Modernization
First FedRAMP Accelerated Authorization Takes 15 Weeks
Microsoft Customer Relationship Manager Online received the first provisional authority to operate the Accelerated process in 15 weeks.
Cybersecurity
Should Facebook Fix This Security Bug if it Means Losing a Little Functionality and A Lot of Influence?
Facebook’s status as a top traffic referrer is a major source of its influence, as well its revenue.
Digital Government
Obama nominates new DOD IG
President Barack Obama has nominated acting Defense Department Inspector General Glenn Fine to be the permanent IG.
Digital Government
Mark Zuckerberg Released Photos of Facebook’s Highly Advanced and Rather Dystopian-Looking Data Center
The company is using the Arctic air in its Swedish location to keep the servers in the massive building cool at all times.
Digital Government
Microsoft is first through FedRAMP Accelerated
The first cloud security provider to complete the accelerated route through GSA's cloud security authorization program took 15 weeks.
Digital Government
The CIA Is Trying to Protect the Privacy Rights of Someone Who Doesn’t Exist
This fictional journalist is immune to FOIA.
Digital Government
Nod More, and Other Absurd Yet Useful Meeting Tips From a Former Google Manager
Don't forget to bring snacks.
Digital Government
How the 'Data Cabinet' Could Break Down Project Barriers
Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil wants to connect government data professionals so they can help other agencies.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Accountability, and What He Learned From Tay
Microsoft has made a commitment to infuse AI throughout its business.
Digital Government
Want Better Customer Experience? Try Creating 'OMG' Moments
One transportation authority aims to turn customer complaints into potential customer-service victories.
Digital Government
Treasury mulls open identifier system
The Treasury Department is working on a Legal Entity Identifier system to link financial institutions, but officials say its government-wide adoption would require assurances of open, free and high-quality data available on a non-discriminatory basis.
Emerging Tech
White House CTO, CIO Make Plea for SXSW-Style Thinking
Top officials attempt to sell techies on a federal 'tour of duty.'
Ideas
What a Former NSA Deputy Director Thinks of the Snowden Movie
Chris Inglis was about to retire when Edward Snowden leaked National Security Agency files.
Digital Government
US and EU seek to bridge data privacy gaps
The U.S. and the European Union have spent years trying to come to agreement over questions of privacy, security and commerce in cyberspace -- and challenges remain.
Cybersecurity
Could critical infrastructure designation make state election systems less safe?
Another state official tells Congress that direct DHS oversight could create new risks, "ultimately undermining the security of our elections."
Digital Government
Congress averts shutdown with spending deal
Both chambers of Congress came to terms on some disputed spending deals, allowing votes to proceed on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 9.
Digital Government
GSA, Dun & Bradstreet agree on wider DUNS use
New deal gives agencies wider use of procurement data keyed to DUNS numbers.
Cybersecurity