Emerging Tech

Video: Getting a More Tactile Virtual Reality Experience

This is what the new Oculus Touch and Rift feel like.

Ideas

4 Top Challenges for Federal CIOs

Cybersecurity, data management and culture remain roadblocks for agency CIOs.

Cybersecurity

Notification deadline passes, feds exposed in OPM breaches still in the dark

The scope of the Office of Personnel Management breaches remains unclear as personal information exposure notifications continue to reach current and former feds.

Cybersecurity

House Intel panel, White House spar over new cyber agency

The intelligence authorization bill would, the White House says, leave the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center with too broad a set of responsibilities and a dearth of resources.

Emerging Tech

Want to Implement Emerging Tech Successfully? Start Small

The best bet to get the best bang for your tech bucks is by piloting smaller projects, DOD strategists say.

Cybersecurity

Parsing the cyber bills in the 114th Congress

The Congressional Research Service offers a detailed analysis of cybersecurity proposals being considered by lawmakers.

Acquisition

FedBid emerging from a tough winter, says CEO

"Nine months ago we had 75 agency customers. We still have 75 agency customers," says former OFPP head Joe Jordan.

People

Dreaming in code

Coding boot camps feed the need for talented programmers in the public and private sectors, and are becoming a booming business themselves.

Cybersecurity

Valuing cybersecurity outcomes instead of oversight

Although the government has made progress on cybersecurity, we need to make better use of the tools we have.

Emerging Tech

How Agencies Use Data To Understand How Humans Interact With the Environment

Officials in some agencies are thinking about harvesting data from the Internet of Things to help citizens.

Digital Government

Adviser: FCC Isn't the Place for Big Data Experimentation

A tough regulatory environment might discourage experimentation with data, according to an adviser to the commission.

Digital Government

IT acquisition teams and agile data management

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

CIOs: Why Won't Federal Agencies Share Apps with Each Other?

Sharing apps would reduce the need for new tech projects, CIOs say.

Digital Government

Pentagon to Silicon Valley: Teach Us Big Data

The Pentagon is setting up shop in Silicon Valley to forge partnerships, identify new technologies and maybe even recruit some new talent.

Digital Government

Open Data: Efficiency From Accessibility

How the state of Connecticut does more with open data.

Digital Government

House Committee Nixes New Funding for White House Digital Service Team

OMB says the lack of new funding “represents a missed opportunity.”

Ideas

6 Reasons Your Agency Needs an App Store

Does your agency have an enterprise app store? If not, then consider these six benefits to adoption.

Cybersecurity

DOD looks to better data for better security

Pentagon officials are trying to do a better job of reaping the low-hanging fruit of cyberattack data to make their networks more secure.

Digital Government

Data scientists: Stop trying to just predict; look back, and think

In the rush to predict the future, many are passing up the opportunity to leverage big data's potential to form a more complete picture of how the world works, leading scientists say.