Emerging Tech
NOAA Wants Feedback on Engagement with Commercial Satellite Industry
An agency official said he envisions a future in weather forecasting where NOAA relies on “a mixture of government and commercial satellites.”
Digital Government
VA Changes Course on Scheduling System Again
Officials say they can actually do things cheaper and quicker more using revamped versions of VA’s own in-house systems.
Modernization
House panel rips VA leadership on scheduling software pause
VA officials were grilled by lawmakers on a pause in the acquisition of a scheduling system and a possible rethink of the agency's homegrown electronic health record.
Digital Government
Some agencies will miss 2016 email management deadline
Although most agencies are on track to meet a presidential directive to archive email records electronically, a few will need more time.
Cybersecurity
Own Worst Enemy: Two-Thirds of Government Data Breaches are Accidental Leaks
More than half a billion personal records were stolen, lost or compromised in 2015, including 191 million records from a single incident, a new report found.
Digital Government
Video: Google Calendar Wants to Help You Achieve Your Goals
One half-hour block at a time.
Digital Government
FBI Says iPhone Hacking Method Will Remain Secret
The FBI doesn’t own the technique used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone, so it can’t reveal the method to Apple even if it wanted to.
People
FBI taps 8-year vet for CIO post
Gordon Bitko was named by FBI Director James Comey to the CIO post, which was posted in January.
Digital Government
Federal Data Should be Open to the Public By Default, Lawmakers Say
A bipartisan group of representatives and senators plan to introduce a bill requiring federal agencies to, wherever possible, publish their data in a machine-readable format.
Digital Government
Do We Need Air Traffic Controllers For Space?
If the U.S. doesn’t take the lead in guiding satellites through increasingly crowded orbits, someone else will.
Cybersecurity
Obama’s cyber commission looks to next administration and beyond
The group's recommendations should be a "down payment for the next administration," Lisa Monaco, Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, told the inaugural meeting of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
Acquisition
House bill looks to bank software savings
A new bill would require agency CIOs to inventory software licenses and report on savings and cost avoidance from improved acquisition strategies.
Digital Government
New bill makes the public owners of government data
In a bipartisan push, lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would make federal data open and publicly available by default.
Emerging Tech
DHS: Open Source Software Is Like Giving Mafia a Copy of FBI System Code
The department made a bid to adjust a White House draft policy that would encourage agencies to code in the open, and to share their code with each other.
Cybersecurity
DHS considers flexible hiring paths for cyber talent
Homeland Security IT managers want more flexible hiring that will allow it to develop a more robust cybersecurity and IT workforce.
Digital Government
The Air Force’s Next Chief Might Be Its Space-War General
Gen. John Hyten has never flown a warplane, but he plays a role in just about every Air Force mission.
Digital Government
Mobile Devices, HR Software Top List of Federal IT Waste
Several government tech programs could be streamlined, a watchdog report found.
Digital Government
Archaic Federal Tech: Agencies Turn to ‘Parts Graveyards’ to Find Obsolete Gear
Many agencies are just old tech running well past its shelf life.
Modernization