Modernization
New White House guidance charts future of shared services
The Obama administration is looking to make sure its advances on shared services becomes a permanent fixture of government.
Cybersecurity
IG: ICE IT system deficiencies threaten data integrity
Deficiencies in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's general IT controls could jeopardize the privacy and integrity of critical financial and operational data, according to a new report.
Modernization
Why bimodal IT is terrible
In an agile world, a two-siloed system is simply wasteful, Forrester analysts argue in a new report.
Digital Government
USAID's beta site is meant to look nongovernmental
In a bid to democratize development worldwide, USAID is partnering with other organizations to create a website that doesn't even end in .gov.
Cybersecurity
DHS ramping up info-sharing work with industry
DHS is planning new guidance that will help the private sector better share cybersecurity information with the government.
Modernization
Watchdog: VA benefits system lacks accurate audit logs
An Inspector General report revealed that Veterans Benefits Management System cannot effectively respond to security violations because of deficient audit logs.
Cybersecurity
Quantum Computers Will Break Today’s Cyber Protections, Scientists Say
True quantum computers don't exist yet, but cryptography needs to evolve for when they do, according to NIST scientists.
Digital Government
Air Force wants to link iPads with SIPRNET
Air Force CTO Frank Konieczny sees a future for iPads on the Defense Department’s classified network.
Digital Government
Video: Here are All the Countries That Ask Facebook for User Data
Which countries want to know what your status update?
Emerging Tech
Google Chrome Is Now the Undisputed Champion of the Web Browser World
Goodbye, Internet Explorer!
Digital Government
Contracting Groups Blast 'Flawed' Approach to $17.5B Pentagon Contract
The groups take issue with the Pentagon’s choice to source the Encore III contract through the "lowest price, technically acceptable" selection process.
Digital Government
Here Are Google, Amazon and Facebook’s 'Secrets' to Hiring the Best People
No, it’s not that list of popular Google interview questions you googled.
Digital Government
GSA Announces New Governmentwide Tech Unit That Will House 18F
The new unit -- called the Technology Transformation Service -- aims to help other federal agencies take advantage of emerging technology.
Digital Government
Police Can Force You to Use Your Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone
But they can’t make you cough up your passcode.
Digital Government
Hundreds of comments shape final Data Act schema
One year before the Data Act’s big reporting deadline, the Treasury Department dropped a finalized picture of how all the government's spending data will actually come together.
Acquisition
Struggling HUD pins hopes on portfolio management
After burning through $240 million a few years ago, the agency is trying to tighten its grip on IT spending.
Digital Government
OMB tells agencies to focus on transition
With a new president due in 2017, OMB is asking agencies to get ready for the transition rather than focus on fiscal 2018 budget plans.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: Risk of Weather Satellite ‘Data Gap’ Shrinks, But Risks Persist
The potentially forecasting-affecting "data gap" is now estimated at between seven to 10 months.
Cybersecurity
The Military Is Building an Engine to Uncover the Humans Behind Hacks
The point is "to not only look at the bullets but also look at the weapon,” a DARPA researcher tells Nextgov.
Emerging Tech