Cybersecurity

The Insider Threat: A Historical Perspective

Trained as a forensic psychologist and a 15-year veteran of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Michael Gelles has long had an interest in the bad guys within organizations.

Modernization

LinkNYC Pulls Web Access From Wi-Fi Kiosks

The company is removing web browsing from its public tablets because users have become way too comfortable.

Digital Government

Virtual Reality May Help You Control Your Dreams

Research suggests people dream more lucidly after they’ve immersed themselves in virtual worlds.

Digital Government

The Man in Charge of Stopping the Next Snowden

Moving past the summer of 2013 has proven difficult for the intelligence community.

Digital Government

White House Data Scientist: Even Slackers Can Make It To the Top

Despite a lack of focus early on—he "barely graduated from high school," he says—DJ Patil has had a long career in data science.

Digital Government

Everybody wants digital government, but doubts remain about ROI

A new survey shows that agencies want to be more innovative in the digital space, but struggle to show a clear return on investment.

Digital Government

NOAA Awards 2 Contracts Under Commercial Weather Data Pilot

Under the deals, two companies will essentially act as private sector guinea pigs, using their satellites to collect and distribute radio occultation data to NOAA.

Acquisition

Navy commits to OASIS for services

The Navy's supply command has signed an agreement to use the General Services Administration's acquisition vehicle for complex professional services.

People

OFPP's Rung is leaving government

A major force for category management and innovative acquisition, Rung is reportedly going to work for Amazon.

Digital Government

There's lots of ambiguity in agencies' embrace of agile

GAO report warns that OMB's unclear guidance on agile development is interfering with agencies' ability to report on the status of such projects.

Cybersecurity

GAO says agency CISO roles are too fuzzy and often undermined

A new report urges agencies to better define CISO responsibilities and surveys CISOs on the biggest challenges to their authority.

Cybersecurity

Snowden no hero, says House intel committee

Edward Snowden claims he leaked more than 1 million classified intelligence documents out of concern for Americans' rights, but a new congressional study says he is just a disgruntled employee.

Digital Government

When Hurricane Hunters Are Replaced by Drones

For more than 70 years, pilots have flown into the center of deadly storms to collect crucial scientific and forecasting data. Is it time to have robots do that work for them?

Modernization

Apple Just Reinvented Its Biggest App

Here are four ways to understand the company’s extremely weird iMessage makeover.

Digital Government

VA Innovator Network To Expand, Less Than 1 Year In

It started out at eight pilot sites in November, but could soon expand to about a dozen more this year.

Digital Government

Would Obama Pardon Edward Snowden?

It’s a long shot, but who knows what the president might do in his last months in office.

Digital Government

Military’s Tech Matchmaker Is Getting Ready to Open Its Wallet

Carter says DIUx will also get a new Austin branch, its third after Boston and Silicon Valley.