Digital Government
If You Can’t Stay Off Your Phone Before Bed, These Gadgets Will Make Sure Your Sleep Isn’t Ruined
With growing awareness of blue light’s ill effects, more companies are now catering to health-conscious consumers with products that reduce their exposure to these wavelengths.
Digital Government
What Everybody Googled in 2015
Not all of the weird stuff in your browser history is unique.
Digital Government
Ted Cruz Is Right: NSA Reform Bill Allows More Spying
With terrorism fears running high, Cruz and Rubio traded shots over government surveillance.
Digital Government
Congress grants the National Labs a FITARA exemption in omnibus
The $1.1 trillion spending bill includes a FITARA carve-out for the National Labs, some key appropriations for IT improvements and cybersecurity, and lumps of coal for a few problematic programs.
Acquisition
Embracing failing grades and moving forward
After an abysmal performance on the FITARA scorecard, some CIOs are owning their terrible grades and focusing on how to make improvements.
Ideas
6 Steps to Improve an Agency’s Cyber Defenses
Here are several security actions agency and command leadership can take to harden their cyber defensive posture.
Acquisition
How DHS is laying the groundwork for its move to OASIS
Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa is urging longtime DHS contractors to help firms on GSA's integrated services vehicle understand what her department needs.
Digital Government
Johnson introduces updates to terror watch system
A new bulletin marks an effort to refine the way the government alerts the public about terrorism threats.
Cybersecurity
Rogers pushes NSA to lead on ICITE, previews agency reorg
The National Security Agency's technological prowess means the agency must lead on an intelligence community-wide IT architecture, Director Adm. Michael Rogers said Dec. 15.
People
The big freeze at DOT
Department of Transportation CIO Richard McKinney is using his FITARA hammer to halt purchasing until he gets spending plans that show him what the heck is going on.
Modernization
BlackBerry boss strikes conciliatory tone on encryption
Like his Apple counterpart, BlackBerry CEO John Chen is opposed to weakening encryption but says the debate between law enforcement and tech firms has gotten too acrimonious.
People
What CIOs need to lead innovation
A new study details the obstacles to CIO-enable innovation in government -- and spotlights ways to overcome them.
Cybersecurity
Cyber to hitch a ride on must-pass spending bill
Landmark cybersecurity legislation was included in the omnibus spending bill to fund the government through fiscal year 2016, but some privacy advocates are still determined to oppose the measure.
People
Agencies: Get ready to see more of OMB in 2016
The Office of Management and Budget is planning more of a hands-on approach to agencies' tech and will be updating policies and focusing on cybersecurity in the coming year.
Digital Government
Feds Expand Iris Scans at Southern Border
Up to now, U.S. border officials have had no way of knowing who overstays, because while they check everyone who comes into the country legally, they don’t keep a record of who leaves by land for Mexico.
Digital Government
FDA Official: We Can’t Share Data without a Better Security Policy
FDA's CTO said FDA needs a “digital engagement framework."
Cybersecurity
Agencies Get Marching Orders for Filling ‘Major’ Cyber Talent Shortage
Boosting the government’s information security workforce is a key part of the Obama administration’s long-term strategy for securing federal networks.
Artificial Intelligence
Robots are Key to Pentagon’s Defensive Cyber Operations Strategy
To gain an edge on the battlefield, artificial intelligence is increasingly necessary.
Modernization
Video: Why Closing Apps Won't Help Save Smartphone Battery Life
Be smart about your smartphone.
Artificial Intelligence