Digital Government
HHS Says Health Records Should Communicate With Each Other. What Does That Mean?
HHS wants your input on how to measure "interoperability."
Cybersecurity
'Panama Papers' Data Dump Dwarfs Cablegate and Snowden Leaks
Financial Services // Government (Foreign) // Panama
Digital Government
White House Sends Bill for $3B IT Fund to Congress
Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the House Democratic whip, said he would sponsor the legislation and plans to formally introduce it when Congress returns to session next week.
Cybersecurity
The Military Is Hiring a Rapid Cyber Response Team -- in Case Commissaries Get Hacked
Military base grocery stories are vulnerable to computer hackers, according to the Pentagon.
Cybersecurity
Are Federal Regs Keeping Agencies From Cutting-Edge Cyber Tools?
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., is worried federal agencies are behind the curve when it comes to purchasing cutting-edge cybersecurity tools and services.
Modernization
White House offers details on $3.1B IT modernization plan
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) will introduce legislation supporting an Obama administration plan to appropriate $3.1 billion for a capital fund to modernize outdated federal IT systems.
Modernization
VA plans major cloud procurement for FY16
With a handful of questions to industry, the Department of Veterans Affairs signaled a big move to the cloud as part of its "buy first" initiative.
Acquisition
Mary Davie: GSA's great communicator
Managing a workforce that oversees 7,000 contracts and $3.5 billion in federal spending, Mary Davie sits in the catbird seat of the government's vast IT acquisition operation.
Acquisition
Daniel Chenok: Putting government first
Dan Chenok, the IBM Center for the Business of Government's executive director, seems to have a hand in virtually every discussion devoted to making government run better.
Cybersecurity
Cryptography experts critical of Senate encryption bill
Encryption legislation proposed by leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is being met with fierce criticism from experts, and some reports suggest the White House will not back the measure.
Modernization
How Many Data Centers Does the Government Actually Need?
Based on the definition of a nontiered data center, even a broom closet in a remote location with a server inside qualifies as such.
Cybersecurity
Senate Dem queries OMB over cyber acquisition
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has asked OMB to outline how it is leveraging several existing authorities for acquiring IT security technologies.
Digital Government
The taxman’s tech troubles
The agency spends $2.5 billion annually on IT across more than 20 major systems, yet it still relies on a central data processing setup that went online in the 1960s to keep its revenue-collecting cogs turning.
Modernization
Funding bought taxpayers better service
After a previous year of hang-ups and frustration, taxpayers are getting better treatment from the IRS in 2016 as auditors man the customer service phone lines.
Digital Government
Navy Christens First Robot Ghost Ship
Autonomous vessels like this submarine hunter will play a growing role in future naval missions and will soon crowd the seas.
Cybersecurity
DHS information network gets new authentication tech
DHS has implemented backend authentication for users of the Homeland Security Information Network.
Digital Government
Facial-Recognition Software Might Have a Racial Bias Problem
Depending on how algorithms are trained, they could be significantly more accurate when identifying white faces than African American ones.
Acquisition
Renato 'Renny' DiPentima
For a legend of the federal IT community, decades of mentoring might be his most enduring legacy.
Digital Government