Digital Government

Getting Real on Diversity in Tech: Three Tactics That Will Actually Make a Change

These tips can apply in any industry sector.

Digital Government

Tech and the cancer moonshot

Vice President Biden said that advances in computing technology and changes in the culture of scientific collaboration will lead researchers to a cure for cancer.

Modernization

Coming Soon: VMware on Amazon

Customers can expect a new hybrid cloud service mid-2017.

Modernization

The cloud's role in the new digital economy

Secure cloud technologies are essential to helping government agencies adapt to a rapidly evolving digital economy

Digital Government

One Agency Thinks IG Reports Don't Have to Be Boring

Reports can be visual and interactive, according to SIGAR.

Cybersecurity

Official: you can still trust the NSA

NSA official says that despite a major reorganization to merge offensive and defensive cyber capabilities and missions, industry can still trust the guidance it receives from NSA.

Digital Government

Postal Service looks cautiously to drones

Noting stark differences in customer opinion about emerging drone technology, the U.S. Postal Service contemplates unmanned aerial delivery.

Digital Government

ONC gets new authority over health IT certification

The agency that certifies electronic health records systems is getting expanded powers to regulate health IT.

Cybersecurity

US Plans to Retaliate Against Russia’s Cyber-Hacking Campaign With a Hack that Putin Is Sure to Understand

The U.S. is planning to send “a message” to Moscow.

People

Three tips for working with a toxic colleague

Steve Kelman recommends an executive coach's advice for "creating productive relationships, even with individuals you find distasteful."

Cybersecurity

Quiz: Are You A Hacker's Best Friend?

Beef up your cyber know-how with a few quick tips.

Digital Government

A Google Maps for the Human Body

A group of scientists has taken the first important steps towards creating the Human Cell Atlas—a complete inventory of our staggeringly diverse cells.

Digital Government

Could Self-Driving Cars Speed Hurricane Evacuations?

The case for a fully autonomous escape plan

Digital Government

FDA Official: Medical Devices Should Be Designed For Hostile Environments

In health care, cyber intrusions into medical devices could be life-threatening.

Cybersecurity

Audit: Secret Service Info Systems Still Weak a Year After Chaffetz Leak

The audit cites outdated access controls and poor privacy protections.

Artificial Intelligence

Video: Obama Discusses His Artificial Intelligence Fears

How much does the 44th president think about Skynet?

Digital Government

Now You Can Ping Obama on Facebook

The White House has created a Facebook chatbot.

Digital Government

Cost of Electronic Access to US Court Filings Faces Major Legal Test of Its Own

Users are charged 10 cents per page to view litigant documents.

Cybersecurity

Watchdog rips IT management at Secret Service

A follow-up report on the leak of Rep. Jason Chaffetz's old job application data at the Secret Service finds nagging holes in the agency's management of personal data and IT.