Digital Government

This Calculator Will Tell You How Much that Pointless Meeting Cost You

The prototype multiplies the rough hourly rates for participants by the total scheduled meeting time. This final cost is shown to everyone on the calendar.

Cybersecurity

Presidential Advisers Recommend Countering Cyberattacks, Shootings with Big Data

On May 11, the top cyber leaders in the U.S. government will hear the advisers debate the recommendations.

Digital Government

Past Performance A Big Deal for Alliant 2 Competitors

Potentially representing the largest IT contract of the year, its objective methodology for selecting winners is likely to make it also among the most competitive.

Digital Government

Biden, Burwell call for collaboration on health data

Vice President Joe Biden calls for more open data to fuel big picture public health efforts, including the administration's "moonshot" bid to cure cancer.

Cybersecurity

NIST looks to transform federal authentication

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning "transformational" changes to its technical guidelines for digital authentication.

Cybersecurity

FTC seeks to patrol mobile patching

The regulator is taking a look at how mobile device manufacturers conduct periodic security updates.

People

Tech firm taps Tangherlini for D.C. operations

Cloud document platform provider SeamlessDocs has named the former GSA administrator to lead its Washington operations.

Cybersecurity

Leading by example: the federal CISO and cybersecurity collaboration

Signature-based security and outdated data strategies are just two of the challenges that need serious government-wide attention.

People

Management 101: It really does work

Steve Kelman spotlights new research that shows several "best practices" do indeed measurably improve organizational performance.

Digital Government

18F wants to experiment with design standards

The federal government's in-house design and usability consultancy would like sites to be clean and consistent but not necessarily uniform.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Reveal NFL Prospect Wearing Gas Mask Bong, Infect Mich. Utility’s Office Systems & Manipulate Students’ GPAs

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Digital Government

Facebook Lost the First Round in a Battle Over the Legality of its Automatic Photo-Tagging

The judge rejected Facebook’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit brought by three Chicago Facebook users.

Emerging Tech

This Robot Mermaid's Main Goal Is to Explore the Deep Sea

The OceanOne robot has successfully explored the wreckage of a ship that sank in 1664.

Digital Government

White House: If Unchecked, Big Data Could Lead to Discrimination

A new report warns that algorithms might inadvertently be biased against certain populations.