Acquisition
GSA adds data security solutions to Schedule 70
The agency says Adobe’s electronic signature solutions and other tools will help agencies manage a broad list of federal security requirements.
Cybersecurity
Agencies still aren't acing FITARA
Twelve of the 24 CFO Act agencies governed by FITARA improved their grades on the latest scorecard.
Cybersecurity
Congressman pushes Obama on cyber deterrence policy
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee says one of the remaining imperatives for the President Obama is to develop a cyber deterrence strategy and pass it forward to the Trump Administration along with a host of other cyber challenges.
Digital Government
No Agency Gets an A in Latest FITARA Scorecard
Twelve agencies improved since their May grades, 11 held steady and one—the Transportation Department—dropped.
Digital Government
The Origin of Silicon Valley’s Gender Problem
In most places, more kids are considering a career in science than a decade ago, but what scientific field differs vastly.
Emerging Tech
It’s Looking More Likely Everyone in the EU Will Get Free Wi-Fi—Except Those in the UK, Thanks to Brexit
The free Wi-Fi would be in public spaces like libraries, parks and town squares.
Emerging Tech
Come Talk About Encryption and Internet of Things Dec. 8
Join Nextgov for the last Tech + Tequila of 2016.
Artificial Intelligence
Uber’s New AI Team Is Looking for Shortest Route to Self-Driving Cars
Data has become the currency of artificial intelligence—conventional wisdom says the more information your machines can learn from, the better they’ll be. But what if Uber could do less with more?
Digital Government
Open source is so much more than free code
The former Department of Veterans Affairs CIO shows how successful development and use of open source software requires collaboration, transparency and a commitment to management.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Commission Hopes to Brief Trump Before Christmas
Its report includes a laundry list of recommendations for the incoming administration.
Emerging Tech
Video: Get Your Hands on Virtual Reality with Oculus Touch
One step closer to full immersion.
Digital Government
Agencies Fail at CIO Authorities in New Scorecards
The low scores indicate FITARA may not be empowering CIOs as originally intended, or at least not as quickly as Congress had hoped.
Ideas
Customer-Centric Government Won’t Be Great Again in 2017 and Other Government Tech Predictions
Expect cyber and data to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.
Artificial Intelligence
Alphabet DeepMind Invites Developers Into the Digital World Where its AI Learns to Explore
Even a fledgling AI needs a place to play.
People
Trump administration can appoint up to 9,000
Beyond the top-level cabinet positions, President-elect Donald Trump will have as many as 9,000 appointments to make across the government, according to data from the just-released Plum Book of federal jobs.
Modernization
Commission: Trump admin needs to prioritize cybersecurity
With its report now delivered to the White House, the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity says the next step is to implement the recommendations, starting with simply making cybersecurity a government priority.
Cybersecurity
Where would Mattis take cyber?
The president-elect's selection for secretary of defense is well known for his sometimes off-color comments on warfare and threats to the U.S., but James Mattis is largely a blank slate when it comes to cyber.
Modernization