Digital Government
Sen. Cruz pushes 'last chance' to block IANA transition
Sen. Ted Cruz wants to halt the United States' long-standing plan to transfer oversight of the Internet address system's architecture to a multi-stakeholder group.
Digital Government
EXCLUSIVE: 18F Tech Team Struggles to Cover its Costs, Draft Report Shows
Per its own projections, 18F is not expected to break even until at least fiscal 2018.
Cybersecurity
FTC: Too soon for internet of things laws
The Federal Trade Commission sees risks and opportunity in internet of things applications, but thinks new laws specific to the technology would be premature.
Cybersecurity
The Most Followed Person on Twitter Has Been Hacked
Entertainment // Social Media // United States
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside Silicon Valley's Secret Test Track for Self-Driving Cars
What was once a former military weapons depot is now a guarded space with 20 miles of roads filled with intersections for self-driving cars to log miles.
Digital Government
Navy hits refresh button on IT inventory
The Navy projects the updated Applications and Database Management System can save it millions of dollars.
Cybersecurity
SEC promotes cyber adviser
Christopher Hetner is moving into a senior advisory role to SEC Chair Mary Jo White.
Digital Government
ONC offers health data playbook for patients
To educate patients about their rights over medical data, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT unveiled a series of educational videos and a Patient Engagement Playbook.
Emerging Tech
IBM Has Been Awarded an Average of 24 Patents Per Day so Far in 2016
The company is in the middle of a reinvention, that sees the company shifting further away from hardware sales into cloud computing, analytics and AI services.
Cybersecurity
Naval Research Lab wants cyber risk help
The Naval Research Laboratory has plenty of IT systems that need certifying for cyber risk.
Emerging Tech
Privacy Groups -- and Uber -- Challenge FBI’s Attempt to Bypass Privacy Act
Under a proposed exemption, people whose information was stored in FBI’s massive biometric database would not be permitted to know.
Cybersecurity
Fashion Industry Tells Feds: We Need Better Cybersecurity for Internet-Connected Clothes
The fashion industry is also urging Washington not to hinder creativity.
Digital Government
White House Cracks Down on Software Spending
Agencies will have to appoint software managers to centrally manage their software buying.
People
White House looks to save billions on software
New guidance from top IT and acquisition leadership is pushing the government to stop double-spending and overspending on software.
People
Are CIOs being frank with the IT dashboard?
In a new report, GAO found that CIO assessments of projects on the IT dashboard downplayed risks two-thirds of the time.
People
CIOs push back against FITARA scores
Agency CIOs pushed back against their grades in the second Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Digital Government
3 Ways to Fight the Forces Opposing Better Federal Customer Experience
Washington has a near-monopoly on the very worst customer experiences.
Cybersecurity
DHS advisory council report could help NPPD
A Homeland Security Advisory Council report advocating closer coordination across infrastructure segments could boost the prospects for a reorganization of DHS' cybersecurity unit.
Digital Government