Cybersecurity
The Hidden History of Encryption
The technology that keeps your text messages private had its start on the banks of the Tigris River, 3500 years ago.
Emerging Tech
3-D Printed Guns Are Not Actually All That Futuristic
What's more alarming about 3-D-printed firearms is that they aren't traceable at all.
Digital Government
Google Hires Former White House Staffer to Handle European Antitrust Cases
Tech firms have increasingly turned to former White House officials to lead their lobbying efforts.
Modernization
Why agencies should adopt a "mobile first" strategy
A new report says agencies have room for improvement when it comes to offering mobile apps and making their websites mobile-friendly.
Cybersecurity
IARPA taps Dixon as deputy director
Stacey Dixon, most recently a deputy director at NGA, has significant Capitol Hill experience.
Acquisition
CMS seeks to help states open new paths for Medicaid IT
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched an IT resource site that connects state governments with potential vendors that can help modernize state-run Medicaid systems.
Modernization
Final FirstNet RFP hits the streets
FirstNet's final RFP for the planned nationwide public safety network includes a dedicated cybersecurity section and a ramped payment schedule for winning contractor.
Cybersecurity
DHS Cyber Czar, Tech Titans Tell Commerce to Rethink Hacking Arms Control
Reached in 2013, the Wassenaar Arrangement bans multinational firms and cyber vendors from transmitting information about "intrusion software" across borders without first obtaining a license.
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