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.

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.

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

GSA retools Schedule 70 for cyber

Government technology purchasers using GSA's Schedule 70 have new options for acquiring cybersecurity services.