Digital Government
Better Data Just Saved Taxpayers $900 Million in Medicare Fraud
HHS recently hired a chief data officer and has aggressive plans for a cadre of new data gurus.
Emerging Tech
Video: Flying to Jupiter on Just Enough Solar Power to Run a Blender
This spacecraft will do more than make smoothies, however.
Modernization
CIO: FEMA To Pare Down Staff Devices
FEMA is also trying to ensure that staff can use the same devices both during emergencies and during quiet periods in between.
Emerging Tech
Official: Feedback on DHS Silicon Valley Experiment Has Been Positive
Homeland Security wants startups to pitch new technology without being asked.
Digital Government
Smartphones and video apps powered House Dems' gun control sit-in
House Democrats used social media, personal tech and congressional Wi-Fi to disrupt and bypass the majority's authority, raising the question of how to enforce 18th-century rules of decorum in the Information Age.
Artificial Intelligence
Will Robocars Kick Humans Off City Streets?
Self-driving cars could encourage policies that end public access to America’s roads.
Digital Government
Boss of GSA’s 18F Tech Team Steps Down
The director of the Presidential Innovation Fellows is also leaving.
Digital Government
Chrousos to depart as head of GSA's Technology Transformation Service
Hot on the heels of a reorganization that elevated 18F to a key service inside GSA, TTS Commissioner Phaedra Chrousos is planning a July exit from the agency.
Digital Government
Farmers and allies seek looser drone rules from Congress
After hearing testimony from the farm data industry, lawmakers might push the FAA to relax line-of-sight rules for drone operators.
Digital Government
The US Military Can’t Train To Fend Off the Worst Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure — Yet
Digital wargames that ‘truly represent a realistic and relevant threat’ are coming in 2019.
Digital Government
Government projects are not agile enough
A leading proponent of Scrum argues that even partial adoption will pay dividends.
Cybersecurity
DHS CIO touts tech transformation
An increased focus on agile development and contracting is propelling the Department of Homeland Security, according to its CIO.
Digital Government
Federal Appeals Court: Internet Is a Public Utility
This means your internet service provider can’t slow down your access to particular sites, nor let others pay to be in a faster lane of service.
Modernization
After Testing, 3 Companies Cleared to Store Sensitive Data in the Cloud
Amazon, CSRA and Microsoft all made the cut.
Digital Government
House passes bill to expand IG powers
The Inspector General Empowerment Act would ensure that federal IGs can gain access to all the agency information they request in the course of an investigation.
Digital Government
Students Will Pay $200M for Coding Bootcamps This Year
Bootcamps have become a normal part of the tech hiring landscape.
Modernization
FedRAMP rolls out high security baseline
Cloud service providers now have a new high-level security model to offer federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
DHS Readies Biometric ID Contract to Track Foreigners Who Stay Too Long
The Homeland Security Department is asking industry how to go about contracting out the activation of the long-overdue system.
Modernization