Digital Government
Office etiquette? There's a bot for that.
Slackbots offer a new way for agencies to guide employees' workplace conversations, but there are limits to bots' ability to save people from uncomfortable confrontations.
Cybersecurity
Wassenaar Arrangement could get a redo over cyber
Lawmakers heard from skeptical industry experts on the export control policy and process of implementing the 2013 amendments to the Wassenaar Arrangement.
People
You can never start a transition too early
The wheels are in motion for the next handoff of presidential power in 2017, and while government has plenty to do, outside partnerships are forming a key part of the "let's not mess this transition up" coalition.
Ideas
Digital Customer Experience: 3 Tips for Making Real Change in the Federal Government
Federal organizations can benefit from a digital approach that seeks to understand user needs, engages them and maintains usability and performance.
People
State of the Union is light on cyber, but touches on online terror
President Obama's final State of the Union address was light on tech, and was his first in many years not to directly address cybersecurity.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Blast $1.3 Billion Price Tag for VA’s ‘Agile’ Paperless Claims System
VA still can’t say how much the system will end up costing.
Cybersecurity
Jeb Bush plans to hold government IT managers accountable
In an op-ed for Business Insider, the GOP presidential candidate called for "the federal government must put its own house in order, prioritizing to reflect the urgency and importance of protecting key databases and communications."
Modernization
Looking for Your Very Own R2-D2? Here Are Robot Sidekicks That Come Close
These bots do more than beep and boop.
Modernization
Does Pentagon Need a Narrow Definition of Cloud?
Ambiguity might actually be best when it comes to cloud -- at least for now, says DISA CTO.
Cybersecurity
McCain slams White House’s cyber deterrence plan
The Obama administration's long-anticipated cyber deterrence plan doesn't feature enough offense for Sen. John McCain.
Digital Government
US STEM Funding Still Reeling from Budget Cuts
Will new spending measures fix the damage?
Digital Government
Here’s How Federal Agencies Plan to Fight ISIS Online
Some agencies are reaching out to Silicon Valley.
People
Indie CIOs fall under FITARA's scope
A spending bill provision expands CIO budget authority to independent agencies, but whether or how agencies will actually change their operations is an open question.
Digital Government
Hill watchdogs warn on shortcomings in VA's claims system
The Veterans Benefits Management System has improved responses to compensation claims, but government watchdogs are questioning the VA's claims of improvement, as well as overall agency management.
Cybersecurity
The hidden cybersecurity risk for federal contractors
Firms could face friendly fire under the False Claims Act.
Cybersecurity
IG: Human traffickers exploit data gaps at DHS
Ineffective data gathering and sharing between ICE and USCIS aid human traffickers, an IG report says.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon wraps up classified study of enterprise cyber defense
Pentagon officials have completed a classified assessment of the effectiveness of enterprise cybersecurity tools at defense agencies, and the assessors are sharing lessons with the military services.
Modernization
GSA seeks to create governmentwide cloud portfolio
The Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies wants to explore the feasibility of creating a program that would help agencies transition to cloud computing technologies and services.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Investigators to Probe NSA’s Crackdown on Rogue IT Employees
Be it a rogue contractor or an unknowing employee with sloppy login and logoff habits, insiders are a major threat to U.S. secrets, say researchers and federal officials.
Digital Government