Digital Government
State Department on the Hunt for Electronic System to Manage Emails
Under a presidential mandate, agencies must manage all email records in an electronic format by the end of 2016.
Digital Government
Report: China has arrested alleged OPM hackers
The Chinese government has reportedly arrested the hackers responsible for the OPM breach, which it claims was a "criminal," not state-sponsored, hack.
Digital Government
Kerber leaves GSA
Jennifer Kerber is resigning as director of the General Services Administration's Connect.gov program to take a private-sector job.
Digital Government
Why Is the Wildly Popular Email Privacy Act Still Stuck in Congress?
More than 300 House members—a majority of the body—have signed on as cosponsors.
Digital Government
4 Ways To Foster Innovation in the Office, According to Google
Google has become a champion of evidence-based management and is helping other organizations do the same.
Ideas
4 Government Tech Priorities That Need a Funding Boost Next Year
Getting the government’s security standards up to par will require significant investments.
Digital Government
How CDOs are putting 'useless' data to work
Cleaning, cataloguing, counseling – it's all part of the job for agency data gurus as they seek to surface useful data for their colleagues and customers.
Cybersecurity
DHS looking to biometrics, more shared info on VWP
DHS is proposing changes to the Visa Waiver Program that would expand the use of biometrics, the sharing of information with Interpol and modifications to existing background check databases.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want National Security Damage Assessment on OPM Hack
The House version of the 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act mandates a report on whether the hack disrupted overseas operations.
People
OMB director announces new privacy panel
OMB Director Shaun Donovan announced the creation of a new Federal Privacy Council which will be formed in 2016.
Cybersecurity
Air Force Space Command not spending on cyber defense of weapons systems
The Air Force Space Command did not spend a penny on cybersecurity for weapons systems in the last fiscal year. Air Force CIO Lt. Gen. William Bender is trying to change that.
Digital Government
VA taking free advice from tech firms on scheduling
The Veterans Affairs chief and a Virginia lawmaker applaud the public/private partnership working on fixing the troubled VA medical scheduling system.
Cybersecurity
Find out online if you were an OPM breach victim
The Office of Personnel Management has launched an online portal for victims, and people who think they may be victims, of the massive data breach.
Cybersecurity
OPM Announces Official Launch of Self-Check Site for Hack Victims
Visitors can use the Pentagon-hosted website to check if their personal data was stolen in a massive breach of sensitive background investigation files.
Digital Government
DHS Looking for Data Privacy Experts
DHS' Privacy Office is looking for 17 applicants for 3-year terms
Digital Government
How Valuable is Federal Research? It Depends How You Count
It's difficult to pin down the total economic impact of federal R&D.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Watchdog: Show Us the Cost Benefit Analysis of Cloud
A forthcoming DOD IG audit may soon shed light on the extent the Pentagon and its components perform cost benefit analysis before acquiring cloud services.
Digital Government
Are These Collaboration Platforms Key to Improving Federal IT?
Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott announced the winning teams of the first-ever CIO Council IT Solutions Challenge.
Modernization