Cybersecurity

Bill to Elevate CYBERCOM Heads to Obama’s Desk

The compromise defense policy bill also sets conditions for splitting NSA and U.S. Cyber Command.

Cybersecurity

Justice Department to Propose ‘Legislative Fix’ to Warrants for Data Stored Abroad

A federal appeals court is reviewing whether DOJ can demand customer data stored by Microsoft in Ireland.

People

Remembering Jim Dean

A linchpin from the federal IT community's early days passed away on Nov. 28.

Digital Government

Nanotech Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Night Vision

Researchers build “teeny, tiny structures” that can change infrared to visible light.

Digital Government

Are agencies ready for the Data Act?

With the financial reporting requirements of the Data Act set to take effect in May 2017, a key oversight panel voiced concerns over agencies' progress.

Cybersecurity

Gridlock on cyber laws likely to persist

As the nature and variety of cyber crime around the world continue to grow, the DOJ warns U.S. laws are lagging, and experts say Congress is unlikely to catch up anytime soon.

Cybersecurity

What does a military boss mean for DHS?

Former DHS managers say John Kelly is a solid choice to lead the agency, but he faces some of the same old challenges -- and could encounter some steep learning curves.

Acquisition

5 best practices for agile procurement

As federal CIOs make the shift from managing infrastructure to managing applications, they also need to change their mindset about procurement.

Digital Government

The Flaw in Tech Giants’ Plan to Fight Extremist Content

Everyone gets to use different definitions of dangerous imagery, says the inventor of the software they’ll use.

Emerging Tech

The Extreme Hazing of the Most Expensive Telescope Ever Built

The James Webb Space Telescope, $8.8 billion and 20 years in the making, is undergoing rigorous testing to make sure it can survive launch.

Cybersecurity

Report: Expect Cyber Investments, More Outsourced IT Under Trump

While cybersecurity investments and IT outsourcing may increase, expect agencies' agile efforts to wither.

Digital Government

Government Shared Services Meet Challenges in People, Capital

Shared services continue to face challenges from how agencies are funding to finding the right personnel.

Cybersecurity

Trump May Be on Collision Course with Congress over Russian Hacking

Lawmakers call Russian meddling in the election a threat to democracy; Trump says it never happened.

Emerging Tech

Inside the Secret Meeting Where Apple Revealed the State of its AI Research

Apple is starting to open up about its work.

Emerging Tech

Newest High-Tech Prediction From Google Exec Who Foresaw Rise of Mobile and Cloud

Within a decade, will we be 3-D printing our clothes at home?

Digital Government

What You Don’t Know About Gen. John Kelly

The four-star boy from Boston brings to DHS the grief of losing friends to America’s drug epidemic and a son to the war on terrorism.

Emerging Tech

Video: How NASA Uses Teamwork to Explore Solar System

The agency is wrapping up its Cassini mission in an unusual way.

People

Making a market for shared services

OMB and GSA have spent the last year bringing structure to agencies' back-office system needs. Now they have to keep it moving for the next administration.

Artificial Intelligence

Truckers Think Automation Won’t Take Their Jobs for 40 Years. Silicon Valley Strongly Disagrees.

The disconnect about the timing for the arrival of such technology, and the political forces it may unleash, reveals a massive split in how the groups believe the transport industry will evolve.