Digital Government

Meet the Digital Service Guru Who’s Helping New Recruits Navigate the Federal Bureaucracy

Nextgov sat down with Erie Meyer to get more insight into how she helps new recruits maneuver through a Mt. Everest of government regulations, rules and guidelines.

Cybersecurity

Meet the Air Force's future cyber force

FCW visited the Air Force Academy outside Colorado Springs, where a team of young cyber cadets is racking up medals and experience prized by Pentagon leaders.

Cybersecurity

Amid Fears of NSA Spying, Senate Panel to Vote On Cybersecurity Bill

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is likely to move forward Thursday.

Digital Government

Video: Open Data and Improving Quality of Life

The seventh installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.

Digital Government

Behind the Scenes of the White House's TechHire Initiative

With thousands of tech jobs sitting unfilled, the White House has launched the TechHire initiative to help the hiring process along.

Cybersecurity

Pentagon on Path to Launch Hacker-Proof Boeing Drone by 2018

Defense industry programmers are rewriting software on the helicopter drone to prevent outsiders from digitally infiltrating the aerial vehicle.

Digital Government

GSA Announces IT Leadership Shuffle

The agency is losing both its CIO and the executive director of its digital office.

Cybersecurity

Industry outreach, lukewarm storage and 'the ultimate autopilot'

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Emerging Tech

Inspector Gadget, but for Nuclear Waste

Four years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, robots are cleaning up the contaminated power plant.

Digital Government

State Department IG weighs in on broader email concerns

Report offers seven recommendations "to improve the use of record emails by Department of State employees and mission staff members."

Modernization

Clinton Office Says Email Was Secure, But Details Remain Elusive

“There are concerns about broadcasting specific technical details about past and current practices.”

People

More personnel changes at GSA

Greg Godbout to leave 18F; David Shive to be acting CIO when Sonny Hashmi departs.

Modernization

Hiring, procurement are pain points for FirstNet

Building a national communications network for first responders is a massive undertaking, and no one seems pleased with the progress so far.

Digital Government

Meet the Agencies: Touring the US Forest Service’s Modern New Digs

The agency is now saving $5 million a year on rent and $200,000 a year on shuttle buses.

Cybersecurity

WhiteHouse.gov Finally Gets Boosted Encryption

The announcement comes about a month after several government groups said they were transitioning to HTTPS-only public-facing websites.

Emerging Tech

Hillary’s Email Excuse: I Didn’t Want to Carry 2 Phones

Does convenience trump transparency?

Cybersecurity

Can the Pentagon keep pace on biometrics?

The Defense Department has launched an improved version of its biometrics repository, but the system still lacks the latest technology.

Cybersecurity

Why Internet voting remains a risky proposition

A Lawrence Livermore expert details the many ways online elections could be corrupted.

Cybersecurity

University of Chicago Suffers Data Breach

Education // Illinois, United States