Cybersecurity
New bill seeks to add agility to electronic warfare development
Two senators are calling for more funding flexibility for the Pentagon's electronic warfare programs.
Digital Government
Tax systems back up, failure still under investigation
After a reported hardware failure crippled key tax systems, the IRS got the systems back online in a little more than 24 hours.
Cybersecurity
Medicaid ID Theft in Louisiana Claims 13,000 Victims
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // Louisiana , United States
Digital Government
The Intelligence Community’s Big Budget Challenge
The report suggests IT spending will essentially stagnate through 2020, with estimated IT spending at $9.5 billion by then.
Cybersecurity
OPM Head Pledges to Help Resolve Mystery Over Who Spotted the Big Breach
OPM has maintained that agency employees uncovered the intrusion last spring while fortifying the agency's IT environment.
Digital Government
Digital Government? Agencies Still Thinking Too Small, Study Says
Blame the budget, heightened concerns about cybersecurity and a lack of digital-savvy government staff.
Digital Government
Video: How Tracking Technology and Deep Data Are Transforming Football
Can big data help you win the Super Bowl?
Artificial Intelligence
New Competition Seeks Robots That Can Handle a To-Do List
NIST is looking for a way to evaluate a robot's agility before it gets deployed on a factory floor.
Cybersecurity
DHS plans expanded social media checks on Syrian refugees
Members of Congress are looking to DHS for a more complete regime of social media background checks on Syrian refugees looking to enter the U.S.
People
State IG: Colin Powell, aides to Condoleezza Rice handled classified info in personal email
An IG review found that email messages containing classified information were sent to Colin Powell's personal account and to the personal accounts of Condoleezza Rice's immediate staff, according to Rep. Elijah Cummings.
Digital Government
The Innovative Suitcase Lab That Could Fight the Zika Virus
The whole thing weighs less than 44 pounds and is operated with a laptop.
Cybersecurity
The Former Federal Employee Who Tried to Launch a Cyberattack on Nuclear Scientists
He sent emails he thought were infected with viruses to Energy Department employees involved in developing nuclear weapons.
Digital Government
House bill would repeal open data requirements in financial reporting
Lawmakers rejected efforts by open data advocates to amend a financial reporting bill to retain regulatory requirements to file company data in machine-readable form.
Modernization
Hardware failure brings down tax systems
On the cusp of tax season, unexplained tech troubles forced the IRS to suspend several key digital operations.
People
Are feds missing the boat on modernization?
In a new survey, federal leaders say they're making digital progress, but most also say they're merely updating old systems, not reinventing processes for the Digital Age.
People
OPM hack looms over Cobert confirmation hearing
Acting OPM Director Beth Cobert said she is committed to working with Congress on modernizing IT, but lawmakers raised concerns about the agency's apparent inability to turn over requested documents.
Modernization
New committee looks to elevate electronic warfare
The Electronic Warfare Executive Committee seeks to translate experimentation into actual capabilities being deployed.
Cybersecurity
Immigration agency adds new deputy CIO job
The U.S. Customs and Immigration Services created new deputy CIO slot to help balance everyday IT operations and burgeoning DevOps, agile and cloud activities.
Digital Government
Brand Niemann, early data scientist, dead at 74
Longtime EPA official also championed open standards, founded the Federal Big Data Working Group.
Cybersecurity