Cybersecurity
Tech Unit Stretches Federal Pay System to Recruit Cyber Talent
To attract private-sector cybersecurity talent, 18F is offering potential hires jobs at the top of the General Schedule pay scale, a level traditionally reserved for high-level supervisors with managerial roles and a step below the Senior Executive Service.
Cybersecurity
Is UL's cyber assurance program ready for prime time?
A DHS software development specialist and other security experts said UL's Cybersecurity Assurance Program needs retooling before it can be an effective stamp of approval.
Digital Government
The World’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Service Has Launched in Rwanda
The drones drop blood parcels on parachutes outside remote health centers.
Digital Government
White House open-sources chatbot
With 1.5 million messages coming in since the August launch of its Facebook Messenger bot, the White House has opened the code to developers and non-developers alike.
People
Modernization guidance from ACT-IAC
Planning for modernizing systems can be tricky because adopting technologies requires more than just tech savvy, according to a new ACT-IAC modernization guide.
People
New DOD principal deputy CIO on the job
John Zangardi, most recently a deputy assistant secretary in the Department of the Navy, has come on board as the new principal deputy CIO at the Defense Department.
Modernization
How the government IT shop is changing
CIOs are transitioning from a tactical, infrastructure focus to a more agile, application-centric mindset.
Digital Government
Facebook Is Ramping Up its Counterterrorism Strategy
The world’s largest social network has posted a job description on its site for at least one Counterterrorism Researcher.
Cybersecurity
Senator Sounds Insider Threat Alarm After NSA Contractor Arrest
The arrest of the latest NSA contractor follows high-profile leaks by Snowden, Manning and others.
Digital Government
Federal CIO: Prep For Modernization Funds But Don't Count On Them
Legislation that would create working capital funds for modernization could help, but aren't guaranteed to pass.
Digital Government
USAID Funds Zika-Fighting Drone Projects
The agency selects additional projects from its health innovation challenge.
Cybersecurity
It’s Lights Out on Xmas in EU Cyber War Game
The European Union is hosting its third biennial cyber exercise.
Digital Government
Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight
From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.
Digital Government
Video: Electric Fuel Cell Vehicles Join Energy Department Fleet
The vehicles were donated by automakers Toyota and Hyundai.
Digital Government
18F seeks info on ID verification
As part of an ongoing project to develop a shared identity authentication platform, 18F is asking industry for insight and experience on validating state-issued IDs.
Emerging Tech
Poll: Americans Want Drone Delivery - But Not Yet
Young, urban citizens more interested in the technology, Postal Service IG survey finds.
People
Legacy fund already having impact
U.S. CIO Tony Scott said a proposed IT modernization fund, still before Congress, is changing the way agencies think about upgrading legacy technology.
Digital Government