Cybersecurity
OPM Needs Another $37M for ‘Critical’ IT Upgrades, Agency Tells Congress
During the phased rollout of the new IT infrastructure, OPM will have to run both old and new systems simultaneously.
Cybersecurity
Texas Congressman to Feds: Don’t Mess with Civil Liberties
“We can protect civil liberties, defend infrastructure and chase bad guys all at the same time,” the legislator said. “We can chase bad guys without eroding our civil liberties.”
Digital Government
Federal Cyber Workforce Needs Cultural Anthropologists, Economists and Marketers
To effectively block cyberthreats, the government needs talent from a diverse set of academic and cultural backgrounds, not just “people behind screens.”
Acquisition
Thornberry wants another take on Pentagon acquisition reform
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced an acquisition reform bill that focuses on protecting companies’ intellectual property rights when they work with the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
DHS OIG slams USCIS on immigration IT
DHS Inspector General John Roth took a hard line on USCIS's lagging immigration benefits processing system in an audit that covered an 11-year cycle of IT shortcomings and agency resistance to independent examinations.
Cybersecurity
NIST: Time to take telework's cyber risks seriously
With telework and BYOD on the rise, NIST is updating its guidelines from 2009 to address how organizations and individuals can protect themselves from cyberattacks.
Emerging Tech
The New Social Network Where You Can Hang Out with Real People in Virtual Reality
Instead of hanging out with your friends in real life, why not spend time with them in outer space?
Emerging Tech
Shhh! How Technology Will Make the Future Less Noisy
Even sirens, airplanes and leaf blowers may make less noise.
Digital Government
One Huge Change to Federal IT Contracting is Coming This Spring
GSA pioneers an objective method of picking winners.
Cybersecurity
Crypto battle presents 'hard choices,' says federal CIO
Federal CIO Tony Scott favors strong encryption, but sees a place for "narrow exceptions" for law enforcement.
People
The OI&T transformation at VA
LaVerne H. Council, the top tech official at the Department of Veterans Affairs, explains how the Office of Information and Technology is modernizing culture, processes and capabilities to create a a world-class, customer-focused and veteran-centered service organization.
Modernization
OPM to run old and new systems side-by-side
The personnel agency asked lawmakers to approve funding for cybersecurity work and an IT modernization process that will take years.
Modernization
House passes bill to trim energy use at federal data centers
The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act would re-baseline data center efficiency standards and require OMB to coordinate with agencies on energy saving technology.
Digital Government
Can You Turn Your Toaster Into a Bomb? DARPA Wants to Know
The agency will pay tinkerers to weaponize off-the-shelf items — in hopes of defending against such hacks.
Cybersecurity
DHS unveils post-CISA privacy assessment
The post-CISA privacy regime is here. Will it satisfy critics?
Cybersecurity
House Committee Now Probing Jeh Johnson’s Personal Email Use at DHS
Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, says the practice calls into question the agency’s cybersecurity responsibilities.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the Plane Every NASA Astronaut Must Learn to Fly
Astronauts have been flying the T-38 since the 1960s.
Digital Government
How Libraries Are Becoming Modern Makerspaces
They’ve long served as communal gathering spots, but these civic institutions are becoming gateways to technological tinkering.
Emerging Tech