Modernization
Video: 3 Easy Ways to Clear Email Inbox Clutter
An organized and manageable inbox can create real productivity.
Digital Government
On Veterans Day, VA Quietly Unveils New 'Vets.gov'
The bare-bones site is a first look at an online hub VA hopes can eventually link all veteran-related sites.
Digital Government
Website Aims to Be Match.com for Government Contracting Pros
GovBizConnect won’t help you find love, but if you’re a government contractor, it might help you find the perfect subcontracting or qualified small business partner to carry out a challenging contract or compete for new business.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Seek Health Care Breach Answers
A bipartisan group of senators have reached out to HHS for information on how it is handling the spike in data breaches at health care organizations.
Artificial Intelligence
New AI Robot ‘Darwin’ Figuring Out Life Just Like Us Humans
The goal is to create a machine-learning system that could theoretically allow the robot to wander around on its own.
Modernization
Does T-Mobile’s Free Video Plan Violate Net Neutrality?
T-Mobile will let customers watch Netflix without burning through their data plans.
Cybersecurity
What a big Navy breach taught the Army
The Army had been paying close attention to the Navy's operation to drive Iranian hackers from the unclassified portion of the service's intranet.
People
Wish they all could be...
The administration is right to be building bridges with the tech community. But there's talent to be found outside California.
Cybersecurity
Why candidates are missing the point on cyber
Hacking China back is not the solution to American cyber vulnerability, experts warn. Voters need to start demanding that presidential candidates take a deeper look at the issue.
Acquisition
Pacific trade deal could mean more work for federal CIOs
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement's provisions on government procurement would open new supplier markets to federal buyers, but will likely require more due diligence.
Cybersecurity
OPM gets cyber hiring nod, DISA moves on classified mobile and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
How DISA is helping to connect FirstNet
The Pentagon's tech support agency has been helping a startup government effort build a nationwide broadband communications network for first responders.
Digital Government
Can the Pentagon connect with the Internet of Things?
Experts say DOD cannot capitalize on the Internet of Things until a common language for the countless and far-flung devices on defense networks emerges.
Emerging Tech
Review of IronKey W700: A Portable Computer on a Stick for Security-Minded Agencies
It wasn’t too long ago key drives were seen only as a danger to the security of federal networks. Not anymore.
Cybersecurity
OPM Hunting for Second New Cyber Official Since the Big Hack
The position marks the second new OPM information security role created since the agency disclosed the breach in June.
Modernization
DOD Official on 'Internet of Things' Security: 'We Have to Drive Out Passwords'
A military version of the Internet of Things needs to be far more robust against cyberattacks than its commercial counterpart.
Emerging Tech
Commerce Department Launches Data 'Startup'
The agency plans to recruit more than a dozen software engineers and data scientists.
People
Cobert nominated to head OPM
President Obama nominated Beth Cobert, who has served as the Office of Personnel Management’s acting director since she took over for Katherine Archuleta in July, to serve as OPM’s full director.
Digital Government