People
Pentagon security clearances drop 20 percent in 3 years
The sharp decline reflects a concerted effort by the Obama administration to tighten the background-check process.
Digital Government
Agencies dream of commercial app stores
The future of mobility lies in finding the right ways to update mobile apps securely without impeding their main selling point: speed.
Acquisition
GSA rolls out faster access to IT schedule
Changes to GSA's Schedule 70 portal are designed to make it easier for new companies to enter the federal IT market.
Digital Government
What Makes a Good Coder?
You should learn, because learning is what makes the difference.
Digital Government
Social Security Wants to Know What its Customers Want -- Before They Do
To some, the thought of a government agency anticipating the needs of its customers is Orwellian at best.
Emerging Tech
MIT Scientists Create Hydraulic Robot from Single 3-D Print
The robots are made up of solid and liquid parts, which could have big implications on how we design robots to interact with humans in the future.
People
Let's make government great again -- and start by cleaning house
Alan Balutis argues that the next administration must be bold in modernizing the management agenda.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Cyberattack on the Ukraine Power Grid Could Happen Here
“This type of attack can happen in any critical infrastructure company across all sectors," a high-ranking cybersecurity official says.
Digital Government
Army releases telehealth RFI
The Army Medical Department is looking for an IT platform to provide remote access to health services.
People
DIA names Melissa Drisko as deputy
Drisko, a career intelligence official and former director of science and technology at DIA, will assume the role in August.
Cybersecurity
FBI lawyer says encryption has a purpose
After accessing a terrorist's iPhone without Apple's help, the FBI says it will take cues from the American people when it comes to the future of encryption.
Cybersecurity
Ex-NSA Deputy Director Wants Coded Messages for All
However, techies, entrepreneurs and the feds should first be hashing out its application, to defuse tensions over the prospect of coded messages for all, Chris Inglis said.
Digital Government
Crunch time for Data Act guidance
Senior officials at GAO and OMB agree that clear governance will make or break Data Act reporting, and that guidance will take shape in the next few weeks.
Digital Government
Defense Secretary Pitches Austin Techies on Pentagon Work
Ash Carter continues his outreach tour to robotics labs and startup centers.
Digital Government
Crowdsourcing: the democratization of organizational production
Steve Kelman argues there's more than just cost-benefit analysis behind the growing use of ground-up knowledge sharing.
Modernization
WhatsApp, the World’s Most Popular Messaging Service, Just Turned on Encryption for All its Data
That means engineers at the Facebook-owned chat app wouldn’t be able to read messages or watch video calls sent by its users even if ordered to do so by a court.
Digital Government
Google Wants to Call Drones to Medical Emergencies at the Push of a Button
A new patent awarded to Google outlines a device that can call for a drone to fly in with specific medical equipment.
Cybersecurity
Federal Cybersecurity by the Numbers: The Biggest Spenders and the Biggest Threats
The annual scorecard tracking agencies’ compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act shows some agencies are backsliding.
Emerging Tech
Can the Internet of Things Change Economic Inequality? Commerce Wants to Know
he Department of Commerce wants your input on the Internet of Things.
Cybersecurity