Acquisition
FBI bullish on enterprise services
"It's a major change internally within the FBI [in] how we buy stuff," FBI Chief Acquisition Officer Paul Courtney said.
Digital Government
Report: Digital Service Teams Sidestep CIOs, Lack Clear Performance Metrics
A GAO report tells OMB to guide digital services teams on working with agency leadership.
Digital Government
Census says tech overhaul is on schedule
Watchdogs are worried the Census Bureau won't be able to successfully juggle 2020 plans and an ambitious tech overhaul.
Digital Government
France Launches New Terror App
With millions of sports fans expected to fill multiple venues during the Euro 2016 Soccer Championship, the French are beefing up security.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware epidemic prompting firms to rethink information sharing
The surge in ransomware attacks could have the unintended effect of getting reticent companies to share cyber threat indicators with government.
Digital Government
GAO: 18F Needs Better Plan to Recover Costs, Track Performance
Agencies that have hired 18F to provide products and services are generally satisfied with the team’s work, according to a new audit.
Digital Government
U.S. poised to offload control of critical internet function
The U.S. is ready to accept a proposal to transfer control of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, but the plan faces opposition in Congress.
Digital Government
For feds, the real-life perils of social media
The State Department trains its workers to avoid social media fails that could potentially be fatal.
Emerging Tech
Spy Agency Wants Tech That Shows How Well Its PR Team Is Doing
The NGA wants Sentiment Analysis tech to gauge its external communications efforts.
Digital Government
Drone-Helicopter Teams Performing ‘Very Well’ Against ISIS
Future unmanned-human teaming looks a lot like the Predator’s little cousin.
Digital Government
White House threatens to veto Senate NDAA
The White House has threatened to veto the Senate version of the annual defense policy bill, citing opposition to key provisions on acquisition and cybersecurity policy, among a litany of other objections.
Digital Government
Survey: 'Oversight doesn't love innovation'
A recent survey by Grant Thornton and the Professional Services Council reveals reservations about the potential for innovation in the federal acquisition process
Cybersecurity
House Committee Votes to Create New Cybersecurity Division within DHS
The new entity would be called the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency.
Cybersecurity
IRS Turns Hacked Application Back On -- This Time with Added Security Features
The announcement came just a day before the release of a new report that revealed the IRS did not identify all taxpayers whose sensitive tax information may have been improperly accessed by cybercriminals.
Digital Government
Can government get digital services to stick?
What top digital leaders say is needed for true transformation.
Modernization
It's time to trash your legacy system and rewrite from scratch
At least one federal tech chief has become convinced that instead of prolonged, incremental modernization of legacy IT, agencies should just rewrite their entire systems in a modern environment.
Emerging Tech
Video: This Bionic Leaf Produces Fuel Using Sunshine and Water
This invention might do it better than a real leaf.
Acquisition
How agencies seek to shape the acquisition process
Revamping the federal acquisition process requires innovation and a creative approach to break with the way things have been done and appeal to the incoming workforce.
Modernization
18F's First Agile Award Is For FedRAMP Dashboard
The new contracting approach had been halted by multiple protests.
Cybersecurity