Cybersecurity
DHS plans to expand shared services
The agency's top financial officer said shared services have helped the department achieve clean audits, and more of its component agencies will be making the switch in the next five years.
Acquisition
New procurement rule boosts price transparency
GSA hailed a big change to transactional data reporting rules for its Federal Supply Schedules Program as a pivotal moment in procurement.
Digital Government
The Growing Risk of War in Space
The prospect of weaponized satellites launching a Pearl Harbor-style attack in orbit is more probable than many people realize.
Digital Government
House bill funds OPM's IT modernization
Lawmakers recognize the importance of OPM's IT infrastructure overhaul, but also the pitfalls the project has run into in the past.
Digital Government
FAA releases long-awaited drone rules
New rules pave the way for increased commercial uses of drones across the country, but also for domestic government uses.
Digital Government
The US Commercial Drone Industry Finally Governed by Real Rules
“License and registration, please. Do you know how fast you were going back there?”
Emerging Tech
FirstNet CEO: ‘$7 Billion Doesn’t Go As Far As It Used To’
During a Senate hearing, lawmakers pushed FirstNet experts to predict whether the broadband network would be deployed on schedule.
Cybersecurity
Foreign Government Hackers Are the Gravest and Most Common Threat, Agencies Say
All 18 agencies that operate high-impact systems vital to society cited nation-state attacks as the most serious threat.
Cybersecurity
Senate Identity Theft Bill Tells VA to Stop Using Social Security Numbers
Under the legislation, VA would have phase out the use of Social Security numbers in its IT systems within five years.
Emerging Tech
Gamification Technology Continues to Evolve in Government
A good gamification project can enable agencies to tap into a hugely powerful problem-solving resource.
Digital Government
Want to Work in Silicon Valley? Move to Seattle
The city boasts one of the densest concentration of software developers in the country.
Digital Government
Welcome to the Internet of Things: Your Toaster is Watching You
Get ready for home appliances that track your movements and know what you want before you do.
Modernization
Watchdog questions 'aggressive' FirstNet timeline
Officials for the planned nationwide broadband public safety system FirstNet say it is running on schedule, but its IG said awarding a contract by November might prove difficult.
Cybersecurity
Tech groups oppose expanding FBI hacking authority
A group of companies that includes Google and PayPal told Congress it is hard to imagine that a proposed federal rule change does not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Cybersecurity
High-impact federal systems are vulnerable and under constant assault
According to a new report, federal agencies that store critical data are not fully prepared for the ongoing uptick in attacks on IT systems.
Modernization
Why small bites make sense for cloud
An experienced federal hand at cloud services acquisition recommends not going all in right away.
Cybersecurity
Chinese cyber espionage drops steadily, report says
A study by FireEye offers a fresh set of data points in China's cyber espionage, which U.S. lawmakers have long characterized as rampant and inexorable.
Emerging Tech
Inside the Spy Mapping Agency's Virtual Reality Lab
Virtual reality is one tool the agency uses to offer analysts a real-world view of landscapes rocked by natural or manmade changes.
Modernization