Cybersecurity
Bill to Criminalize Revenge Porn Coming After Recess
Lawmakers led by Rep. Jackie Speier want to outlaw nonconsensual porn, but they'll be up against opposition from free-speech advocates.
Digital Government
There’s Finally a Great Use for IBM’s Watson: Making Fantasy Football Picks
Gone are the days of wasting hours searching for reports on fantasy football players, and having to weigh one pundit’s analysis against another’s.
Digital Government
Clinton Will Turn Over Email Server, Thumb Drive to Justice Department
The Democratic White House front-runner's campaign says she "pledged to cooperate with the government's security inquiry."
Modernization
Feds talk app stores
Mobility is just as much about apps as it is devices. But vetting and featuring good apps is still a challenge for federal agencies.
Cybersecurity
A season for cyber
A big cybersecurity bill awaits the Senate in September, and several other information-security measures are in the pipeline.
People
Metrics key to measuring success on IT projects
CIOs need to develop and use metrics so they know what works and can tell a better story about IT successes, says a new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
Cybersecurity
Sprint leaders take a modest lap
Two agencies stood above the rest at the end of the federal cyber sprint, and one of them was the agency at the center of the cybersecurity maelstrom.
Acquisition
Booz Allen tapped for $202 million HealthCare.gov contract
Systems integration work could extend through 2020; QSSI to continue with system testing.
Digital Government
CIOs Used to Keeping 'the Trains Running on Time' Should Adjust to Broader Role
Tomorrow's CIO "has to be more balanced in terms of his or her focus, more strategic and more involved in the agency discussion about how that agency fulfills its role in the future,” Tony Scott said.
Emerging Tech
Video: Bringing Together Next-Gen Weather Forecasters
The Hazardous Weather Testbed is keeping its eye out for storms and new technology.
Digital Government
NASA's Tumblr to Give Users 'Regular Dose of Space'
The space agency is just the latest federal agency to make its debut on Tumblr.
People
NTEU elects new president
Tony Reardon will replace Colleen Kelley at the 150,000-member union.
Cybersecurity
White House Details Draft Contractor Data Breach Rules
Feel free to weigh in on GitHub, the code-sharing site.
Cybersecurity
Obama Asks for 72 Percent Raise in IRS Cyber Funding to Combat ID Thieves
White House proposes pushing $242 million into agency data analysis, IT controls and victim support, among other things.
Digital Government
Future Offices Will Look A Lot Like 'Harry Potter'
Some offices might become a bit more magical.
Emerging Tech
International Space Station Astronauts' New Hobby? Space-Gardening.
A crop of red lettuce could pave the way to future crops grown on the space station and even on other planets.
Emerging Tech
All of Google’s—er, Alphabet’s—Companies and Products from A to Z
Google has announced it will be folding itself into a larger company, called Alphabet. Here's what that entails.
Acquisition