People
Feds' job satisfaction on the rise
Federal employee job satisfaction rose to 58.1 out of 100 in the Partnership for Public Service's annual rankings, but IT specialists have the lowest score.
Emerging Tech
Trump Wants to Shut Down the Internet
It was designed to survive a nuclear war and not to rely upon a single system, so “shutting it down” would take a gargantuan effort.
Cybersecurity
Comey: 'Going dark' is business, not technical, challenge
The FBI director sounded upbeat about the possibility of convincing tech firms to give law enforcement access to encrypted customer communications with a warrant.
Digital Government
Google’s Chairman Wants Algorithms to Censor the Internet for Hate Speech
We should build tools to help de-escalate tensions on social media—sort of like spell-checkers, but for hate and harassment.”
People
Connolly, Meadows: We're on your side with FITARA
Legislators urge agency leaders to weigh in on the best ways to implement (and grade) IT reform efforts.
Digital Government
Expert: Requirements Have No Place in Agile Development
“There is nothing required in agile,” said Greg Godbout, EPA chief technology officer, during an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Modernization
DHS expands CenturyLink's work on Einstein
DHS awarded an expansion contract to help extend Einstein 3 Accelerated protections to civilian agencies by year's end under the new cybersecurity strategy.
Cybersecurity
Cyber legislation could hitch a ride on funding bill
Lawmakers hammering out the details on House and Senate cybersecurity legislation have not ruled out the possibility that the measure could make its way into a larger funding bill.
Ideas
3 Ways to Maximize Your ROI on Internet of Things
The challenge for federal IoT is less about the devices themselves, and more about the IT resources needed to manage, share, analyze and ultimately derive real mission value from the IoT data explosion.
Cybersecurity
DHS Contract Expands Anti-Hacker EINSTEIN Protection to Every Agency
The deal was inked to complete a goal of making so-called EINSTEIN 3A network protections available to all civilian agencies by Dec. 31.
Emerging Tech
In-Q-Tel Invests in Firm That Says It Can Retrieve Evidence from Encrypted Devices
In-Q-Tel, the IC’s technology investment arm, did not disclose how much funding it will provide the Canadian-based Magnet Forensics.
Emerging Tech
Which 'Star Wars' Droid Would Be Helpful on a NASA Space Mission?
These might be the droids we're looking for.
Digital Government
Continuing resolution may be needed to buy time for appropriations work
Congress may have to fund the government with a temporary spending measure while an omnibus appropriations bill is finalized.
Digital Government
The evolving role of the chief data officer
Chief data officers are still finding out where they fit into agency plans and hierarchies.
Modernization
Navy drones still a work in progress
The new deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for unmanned systems is still exploring how best to deploy remotely guided vessels.
People
Agile comes with pressure and pain
Top federal IT managers say that if agile development doesn't make you uncomfortable, you're probably doing it wrong.
Cybersecurity
Ethical Hacking Might Not Pay the Bills and That’s a Problem
“White hat” hackers have seen growing demand for their services but some say it’s not yet lucrative enough to keep people from using their skills for darker purposes.
Digital Government
House Homeland Security Chairman Wants Commission to Study Encryption
Lawmakers are scrambling to find a way to ensure the government can spy on terrorist communications.
Digital Government
The 15 Most Innovative Agencies in Government
Federal employees have once again rated NASA as the agency where innovation and creativity are most rewarded
Cybersecurity