Digital Government

Congressional Wins That Could Shape Trump's IT Agenda

IT modernization champion Will Hurd was re-elected in Texas' 23rd district.

Digital Government

Can Somebody Please Tell Facebook's Algorithm Hillary Lost?

Hopeful pre-election selfies are still high up in news feeds, even after Clinton’s defeat.

Digital Government

Federal Tech Sector Reacts to President-Elect Trump

A couple of federal tech groups are ready to get to work with the next commander-in-chief.

People

CTOs can't agree on what CTOs do

What does a federal chief technology officer do? It depends.

Digital Government

Transition moves into high gear

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has 73 days to get ready to take over the federal government.

Acquisition

Palantir ruling could tweak Army's innovation track

Two top Army officials reflect on some of the innovation accomplishments of the Obama administration and the challenges that lie ahead for the incoming Trump administration.

People

Bills at the ready to achieve Trump's workforce goals

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to institute a federal hiring freeze and reduce the workforce through attrition. Here's how it might happen.

Digital Government

In tumultuous election, familiar faces on Capitol Hill remain

Alongside a presidential race that defied pundits' predictions, a few key players in the federal IT and oversight world won new terms in Congress.

Modernization

Are Ballot Selfies Legal? A Guide

Today, as Americans head to the polls, some are snapping photos of their ballots to document the long-awaited culmination of the 2016 election.

Emerging Tech

Watchdog: IRS Needs To Pay More Attention to Bitcoin

Citizens could be using virtual currencies to avoid paying taxes.

Digital Government

Video: Track the Flu With These Apps

Thanks to these apps, you can stay one step ahead of the flu and nasty colds.

Digital Government

The Most Militarily Decisive Use of Autonomy You Won’t See

Drones and robots get the headlines, but autonomous cyber weapons will be key to future warfare.

Cybersecurity

All's quiet on the election cyber front, so far

Despite earlier hacks and official concerns that Russia or others would seek to sabotage the U.S. elections, there was little sign of malicious cyber activity through most of Election Day. But that doesn't mean all is well.

Modernization

IG: USPS at risk of unauthorized network access

The U.S. Postal Service does not know how many internet-facing hosts it has, lacks adequate firewall protections and is therefore vulnerable to unwanted network intrusions.

Acquisition

GAO sustains protest in National Guard IT contract

The government watchdog upheld the protest of a 2015 IT services contract, because the contracting agency failed to consider a conflict of interest and pricing problems.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Unsuccessfully Aimed Mirai Botnet at Clinton, Trump sites

Neither site was felled by the botnet that previously disrupted Netflix and The New York Times.

Artificial Intelligence

How Government Gets Ready for Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality

Two new digital communities will coalesce around new burgeoning technologies in an effort to promote interagency collaboration, partnerships with industry and to exchange ideas about what works.