Cybersecurity

Think like a hacker, says former CISO

Greg Touhill contends that clarity, hacker brains and services consolidation are keys to more secure federal networks and data.

Modernization

DLA goes virtual

The Defense Logistics Agency is in the midst of an ambitious campaign to eliminate its IT infrastructure and transition to using exclusively shared, hosted and virtual services.

Cybersecurity

The Founding Fathers Encrypted Secret Messages, Too

Centuries before cybersecurity, statesmen around the world communicated with their own elaborate codes and ciphers.

Digital Government

Citizen engagement: a pathway for government reform

New technologies are bringing citizens into the halls of government, and redefining how citizens collaborate in the future.

Digital Government

Sustaining citizen engagement

The tools for figuring out what end users want are better than ever, but acting on those insights is still a challenge.

People

Lesley Field: 'Take whatever priorities come our way and make them work'

The deputy administrator of the OFPP discusses the importance of continuity and career employees’ critical role.

Acquisition

David Moskovitz: Collaborator-in-chief

Accenture Federal Services' chief executive believes his teams must “earn the right to innovate with our client.”

Acquisition

Dave Powner: Oversight that's on your side

GAO's director of IT management issues is a tough critic, but one who's top concern is finding ways to fix the problems.

Emerging Tech

SpaceX Will Fly its First 'Flight-Proven' Rocket Tonight to Make Space History

“We’re at the edge of quite a significant bit of history here.”

Emerging Tech

What It Takes to Make NASA’s Top Gun

Flying jets and unmanned systems in the name of science still takes a lot of training.

Cybersecurity

OPM Pays Too Much Protecting Breach Victims from Identity Theft, Watchdog Says

Congress required OPM to provide identity theft insurance up to $5 million, but claims rarely exceed a few thousand, GAO says.

Cybersecurity

Trump Team Seems to Stay the Course With the Last Administration’s Cyber Efforts

Two recent moves suggest the Trump White House isn’t seeking a sea change in international cyber policy.

Modernization

FEC and 18F Team Up to Save Agency $1.2M

The commission's new website, hosted by Cloud.gov, will reduce spend on internal systems.

Emerging Tech

AT&T Scores $6.5B Contract to Build Nation's First Public Safety Broadband Network

The company will spend about $40 billion on building, deploying and operating the network.

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Agree on What AI is, Because Nobody Knows What the Term Really Means

There are generally two schools of thought when talking about whether software today is a form of artificial intelligence: literalists and generalists.

Digital Government

Federal 100: Luis Bares

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Digital Government

Federal 100: Gina Pearson

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Digital Government

Federal 100: Gina Garza

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