Digital Government
What 'Cloud' Really Stands For? House Mulls Over Pentagon IT Programs
Acting Defense Department Terry Halvorsen urged lawmakers to prioritize efforts to update military IT, such the Joint Information Environment, a concept for a militarywide data sharing system.
Digital Government
Infographic: Telework Savings Across the Country
The less you commute, the more money you can save.
Cybersecurity
Preparations for shutdown proceed apace
While Congress debates the next step in DHS funding, the department is preparing for the worst.
Digital Government
How the Military Will Fight ISIS on the Dark Web
ISIS already is on the Dark Web raising money through Bitcoin. The military is on the Dark Web, too.
Cybersecurity
DNI worries about cumulative, not catastrophic, cyber threat
DNI James Clapper is less worried about a cyber Pearl Harbor than death from a thousand cuts.
Cybersecurity
Cyber gets a boost in VA budget request
The department is seeking an increase in information security spending from $156 million in 2015 to $180.3 million for 2016.
Modernization
How much cloud is too much cloud?
The average public sector organization uses 721 cloud services, says a new report from Skyhigh Networks.
Modernization
DARPA seeks to deepen human connections with machines
The Communicating with Computers program isn't necessarily looking to develop artificial intelligence, but DARPA is not exactly ruling it out either.
Digital Government
Big Data, Not Quick Data: Most Agencies Don’t Need Real-Time Analytics Yet
At a recent data conference, technologists from the departments of Transportation and Health and Human Services explained why real-time data analysis doesn't make sense for every agency.
Cybersecurity
Al Jazeera Mistakenly Leaks the Identity of a North Korean Intelligence Asset
Government (Foreign) // North Korea and UK
Cybersecurity
Cyber Collaboration in Government Still a Work in Progress
If the nation were forced to defend itself against a catastrophic cyberattack, Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon said there must be teamwork between federal agencies and the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Body cams expand, cyber agency launches and DISA deal protested
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Republicans Furious as FCC Chief Refuses to Testify on Net Neutrality
Net-neutrality advocates deride anger as the "latest episode of House Republicans' long-running IRS-Benghazi-death-panels clown show."
Modernization
DOD may need congressional help on data centers
Acting Defense Department CIO Halvorsen told a House Armed Services subcommittee that consolidating DOD data centers could require legislation.
Digital Government
Attention, CIOs: Start Planning for FITARA Now
The Office of Management and Budget is still writing guidelines to more fully flesh out federal IT reform legislation.
People
Congress not getting the whole IT picture from IRS
GAO said implementation of its recommendations is "critical" to Congress getting good information from the IRS.
Emerging Tech
Economists Say Robots Will Have Dire Effect on US Economy
A new study explores various scenarios for an economy increasingly powered by robots, and none of them look great for human workers.
Modernization
Google Playing Catch-up to Apple in Mobile Payments
Google’s relationship with the big U.S. wireless carriers is complicated.
Modernization
'What's the problem we're trying to fix?'
NTIA still faces headwinds in Congress about Internet domain control.
Cybersecurity