Modernization
Security in the cloud
SaaS applications are changing the way agencies work - but new security approaches are needed when you no longer have a perimeter to protect.
Cybersecurity
Some IT bright spots in GAO annual risk report
Federal IT acquisition and DHS management see gains over 2015, but GAO wants more improvement.
Modernization
Veterans panel chairman wants faster action on VA scheduling
After the Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to pursue multiple scheduling projects, the chairman of VA's authorizing committee said the agency should have a single system in place.
Cybersecurity
Congress Requests Review of EPA’s Use of Encrypted Communications
The use of encrypted communications applications across government is on the upswing, though such communications are still privy to sunshine laws.
Digital Government
Employers Are Creepily Analyzing Your Emails and Slack Chats to See if You’re Happy
AIR, a Tokyo-based software company, is marketing software that scans conversations on workplace communication tool Slack to gauge team morale.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want Self-Driving Cars To Thrive But Still Fear Hacks
Despite positives, manufacturers still face concerns that cars could be hijacked.
Digital Government
Biometric Checkpoints in Trump’s America
Technological advances mean border screening could be more expansive than ever, if the government can get past the hurdles to implementing such a system.
Emerging Tech
Tech Companies Prep for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan—Even Without Details
Startups and blue-chip companies alike see potential business in Trump's promised infrastructure plan.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Released More Ultra-High Definition Footage of Earth
The space agency shows us a whole new world.
Emerging Tech
The 17-Year-Old Google Coding Winner Whose Cameroonian Hometown Has Been Cut Off From the Internet
His story, that of a young developer winning an esteemed hacking award, has been used as a rallying point for those campaigning against the shutdown.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Better Data Needed to Fight Medicaid Fraud
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversight data needs work, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Emerging Tech
IBM Researchers Have Created an “Impossible” Molecule That Could Power Quantum Computers
The molecule in question is called triangulene
Cybersecurity
Hackers Are Bombarding the UK With Two Serious Cyberattacks a Day, the British Government Claims
That's 188 serious cyberattacks in the last three months.
Digital Government
DHS vague on rules for election aid, say states
State election officials had more questions than answers after a Department of Homeland Security presentation on the designation of election systems as critical U.S. infrastructure.
Digital Government
McCaul describes a bleak cyber landscape
The U.S. is losing the cyber war, the House Homeland Security chairman says. Better network defense, offensive capabilities, information sharing and an improved workforce are needed in order to prevail.
People
Pentagon IT veteran installed as acting NSC chief
Lt. Gen. Joseph Keith Kellogg (Ret.) has taken over as acting national security adviser in the wake of the sudden resignation of Michael Flynn.
Modernization
CIOs: Telecom transition can spur IT modernization
The move to a new $50 billion federal telecommunications contract should support transition to new IT services, official say.
People
How the hiring freeze targets millennials
The government desperately needs younger talent to replace an aging workforce, and experts say that a freeze on hiring doesn't help.
Acquisition
After the award: How to make contracts deliver
A recent roundtable discussion found strong consensus that agencies and industry must team up to improve communication, collaboration and trust.
Modernization