Cybersecurity
Congress Now Has a Caucus Dedicated to Bitcoin and Blockchain
The role of the caucus is to get other legislators up to speed on a subject in the hopes of formulating future laws that affect that niche.
Digital Government
HHS Publishes Health IT Playbook
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's mission has been to help patient records move seamlessly between health care providers.
Emerging Tech
Uber Wants to Fly Customers Around in Massive Autonomous Drones
It seems self-driving cars just aren’t enough.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk’s Dream of Going to Mars Is SpaceX’s Biggest Strength, and its Biggest Distraction
SpaceX is a company built to go to Mars, but are those ambitions getting in the way of its ability to achieve them?
Cybersecurity
Video: One Trick to Stay Secure While Online Shopping
Keep your credit card information protected.
Digital Government
Maria Roat to Become New CIO for Small Business Administration
Transportation's chief technology officer is moving into a new role.
Emerging Tech
High-Tech Fans, HVACs and Heat Pumps Are The Future of Federal Buildings
The General Services Administration and the Energy Department issued a joint RFI for emerging building technology.
Digital Government
Quiz: Are You The One Letting Hackers into Your Agency?
It's easier to accidentally provide hackers access to networks than you might think.
Digital Government
Video: How Will Congress Fund the Modernizing Government Technology Act?
And more on the week's government IT news.
Digital Government
Best Dates To Retire 2017
If you're looking to move on from government next year, here are some optimal dates.
Cybersecurity
Cyber advice for Hill staffers
Congressional staffers have a lot of responsibility to protect their decentralized IT systems.
Digital Government
Clock is ticking on possible shutdown
A familiar scenario looms as Congress moves to pass a short-term funding bill before the fiscal year draws to a close.
Digital Government
OMB Will Revamp Payment Accuracy Website
House members demand better data, more progress on curbing improper payments.
Digital Government
Everyone Seems to Want Federal Employees to Use Uber
Administration and Congress grapple with overlapping measure to boost rideshare usage.
Digital Government
Survey: Federal IT Pros Favor Clinton Over Trump
But the agencies may be filling vacancies regardless of who wins.
Cybersecurity
CIA commits to the cloud
The CIA cloud project provided a reference model for other agencies looking for ways to bring their operational data into the cloud.
Cybersecurity
The creation of DHS
Creating DHS involved reorganizing agencies based on their technology resources and workforce expertise into a super-agency capable of mounting operations against terrorism.
Modernization
The opening up of GPS
In May 2000, President Bill Clinton authorized the removal of a security feature from the Global Positioning System -- a decision that opened the doors to accurate geospatial data for thousands of government and consumer applications.
Digital Government