Modernization

Despite glitches, Census officials not worried about 2020 count

Census officials said that despite recent delays, watchdog findings and cost uncertainty, Census is "in good shape" for the 2018 end-to-end test, and the 2020 main event.

Cybersecurity

Why bug bounty programs are worth the risk

Expert hackers aren't necessarily the folks you want to invite on your network, but according to a Pentagon expert, they're the best equipped to do an important job.

Acquisition

It's official: AT&T wins $6.5 billion FirstNet award

The 25-year agreement to build out a national public safety wireless broadband network has been awarded to AT&T.

Cybersecurity

Encryption Won’t Stop Your Internet Provider From Spying on You

Data patterns alone can be enough to give away what video you’re watching on YouTube.

Acquisition

The 2017 Federal 100

The women and men who make up this year's Fed 100 are proof positive of what one person can make possibile in federal IT. Read on to learn more about each and every winner's accomplishments.

Emerging Tech

Trolls Are Winning the Internet, Technologists Say

And they're pushing the rest of us toward a “Potemkin internet,” a mere shell of the web we know today.

Cybersecurity

NIST Cyber Framework for Federal Agencies Coming Soon

The guidance is expected in the next two months or so, a NIST official said.

Digital Government

IT Subcommittee to Focus on Buying Better Tech Faster

“It’s time we align best practices in government with industry in acquisition,” Rep. Will Hurd said.

Digital Government

Border Patrol Sniffs Out High-Tech Collars for Canine Agents

Homeland Security's K-9 teams might use wearable devices to ensure the dogs aren't injured on the job.

Digital Government

Tech is Overwhelmingly White and Male, and White Men Are Just Fine With That

Women make up about half of the workforce in the United States, but they only hold a quarter of computer- and math-related jobs.

Cybersecurity

DHS Seeks to Reboot Relationship with Election Officials as Cyber Fears Loom in 2018

DHS wants to ensure election systems are secure against Russian hackers before the 2018 election.

Modernization

What You Need to Know About the Latest iPhone Update

An easier way to keep you iPhone secure.

Artificial Intelligence

The Next Big War Will Turn on AI, Says US Secret-Weapons Czar

William Roper says the military must get better at feeding the voracious learning algorithms that will fight future battles.

Digital Government

Lawmakers look to modernize U.S. Code

A bipartisan bill would digitally encode U.S. law with a statutory history.

Emerging Tech

A Timeline of When Self-Driving Cars Will Be on the Road, According to the People Making Them

“It will happen in very discrete baby steps.”

Modernization

FirstNet award on tap

There isn't much suspense as the Commerce Department prepares to announce the winner of a $6.5 billion national wireless broadband emergency network contract.

People

Ash Carter returns to Harvard

The former secretary of defense is taking the helm of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Cybersecurity

Wearable tech goes to the dogs

The Department of Homeland Security begins to adapt wearable health data monitoring technology for its huge pack of working detection and security dogs.