Digital Government
Watchdogs worried about DOJ's tech
Oversight officials told Congress they are concerned about the Justice Department's cybersecurity, use of unreliable tech and inability to track contract and grant spending.
Cybersecurity
New cyber warriors face culture shock
The U.S. military services are scrambling to recruit and train new cyber warriors, but that is also requiring cultural changes in institutions known for order, tradition and stability.
Artificial Intelligence
Trump’s Treasury Secretary Says One of the Top Threats to US Jobs Is “Not Even on Our Radar Screen”
He believes it's too remote to even think about
Cybersecurity
International Group Sees New Niche for Bringing Stability to Cyberspace
The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace is on a 3-year mission to create rules of the road.
Digital Government
Software Used to Predict Crime Can Now Be Scoured for Bias
Predictive-policing startup CivicScape published its code online, allowing anyone to help ensure the algorithm doesn’t unfairly target certain groups of people.
Digital Government
Trump hotel lease is valid, says GSA
The lease President Trump signed with the GSA for the Old Post Office building in Washington is in compliance, an agency contracting officer said.
Digital Government
NASA Didn’t Catch an Error in the International Space Station’s Data Until a Kid Pointed it Out
"I just emailed NASA and they’re looking at the graphs that I’ve made.”
Digital Government
GSA employee, husband guilty in hiring scheme
A former senior GSA contracting official and her husband pleaded guilty in a conspiracy that spread falsified resumes liberally around federal agencies and contractors.
Modernization
Why Trump’s budget bodes well for IT transformation
Agencies have taken admirable, if cautious, steps to modernize their IT, but wholesale change is needed. Proposed budget cuts just might force that to happen.
Cybersecurity
This Is How Russian Hackers Will Attack the US Next
America needs to be planning now how it will respond
Digital Government
How Transparent Is Too Transparent, Oversight Committee Asks
Federal spending data, White House visitor logs and presidential tax returns were all the subject of a Congressional discussion on government openness.
Emerging Tech
This is the Job-Killer the Trump Team Should Worry About, Obama Adviser Says
Nextgov chatted with Terah Lyons, formerly an adviser to the federal chief technology officer.
Modernization
GAO: Optimize Data Centers or Lose Them
Progress on closing data centers is mixed and the government’s optimization efforts are worse.
Emerging Tech
Inside the NASA Lab That Builds Model Airplanes
When it comes to aircraft, start small.
Digital Government
There’s a Better Way to Treat Your Tech Addiction Than Hiding Your Phone and Laptop
We should learn to design and engage with it in ways that support our emotional well-being.
People
White House adds a tech adviser
Matt Lira, a former top staffer to the House majority leader, is joining the White House team.
Digital Government
House panel takes on government transparency
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee explored legislative means to increase transparency in government at a March 23 hearing.
Cybersecurity