Digital Government
Counting on innovation for census 2020
The woman leading the 2020 enumeration of the American population says well-laid plans will be the key to success.
Cybersecurity
Three more agencies hiring for cyber leader jobs
NASA, USDA's inspector general and VA are seeking to fill senior IT positions, adding to the growing list of IT job openings in government.
People
How to take control of federal performance management
Six steps human capital officers can take to improve performance at agencies.
Emerging Tech
The Government Is Getting Ready for the Driverless-Car Era
New DOT policies will make it easier for autonomous cars to hit the road.
Cybersecurity
A breach is coming -- is your agency ready?
The key to successfully navigating a security breach is to develop a three-pronged, comprehensive incident response process ahead of time.
Digital Government
NOAA Is Building a Facebook for Whales
Marine biologists have crowdsourced a facial-recognition algorithm to help them identify the animals on the spot.
Emerging Tech
Air Force CTO: We Don’t Want to Manage IT Anymore
Faced with an IT workforce shortage, the Air Force CTO said it makes more sense to outsource the work to industry entities than to continue training a revolving door of airmen.
Emerging Tech
Video: Lego Robots Scoot into Classrooms and Teach Kids How to Code
Coding one brick at a time.
Cybersecurity
Congress Left in the Dark about Government’s Cyber Workforce Shortages
OPM is building a database of cyber jobs in government, but it’s not required to report its progress to Congress.
Modernization
Report: Federal Government Needs More Apps for Employees
Exceptions include the departments of Agriculture and State, NASA and the General Services Administration.
Digital Government
Number of Deaths in Police Custody Higher than Media Reports: DOJ Data
The story of police brutality has been missing one data point – a federal accounting of the problem.
Cybersecurity
McCaul adviser sees digital security commission launching soon
Legislation to establish a commission on encryption and other security issues "is going to happen," said Col. Andrea Thompson, a national security adviser to the House Homeland Security Committee.
Digital Government
House panel seeks GAO probe of state insurance marketplace IT
Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee want to know if states can afford to sustain IT systems for health insurance marketplaces in the absence of federal funding.
Acquisition
What CIOs really want from contractors
A willingness to play a small part in bigger projects is the way to win over future-thinking government IT executives.
Digital Government
'Good enough' isn't good enough to secure NRC network center
Although the security operations center that monitors network operational security for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission works, it could work better, according to an audit by the agency inspector general.
Digital Government
This Court Case Could be a Major Blow to FTC’s Data Security Efforts
Most companies facing a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission try to settle as quickly as possible. But not Michael Daugherty.
Emerging Tech
CIOs: Use the Cloud, or Else?
If you’re responsible for managing your agency’s IT and you haven’t moved applications to the cloud, at least one CIO thinks you should get the ax.
Cybersecurity
Capitol Hill privacy advocates launch effort to repeal CISA
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are introducing legislation to repeal the Cyber Information Sharing Act of 2015, which hitched a ride on the omnibus bill at the end of 2015.
Cybersecurity
DHS tries agile approach in Silicon Valley-based R&D effort
DHS' cybersecurity tech outreach in Silicon Valley promises speedier approvals for ideas from startups.
Digital Government