Emerging Tech
Senate Committee Approves Bill to Create National Internet of Things Strategy
The DIGIT Act would convene IoT working groups to advise Congress on a national strategy.
Cybersecurity
House bill would carve out new powers for HHS CISO
Under a new bill proposed by Reps. Billy Long (R-Mo.) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), the chief information security officer at the Department of Health and Human Service would assume new authorities, outside the reporting structure of the CIO.
Digital Government
House Republicans tout innovation agenda
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy wants to spur the pace at which government adapts and adopts new technology.
Cybersecurity
FBI will not share iPhone vulnerability in San Bernardino case
The decision casts new light on a review process that government officials say is rigorous and weighted toward disclosure but some critics contend is subject to manipulation.
Modernization
Protecting physical infrastructure with cyber
DHS' Suzanne Spaulding stresses that, in order to protect the physical infrastructure on which our nation depends, government and private sector alike must bolster cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Town halls aren't fixing DHS
Employees throughout the Homeland Security Department's diverse components are less engaged than feds in any other agency. Is it a leadership problem?
Digital Government
Love Your Co-Workers? Silicon Valley Startup Offers to Hire Entire Teams
People work best in teams. Companies mostly hire individuals. It's a hiring conundrum.
Modernization
Amazon Launches Cloud Marketplace for Spy Agencies
“It’s a big deal and we’ve all been waiting,” one NSA official says.
Cybersecurity
Senators Call on White House to Speed Up Cybersecurity Guidance
The current policy on the books dates back to 2000.
Digital Government
These NASA Inventions Are Saving Thousands of Lives on Earth
NASA’s Technology Transfer Program makes the technologies it develops for space missions accessible to the public.
Cybersecurity
The FBI’s Most-Wanted Cybercrooks
The agency’s list is growing as foreign hackers continue to attack the U.S.
Cybersecurity
NIST looks to reengineer thinking about cyber
NIST is set to release an overhauled systems security engineering document it hopes will spur construction of better cybersecurity systems from the start.
Digital Government
House passes email protection bill
House-passed updates to the 30-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act eliminate differences in the way locally and remotely stored email messagess are treated when it comes to law enforcement access.
Digital Government
CIO: GSA Ramps Up Tech Recruiting
The CIO's job includes much more talent management.
Digital Government
Senators press OMB for A-130 update
Two key senators are getting impatient waiting for a new version of a key piece of governmentwide IT policy that hasn't been updated in 15 years.
Digital Government
12 Inventions That Could One Day Change the World
The European Patent Office announced its annual shortlist for its European Inventor Awards, which honors a range of scientists across industries.
Modernization
Nokia Bets Big on the Internet of Things with $191M Acquisition
The company Withings makes a Wi-Fi-connected scale, air-quality monitors for the home, and smart watches and baby monitors.
Artificial Intelligence
Vint Cerf: Buggy Software Is Scarier Than A Robot Takeover
Google's chief internet evangelist doesn't think our current AI technology is capable of taking over humans.
Digital Government