Cybersecurity
White House: No 'red lines' in responding to cyber threats
Top White House cybersecurity adviser Michael Daniel wants all options on table for responding to cyber attacks.
Modernization
GSA unveils plan to allow TIC compliance for FedRAMP services
Draft "overlay" would give agencies and cloud service providers a new path to secure cloud connections.
Digital Government
Commerce: Tell Us What You Want From Our Data
Crowdsourcing is a key part of Commerce's open data efforts.
Digital Government
Uncle Sam Might Be Even Less Innovative Than You Thought
Only 32.7 percent of employees said they felt creativity and innovation were rewarded in their organization, new research found.
Emerging Tech
What NASA's 3-D-Printed Space Wrench Says About Government Innovation
NASA’s success in on-demand manufacturing could pave the way for other federal agencies.
Digital Government
This Duck Drone Could Spy on Enemy Subs
But building a flying-and-swimming robot is harder than nature makes it look.
Digital Government
How Tech Giants Became a Leading Civil-Rights Voice
In the tech industry, civil-rights activism is simultaneously considered a responsibility and just good business.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Library of Congress Lacks a Digital Blueprint -- And Doesn't Know How Much It Spends on Technology
A new watchdog report calls into question the Library of Congress' ability to keep up with the demands of the digital age.
People
Air Force shifts IT exec
Bill Marion, CTO at Air Force Space Command, was named CIO for the service’s personnel directorate.
Emerging Tech
Google's Next-Gen Robots Could Have Personalities
Google’s patent details a cloud-based system where a personality could be downloaded to a robot, in the same way one might download an app.
Modernization
The Amazon Button Isn't an April Fools' Joke
Designed to correlate with specific products around your house, it's basically a physical manifestation of the one-click-to-buy feature on Amazon's site.
Digital Government
Commerce aims to lead feds in data
CIO Steve Cooper is encouraging Commerce IT and data staffers to think entrepreneurially about data.
Cybersecurity
Obama Declares Cyberattacks a 'National Emergency'
A new executive order will allow the government to impose financial sanctions against those waging malicious cyberattacks.
Digital Government
Mobile's role in the big federal picture
Two senior GSA executives urge government to replicate the private sector's exploitation of the mobility-aided "creative economy."
Cybersecurity
Obama declares foreign cyber threats a 'national emergency'
The president’s executive order authorizes sanctions on those deemed a threat to U.S. economic or national security.
Cybersecurity
A safety lesson from Little League, GSA breach notification and Navy war gamers
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
18F Wants to Make More Dot-Govs Accessible to People with Disabilities
Many federal websites aren't designed for the visually and hearing impaired. 18F is trying to change that.
Emerging Tech
Clinton’s Email Excuse Doesn’t Add Up
All it took was four released emails to poke major holes in Clinton’s email excuse that she didn't want to carry several devices.
Cybersecurity