Digital Government
The Year in Federal IT: Top 10 Most-Read Nextgov Stories of 2015
Coverage of the Office of Personnel Management hack topped the list of most-read Nextgov stories this year.
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things, OT and Artificial Intelligence: Government and Technology Predictions for 2016
Here are some of the trends that will see significant growth in 2016 and could affect government.
Ideas
Driverless Cars: Here’s What the Obama Administration Should Do Next
On Dec. 4, President Barack Obama signed the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, which plans for a future of driverless cars
Cybersecurity
Hackers Compromise Hello Kitty Fans’ Info, Infect Hyatt & Leak Hot Hollywood Scripts
In case you missed our coverage this week in ThreatWatch, Nextgov’s regularly updated index of cyber breaches.
Digital Government
How a Creepy Logo Doomed DARPA’s Surveillance Program
Some of the military-technology agency’s images are disconcerting. Others are actually kind of cute.
Modernization
More Americans Use Mobile Devices to Access the Internet
Roughly 33 percent of Americans today do not have broadband service at home.
Digital Government
Has the Obama Administration’s Push on Transparency Run Out of Steam?
At a time when the government is doling out $3.8 trillion annually, taxpayers are still questioning where all that cash is going.
Cybersecurity
After Transcript Hack, IRS Still Evaluates Stronger Sign-On Measures
Authentication measures are not consistent across the agency, an internal watchdog says.
Ideas
Trending in Government: Robotic Process Automation
Any high-volume, high-touch, business-rule-driven, repeatable process is a candidate for RPA.
Emerging Tech
Ford Reportedly in Talks with Google to Build More Self-Driving Cars
Ford’s current CEO, Mark Fields, said he believes fully autonomous vehicles will be on the roads within four years.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk Triumphs: SpaceX Vertically Launches Orbital Rocket
The company has finally achieved the goal it has pursued for years.
Digital Government
FITARA set to pick up speed in 2016
Federal CIOs face more deadlines, but are taking new powers to heart.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service taps Nally for CIO post
Longtime Marines IT leader Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally is coming out of retirement to take over tech operations at the U.S. Secret Service.
Modernization
What to make of OMB's software licensing initiative
While most of the IT community was Christmas shopping, the Obama administration unveiled a plan that could radically reshape IT acquisition.
Digital Government
Federal Tech Predictions for 2016
SolarWinds CTO, Joel Dolisy, told Nextgov about his predictions for what the federal IT space will look like in the coming year.
People