Modernization
OMB Releases Draft Policy Slashing Mobile Contracts
The White House wants the federal government to buy less and buy smarter.
Cybersecurity
Obama Extends ‘Emergency’ Cybersecurity Powers
It has been nearly a year since Obama authorized financial penalties against foreign hackers,
Emerging Tech
The First Cyborg Olympics Is Coming to Switzerland
Governing bodies of pretty much every sport in the world generally consider it an unfair advantage for athletes to ameliorate themselves in any way. But what if that was the whole fun of the sport?
Digital Government
OMB gives mobile the category management treatment
The draft policy, the third in a set of category management directives, directs agencies to report all mobile service use and pricing data to a central system.
Digital Government
Change to Proposed Chinese Law Would Make Foreign Websites Impossible to Reach
The new regulations, if taken to the extreme, would require that even harmless websites—your mom’s favorite recipes site, for example—be blocked.
Ideas
5 Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed This Tax Season
It falls on individual taxpayers to ensure they are taking the right steps to be protected.
Digital Government
CIOs: don't take the free movie tickets
Ethics violations could await agency leaders who see the movie on a vendor's dime.
Digital Government
SEC raises the ante on data transparency
The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to machine readable data to conduct risk assessment.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: Can Pitch Competitions Really Help the Government Discover New Tech?
Local tech hub Eastern Foundry, focused on getting new businesses to work with the government, hosts an annual demo day focused on a particular federal need.
Modernization
The long war for data standards
Getting the right underpinning governance isn't glamorous, but proponents say hashing out dry details will help unleash data's true potential.
Cybersecurity
Intel privacy board chief resigns
David Medine, chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, submitted his resignation to the White House on March 29.
Cybersecurity
Dunford: U.S. has work to do in cyber deterrence
Improvements in identifying hackers, hardening networks and devices, and managing escalation are needed if the U.S. military is to hone its cyber deterrence, said Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
People
Defense chief's email reveals management style, private-sector outreach
The Defense Department has released 1,336 pages of messages and attachments associated with Secretary Ash Carter's personal email account, some of which shed light on his management style and private-sector outreach.
Emerging Tech
The 12 Countries That Have Plugged the Most Stuff into the Internet of Things
The Internet is infiltrating all of our devices, from thermostats to stoves.
Digital Government
How the US Government Makes Silicon Valley Innovation Possible
Andy Grove’s life reveals the role of public investment in creating and nurturing Silicon Valley—and the dangers of disinvestment.
Modernization
A Revamped FedRAMP Revealed
The old approach has proven time consuming, and as time has gone by, more duplicative and less effective as more cloud service providers attempted to have their offerings meet FedRAMP’s requirements.
Cybersecurity
Trump: US is ‘Obsolete’ in Cybersecurity
Trump claimed the Defense Department was “going backwards” in cyber while “other countries are moving forward at a much more rapid pace.”
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Building a Massive Database To Track Cyberattacks
The Homeland Security Department wants comments from the public about how useful a shared database could be.
Cybersecurity