Government
For Google, Everything Is a Popularity Contest
The limits of the search giant's philosophy
Cybersecurity
Former Obama techies join forces at think tank
New America's inaugural class of Public Interest Technology Fellows includes some familiar names from the Obama administration.
Digital Government
Is the Problem With Tech Companies That They're Companies?
A Stanford professor argues that a profit imperative is in tension with the needs of a democratic society.
Acquisition
Confronting the culture of fear in government
Steve Kelman gives kudos to DHS' Soraya Correa for facing the FLASH cancellation head-on.
Emerging Tech
Consumers Think The Government’s Voice Should Be Female
People would use a government version of Siri or Alexa as long as it sounded human, a new survey shows.
Digital Government
Be Boring When You Need To, Innovate When It Makes Sense, GSA CTO Says
“We have an incredible allergy toward failure,” said General Services Administration's top technologist.
Cybersecurity
Officials: Controversial Surveillance Law Helped Stop Smartphone Attack
Intelligence officials declined to reveal how many Americans have been scooped up by FISA section 702 programs.
Modernization
What's New in Apple's iOS 11?
An updated operating system always comes with a few surprises.
Digital Government
White House Office of American Innovation Lays Out Priorities
Led by Jared Kushner, the collection of White House talent has been described as a “SWAT team of internal consultants” and a liaison between federal bureaucracies and Silicon Valley innovation.
Digital Government
Can tech geeks crack the codes of Congress?
A new challenge will call for ideas that use 21st century technology to reimagine legislative data.
People
PSC wants OMB to tweak its regs memo
The move to eliminate and streamline federal agency reporting and small business payment regulations needs some sharpening, the industry group says.
Modernization
Lira: IT modernization needs new 'organizational structure'
One of the White House's special innovation officers is looking to change culture, not just modernize tech.
Cybersecurity
Stolen NSA tool behind another global ransomware attack
EternalBlue, the Microsoft exploit allegedly stolen from the NSA, is at the heart of Petya, a new and more sophisticated variant of WannaCry that is crippling banks, transport systems and businesses in Europe and elsewhere.
Ideas