Cybersecurity
Army wants cyber capability everywhere
The Army's cyber director said cyber, electronic warfare and information operations must be integrated into warfighters' doctrine and training.
Modernization
Why contract language matters with cloud
GSA's FedRAMP is a good starting point for cloud security, but experts say agencies must fine-tune their arrangements with vendors by using service-level agreements.
Digital Government
Tech to help track parachute deployment
The Army wants an IT solution to track cargo and personnel parachute inventory.
Ideas
12 Washington Leaders the Tech Community Needs
The tech community would be wise to focus on—and support accordingly—current and potential members of the House and Senate who have made a huge difference for the industry and U.S. innovation.
Digital Government
In the Future, Everyone Will Be a Software Engineer and Barely Any Will Know How to Code
The problem is no one has a clue how to actually teach everyone to code.
Cybersecurity
The Strange Way People Perceive Privacy Online
Internet users make weaker passwords when government surveillance is on their minds.
Digital Government
Report: Want Innovation? Hire and Empower CTOs
Chief technology officers should be empowered to deliver new solutions and approaches.
People
5 steps to more effective CTOs
New report examines roles and reporting structures for federal chief technology officers.
Digital Government
OPM Touts Upgrades to Federal Jobs Site
USAJOBS has had several makeovers in its 20 years.
Emerging Tech
Video: FCC Wants to Make Cable Set-Top Boxes a Thing of the Past
Interesting news for television fans (which is just about everybody).
People
Managing the transition
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service wants the next administration to treat government as an integrated enterprise and tap the existing talent pool.
Cybersecurity
Will NSA and CYBERCOM Split?
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper both support a proposal to separate NSA from CYBERCOM.
Emerging Tech
An Early Internet Pioneer Says the Construction of the Web is Crippling Our Thinking
Ted Nelson is not a programmer, and his vision for what the internet could be is still in the early stages of practical realization.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker grouses about cybersecurity delays at IRS
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wants the tax agency to pick up the pace on Einstein implementation.
Digital Government
Special Operators Getting New Autonomous Tactical Drone
A prototype microdrone that maps a building’s rooms will change the urban battlefield.
Digital Government
How agencies plan to improve customer service
Federal agencies are increasingly looking to the private sector for tips on how to improve customer experience.
Digital Government
ISIL’s Human Traffickers Use Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram to Sell Slaves
A U.N. report suggests authorities tap the same platforms exploited by traffickers to raise awareness and deter the spread of modern slavery.
Digital Government
GAO finds holes in ACA data verification
The Government Accountability Office managed to push bogus applications past Affordable Care Act data verification requirements to get approval for health insurance coverage.
Cybersecurity