Digital Government
Wearing Shorts at the Pentagon: Inside DOD’s Digital Service Team
Google’s Matt Cutts went to Quora on Tuesday to answer questions about his work at DOD.
Modernization
FedRAMP Ready? GSA Releases Template to Figure It Out
Cloud service providers can assess whether they're ready for FedRAMP authorization with a new template.
Modernization
Video: More Than 900 Million Android Devices Could Have These Security Flaws
Be careful, Android users!
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Just Changed the Future of Information Security
At DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge, bots showed off their ability to help a world wallowing in vulnerable code.
Digital Government
The $47 Billion Network That’s Already Obsolete
FirstNet was envisioned as a way for police and firefighters to communicate with one another in the wake of 9/11. But four years later, it’s still not up and running.
People
NRC names David Nelson as CIO
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has tapped the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' former CIO to be its new IT chief.
Digital Government
US Digital Service Turns 2
The White House made use of USDS’ second birthday to highlight its most significant work.
Modernization
GSA releases fast-lane FedRAMP template
GSA unveiled the report template cloud service providers can use to get in the agency’s fast-lane program for FedRAMP approval.
Acquisition
Understanding the not-so-scary state of bid protests
Vendor protests of huge contract awards are probably inevitable, but a federal procurement expert says that’s always been the case.
Digital Government
OPM Gets New CIO from Pentagon
David DeVries, DOD's principal deputy CIO, plans to join the agency in the coming weeks.
Digital Government
Questions persist about U.S. Census as Aussie effort lags
The spotlight will be on the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 count, especially in light of a major IT fail by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which prevented thousands of people from completing their mandatory surveys.
Digital Government
Two years of USDS: Obama's tech push going strong
The U.S. Digital Service turns two this week, and although the program is not without its critics, it gets good grades for the innovative technology services it brings to government.
Emerging Tech
New DHS Accelerator Seeks Wearable Tech for First Responders
The department wants to modify commercial products for government use.
Modernization
DHS S&T goes for second on tech accelerator
DHS' research arm has opened a second round of its tech accelerator project for emergency responders' gear.
Digital Government
Finalized OMB open-source policy takes industry concerns into account
Although it is still sifting through the details of OMB's new policy, one industry group is comfortable with the final product.
Cybersecurity
DOD deputy CIO to lead IT at OPM
David De Vries will take over IT at the Office of Personnel Management, as the human resources agency prepares to stand up a new background check bureau.
Emerging Tech
Intelligence Community Wants Multilingual Text Search
IARPA is looking for a system that can search databases in other languages.
Digital Government
White House Drops Final Federal Source Code Policy
OMB says Code.gov, a repository for federal open source software code, is coming in the next few months.
Modernization