People

Why regulators need to grok new tech

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny said regulators need to understand technology before they seek to regulate it.

Cybersecurity

DHS warns holdout states on REAL ID deadlines

States are closer to complying with REAL ID, but deadlines are firm, the Department of Homeland Security warned.

People

Trump ally Gingrich pushes for federal 'You're fired!'

A senior adviser to presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to make it easier for the former reality TV star to use his famous catchphrase if he's elected.

Digital Government

A Computer’s Hot Take on the 2016 Election

An artificial intelligence found Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton seemed to get “happier” coverage than Donald Trump. But is that evidence of media bias? Not necessarily.

Emerging Tech

Got a Drone Problem? Call the Drone Busters

About as long as drones have been popular, there have been people who want to knock them out of the sky.

Cybersecurity

Interior CDM effort 'immature,' says watchdog report

The Interior Department's inspector general said the agency's cybersecurity efforts need more work.

Modernization

Tax agency punted on $12M email system

The IRS acquired and never deployed a $12 million email system designed to help comply with pending records management requirements.

Cybersecurity

How to Foil a Tech-Support Scam

Fraudsters are getting cleverer and more aggressive—but the government is cracking down.

Ideas

6 Items that Should Be on the New Federal CISO’s To-Do List

Imagine for a moment you have been appointed as the new U.S. federal government CISO. What do you do to secure the federal information infrastructures?

Emerging Tech

The Low-Tech Way to Colonize Mars

NASA researchers are modeling Martian settlements after early American colonists.

Digital Government

What IARPA Knows About Your Canceled Dinner Reservation

It could predict impending disease outbreaks.

Digital Government

The Apps They Carried: Software, Big Data and the Fight for Mosul

A variety of digital tech tools aim to provide coalition forces some sense of the dangers around the next bend.

Cybersecurity

NSA Defense Chief Imagines a Cyber Response Without Borders

NSA official Curtis Dukes offered Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre as a model.

Emerging Tech

Quantum Company D-Wave Takes A Bet on Federal Buyers

The Canadian company launched a government-focused subsidiary.

Digital Government

IRS Dropped $12M on an Email System It Couldn’t Use

Inspector general faults procurement process for multiyear cloud subscriptions.

Digital Government

Aneesh Chopra: Relying on Bid Protests Is ‘Absurd'

Bid protests in the federal government have increased 60 percent since fiscal 2008, but their success rate has declined.

Emerging Tech

Join Us Thursday For Contracting Conversation Over Cocktails

Learn about the trends that will impact 2017.

Cybersecurity

Blockchain Technology Can Help Save the Lives of Millions of Refugees by Giving Them a Verified Identity

The technology gives refugees the same services as those with “official” identification.