Digital Government
Senate and House Bills Would Effectively End NSA Mass Surveillance
The effort would stop the spy agency’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records, the first and one of the most controversial programs exposed by Edward Snowden nearly two years ago.
Modernization
What Tim Cook Did and Didn’t Disclose About the Apple Watch
When it comes to the iPhone, Apple often can’t wait to tell the world how popular its new models are, but it’s a different story with the Apple Watch.
Modernization
Nationwide first-responder network starts to take shape
FirstNet has released its first draft request for proposals.
Cybersecurity
Marine Corps CIO focuses on collapsing networks
Three months after the Marine Corps commandant issued IT-focused guidance, CIO Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally offered an update on how the Corps is meeting key goals, from network consolidation to mobility.
Digital Government
OMB: FITARA Guidance Coming This Week
The thrust of the new legislation gives agency CIOs greater power over their agency’s IT purse strings.
Modernization
GSA widens telecom collaboration efforts
The first of three sessions on the NS2020 strategy provided a glimpse of industry concerns about the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Digital Government
How independent are IGs?
A report on how inspectors general balance competing interests comes at a difficult time in IG-agency relations.
Acquisition
Overcoming fear of the inspector general
Kymm McCabe warns that overly aggressive oversight is costing a fortune and killing off needed communication.
Digital Government
Here's How You Hack a Military Drone
Research studies on drone vulnerabilities published in recent years essentially provided hackers a how-to guide, an Israeli researcher says.
Artificial Intelligence
These Are the Tech Trends Government Might Not Be Ready For
Governments face unique challenges in fully implementing emerging technology: outdated hiring practices and concerns about the privacy of citizen data, among others.
Cybersecurity
A cyber poll, traveler data, HHS innovators and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
FBI Readies Multimillion Contract for Cyber Expertise
The FBI plans to contract out professional, management and support services for up to $100 million.
Modernization
Video: This Stick Crams a Windows PC Into the Palm of Your Hand
Great things come in small packages.
Digital Government
GSA to Host Data-Infused Hackathon
Participants will be tasked with designing innovative tools to improve data collection at GSA and other agencies.
Digital Government
FCC's Enforcement Bureau Cracks Down on Telecom Giants
In his first year on the job as chief of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, Travis LeBlanc has issued some of the largest fines in the agency's history.
Emerging Tech
Super Strong Mini Robots Can Haul Up to 2,000 Times Their Weight
These tiny robots' feats of strength are equivalent to a human dragging a blue whale across land.
Digital Government
What Good Is a Video You Can't See?
Police body cameras are meant to be a tool of public accountability. But even experts can't agree on how to make sure that happens.
Cybersecurity
Hurd: Cyber bills are in good shape
The chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform IT Subcommittee says some basic questions still need to be answered on information sharing.
Cybersecurity
Cyber treaty not in the cards
The fast-changing nature of cyberspace makes any big-bang international deal on cyber norms infeasible, says the State Department's coordinator for cyber issues.
Digital Government