People
Immigration agency widens tech exec search
The agency responsible for processing green cards, citizenship applications and a host of other immigration paperwork is looking for candidates with technical and DevOps experience to fill two deputy CIO slots.
Digital Government
High-level management failures doomed HealthCare.gov
A comprehensive inspector general report blames high-level government mismanagement for the failed launch of HealthCare.gov.
Ideas
10 Steps to Making Your Agency Agile
In the end, you and your teams simply need to dive in and try it out.
Digital Government
Reports Suggest Divide Between Government and Customers it Serves
Citizens' perception of the federal customer experience differs from that of the agencies themselves.
Cybersecurity
FAA Concerned about ‘Evolving Cyber Events’
The contracting notice comes less than a year after attackers infected an FAA administrative computer network with a virus through an email.
Cybersecurity
Embattled OPM CIO Steps Down
Donna Seymour is stepping down, amid repeated calls for her ouster following last summer’s massive breach of 21.5 million private records on national security personnel and family members.
Acquisition
Is past performance working better than we thought?
Steve Kelman notes that just the threat of low marks may be incentive enough.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber official: Einstein key to the future of big data at agencies
The latest version of the Einstein intrusion and detection system would not have saved OPM from a massive hack. But Phyllis Schneck, the Department of Homeland Security's top cybersecurity official, told FCW she still has big plans for the multibillion-dollar program.
Digital Government
Twitter reach of ISIS trimmed by account suspensions, report says
The suspension of Twitter accounts of online extremists is limiting their ability to bounce back using other accounts, according to experts at George Washington University.
Digital Government
Who Spends the Most Time Online?
The latest Pew data shows a universal trend: Adults younger than 34 are far more likely than older generations to own smartphones and use the Internet.
Cybersecurity
This Startup Will Alert You If Your Data Shows up on the Dark Web
It’s hard to track a stolen database of personal information, which can contain everything from names and addresses to financial details and fingerprints.
Cybersecurity
FBI Director: Apple Case Doesn’t Set Encryption ‘Precedent’
The FBI director says the litigation with the tech company is about justice for the victims of the San Bernardino attack.
Digital Government
Join Nextgov's Inaugural Tech & Tequila Meetup This Wednesday
We’ll host five data experts in rapid fire succession amid (free) drinks, so you’ll be sure to get your tech buzz on.
People
Embattled OPM CIO steps down
Departing OPM CIO Donna Seymour had been under intense pressure to deliver on crucial IT projects in the wake of the hack of OPM that exposed the personal data of at least 22 million Americans.
People
Veterans Affairs deputy CIO to depart
Art Gonzalez, deputy CIO for Service, Delivery, and Engineering at the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to leave his position on March 5.
Modernization
FirstNet pushes bid deadline two weeks
FirstNet extended the deadline for RFP submissions, as it makes room for bidders to make their capabilities cases.
Ideas
Apple Versus the US Government, Who is Right?
It is important to note that technology giants have generally worked with the government for almost 100 years.
Cybersecurity
Treasury Needs $110M Piggy Bank to Combat IRS Hackers and Other Expected 'Cyberattacks'
A White House-ordered search for “high-value” targets attractive to hackers emphasized the need for a cyber-emergency piggy bank, according to budget documents.
People
Education CIO retires weeks after Capitol Hill confrontation
Danny Harris will leave his job as CIO of the Department of Education after 32 years of federal service.
Digital Government