Digital Government
18F Expects to Break Even in 2019; Looks to Show Value
Dave Shive said the tech hub “expects to be cost recoverable” by 2019, in line with GAO’s best-case projections.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: How Secure Are Voting Machines?
After campaign and voter database hacks, a House committee wants to know if voters can trust the process.
Cybersecurity
McCain to White House: If You Won’t Establish a Cyber Defense Policy, Congress Will
A Senate Armed Forces Committee blasted the White House for "ignoring" issues related to encryption.
Emerging Tech
Video: America's First Offshore Windfarm
Five deepwater wind turbines are going to create a lot of energy.
Modernization
Apple Should Be Worried—the Future of Tech is in Software, Not Hardware
Could it be that Apple is no longer the company to beat?
Modernization
FedRAMP Is Now At Least 3 Times Faster
“We’re now talking under four months for the first authorization,” FedRAMP Director Matt Goodrich said.
Emerging Tech
Jeff Bezos' New Rocket, Built to Carry Payloads and People
The founder of spaceflight company Blue Origin announced Monday the design of an orbital rocket called New Glenn.
Cybersecurity
Nothing Pixelated Will Stay Safe on the Internet
Sensitive information such as obscured license plate numbers or censored faces may soon become easier to reveal.
Cybersecurity
New policy on encryption appears unlikely
The director of the National Security Agency and the undersecretary of Defense for intelligence told a Senate panel that encryption issues would continue to be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Cybersecurity
GSA Makes It Easier To Buy 'Highly Adaptive' Cyber Services
Agencies can start buying the new services starting in October.
Cybersecurity
Critical infrastructure designation for voting goes too far, says state official
Louisiana's secretary of state says possible DHS protection of state election systems, even in the wake of hacks, would be "overreach" by the federal government.
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