Artificial Intelligence
Tech Experts Predict What 2025 Will Look Like
Nearly everyone surveyed was hopeful about the life-changing prospects of the Internet of Things.
People
What are agencies doing with IT money they're saving?
GAO says 24 federal agencies saved $3.6 billion between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2014, and need to keep better track of how they reinvest those savings.
Digital Government
New CIO plans long-overdue upgrades at Library of Congress
A March GAO report called out five key weaknesses in Library IT, and Bernard A. Barton Jr. hopes to address all of them.
Cybersecurity
Contractors Say Proposed Hack Reporting Rules Aren’t Strict Enough
'This is exactly the interpretive, decentralized behavior that has produced the current state of network security vulnerabilities.'
Modernization
Adopting new tech can lead to sleepovers
FCC CIO David Bray compared his agency's move to the commercial cloud as akin to Apollo 13 – "everything was cool – at first."
Digital Government
CMS mulls big expansion of online user access
CMS is looking to create a rough draft of a system that could allow all beneficiaries to access information via a single login.
Emerging Tech
How a Dancing Baby Video Just Made It Harder To Remove YouTube Content
A panel of federal judges said copyright holders have to consider fair use before issuing takedown requests.
Digital Government
8 Tough Questions for the New CIO of the Library of Congress
As the library's first permanent CIO in three years, Bernard A. Barton Jr has a wide array of plans for helping it flourish in the digital age.
Cybersecurity
OPM’s IT Security Overhaul Remains Under Scrutiny
In a new report made public today, the agency’s internal watchdog blasts the agency for dismissing the findings of an emergency report issued earlier this summer.
Emerging Tech
NASA Goes from Red Planet to Red Carpet
The space agency has embraced the science fiction film in its push for further exploration of Mars.
Cybersecurity
IRS hacks, college data, IoT warnings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Can Social Media Tracking Make Medication Safer?
FDA is considering analyzing social media data to learn more about product safety.
Emerging Tech
NASA Getting a New Cable TV Channel
You'll soon be able to watch astronauts aboard the ISS in 4K UHD video.
People
GOP bird dogging OPM's IT upgrade
House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz is focusing his scrutiny on a giant modernization project which, according to OPM's inspector general, lacks funding and good management.
Cybersecurity
The 100 Most Common Ashley Madison Passwords. Warning: Some of These Are NSFW
You might think people seeking to cheat on their spouses would use strong passwords. But no.
Cybersecurity
The brave new world of cyber insurance
Getting cyber insurance is a "last line of defense" that can also help secure a company before a hack even happens. But the industry needs more information, and Uncle Sam might have a big role to play.
Digital Government
FAA drone deadline looms as apps bloom
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International said its study of FAA exemptions shows "a commercial market waiting to be unleashed."
Cybersecurity
FBI and DHS Warn of Security Risks from the Internet of Things
Wearables, thermostats and insulin dispensers and other everyday objects are not hack proof.
Cybersecurity
How OPM hopes to cultivate cyber talent
A partnership with truED allows feds to take online courses at substantially reduced rates.
Cybersecurity