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.
Artificial Intelligence
In the Great Robot Job Takeover, Women Are Less Likely to Suffer Than Men
Fields such as manufacturing and transport tend to be dominated by men.
Cybersecurity
House Vote Ensures Rollback of Internet Privacy Rules
Critics say the move will undermine consumers' privacy and cybersecurity; supporters say it removes damaging regulations.
Digital Government
NARA Rethinks How to Store Presidential Records
The agency is currently transferring about 532 million Obama administration files into its archives.
Digital Government
8 Tips for Jared Kushner and the New Innovation Office
Think about holistic, unified and scalable public services.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: Experience the True Power of Digital Government
Learn how agencies are improving their digital service delivery, basing decisions on mission outcomes and customer satisfaction.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Strategy Delayed for Trump Team Review
The department sees a "generational" opportunity for security in IT modernization, cyber lead says.
Digital Government
Best and Worst Cities to Live in for Tech Workers, Based on Rent and Commute
Most cities with a cluster of tech companies can offer just one of those things.
Cybersecurity
Agencies backsliding on FITARA
A leading watchdog told the House Oversight panel that agencies took some backward steps on implementing IT reforms during the transition and the early days of the Trump administration.
Digital Government
Army mobile transition slowed by culture
The Army is working to develop a mobile ecosystem that allows work to be done anywhere, anytime, but that requires cultural change, not just technological change says one official.
People
4 tips for pulling millennials into the workforce
Making agencies more appealing to the youngest generation of workers has the added benefit of strengthening the entire federal workforce.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber reorg bill coming
A top DHS cybersecurity official and a leading lawmaker are pushing a plan to reorganize federal cyber protection.
Ideas
Why Updating Tech Infrastructure is as Critical as Updating Roads and Bridges
When we talk infrastructure improvements, we must include the IT component for our nation.
Digital Government
Russia Joins US in Race to Field Gun-Launched Swarmbots
A pair of Russian programs hastens the day drone swarms may meet each other over the battlefield.
Digital Government
Apple Brought the iPhone’s Most Eye-Pleasing Feature to the Mac
"Night Shift" allows users to adjust the color temperature of their device’s display.
Modernization
Hurd: Revised MGT Act coming 'very soon'
The chairman of the House subcommittee on federal IT says that tweaks are coming to a bill to support agency moves to the cloud.
Cybersecurity