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
State Says it Needs to Rebuild Classified Computer Networks after Hack
State has asked Congress for $10 million to support "the necessary re-architecting of the classified and unclassified networks” at the department
Cybersecurity
FOIA scorecard, an NSA lawsuit, USPTO's new director and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government