Ideas
Budget is an Opportunity to Redefine Digital Service Delivery
It's time for the federal government to nab an idea from state governments.
Modernization
Apple’s Main iPhone Producer Posted Its First Drop in Sales in 26 Years
Next year could be a brighter year.
Cybersecurity
NIST Must Audit Federal Cybersecurity Because DHS Isn’t, Hill Staffer Says
The House Science Committee forwarded legislation requiring the government’s cyber standards agency to conduct audits as well.
Digital Government
Africa’s Most Valuable Startup Ecosystem is Also the Least Lucrative for Software Engineers
A land of promise for software engineers turns out to be a mirage.
Digital Government
Is Trump Eliminating the White House Science and Tech Office?
The administration appears to be whittling down the science and technology staff—or at least, not building it up.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk has Officially Taken the New Space Race Between SpaceX and Blue Origin into Orbit
SpaceX has officially started space recycling.
Cybersecurity
How to defend against government hackers
Privacy and civil rights advocates roll out legal advice about how to litigate cases involving the use of hacking tools by law enforcement.
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.
Emerging Tech
CBP Asks: What If There is a Perfect Dog for the Job?
Real-time data can help DHS understand canines.
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