People
New CEO takes over at MITRE
Dr. Jason Providakes is taking over as president and CEO of MITRE, the not-for-profit organization that operates federally funded research and development centers.
Ideas
3 Opportunities For Federal IT Teams During the Hiring Freeze
Federal IT decision-makers can use this time as an opportunity to improve their existing processes, become more efficient and potentially improve security.
Digital Government
Can IGs and agencies agree to a code of conduct?
Steve Kelman argues "The Art of the Deal" offers a possible path to more constructive oversight.
Cybersecurity
Slack and Teddy Bears Leak Your Secrets; Boeing Employee Sends Personnel Data to His Wife
It's never a dull week in cyber.
Digital Government
Kickstarter Is Teaching the Tech World the Meaning of Gender Equity and Fair Pay
Most companies say they’re striving for a balance of genders and a fair showing of ethnic and other minority groups on staff. Most are failing.
Digital Government
The Government’s Secret Wiki for Intelligence
Analysts reportedly tucked classified information about Russian hacking inside Intellipedia for safekeeping.
Modernization
Amazon Broke the Internet Because Its System Couldn’t Handle a Typo
Amazon has already modified its S3 system to avoid this problem again in the future.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Bump NASA Bill and Increase Several Agencies' Cyber Responsibilities
The House scheduled a vote on NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017 for Monday under suspension of rules, but dropped it off the schedule.
Cybersecurity
House Bill Would Give Companies Some Leeway to Hack Back
It would allow hacked companies to penetrate their attackers' network, but not to destroy anything once they’re there.
Emerging Tech
Meet Medusa and Jenny—Drones You Fly with Your Mind
A growing drone startup uses augmented reality to drop the joystick.
Digital Government
Video: How to Put a Shutdown Timer on Your Computer
Let your computer handle though pesky updates without waiting around.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: Improving Customer Satisfaction in Government
When it comes to customer service, can the government really do more with less?
Digital Government
2017 defense bill advances
The House Appropriations Committee has introduced the final $578 billion defense spending bill for the remainder of FY2017. It's an $11 billion increase over 2016, but far short of what defense hawks say is needed going forward.
Acquisition
IT modernization is just the beginning
A former agency CIO sketches the key challenges for his successors.
Modernization
SDN looms large in NSTAC report
A report under development by a government advisory board says the government must move quickly to better understand software-defined networking's effect on critical infrastructure.
People
Council to take leadership post at MITRE
The former VA CIO is joining MITRE as senior vice president and general manager of the group's Center for Connected Government.
Digital Government
This Speck of DNA Contains a Movie, a Computer Virus, and an Amazon Gift Card
Meet the storage format that never goes obsolete.
Digital Government
Software Engineers Figured Out How to Turn Charts Into Music for the Blind
There is a vexing gap between data’s possibilities and its accessibility.
People