Digital Government
Senator Wants Commerce Committee to be Big Player in Cybersecurity Legislation
On cybersecurity, transportation and other key topics, Thune wants his committee to throw its weight around.
Digital Government
Video: How to Solve an Open Data Problem
The first installment in our video collaboration with Socrata on open data.
Digital Government
Ted Cruz Thinks NASA Spends Too Much Worrying About Climate Change
The new space subcommittee chairman thinks the Obama administration has the agency overly focused on climate change at the expense of exploring the cosmos.
Cybersecurity
EPA's new-old CIO, plus weapons acquisition, spyware warnings and a new role for Long
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Ideas
Supercomputing: Key to Discovery and Competitiveness
Along with coordination between public agencies, private enterprise, academia and U.S. national laboratories, sustained federal support will allow supercomputing to continue playing a key role in U.S. economic and technological innovation.
Cybersecurity
The Case for a Cyber Red Cross
Some experts advocate for an impartial, nongovernmental organization that would respond to cyberattacks the same way the Red Cross responds to natural disasters and war conflicts.
Cybersecurity
How (and why) the CIA plans to expand cyber capabilities
The spy agency wants to better integrate cybersecurity into its traditional human intelligence operations.
Acquisition
How CIOs can prep for FITARA
Former Justice Department CIO Van Hitch says it's not too early for his former colleagues to get ready to use their new authority.
Cybersecurity
DHS shutdown: 'There's an opportunity cost'
While a lapse in funding would have little “immediate operational impact” on cybersecurity, the longer-term ripple effects could be serious.
Digital Government
Tech Lobby Spends Big in Washington
Regulations and privacy will keep tech and telecom lobbyists busy after FCC's net-neutrality vote Thursday—and the Internet regulation debate isn't going away, either.
Digital Government
This Is the Republicans’ New Plan for Net Neutrality
Republicans look to curb agency's power to regulate the Internet.
Acquisition
VISTA-based solution eliminated from DoD health record procurement
VA CIO Steph Warren was "disappointed" that a VISTA solution would not prevail at the Pentagon.
Digital Government
Pentagon Narrows Down List of Contenders for Multibillion-Dollar Health Records Contract
DOD’s procurement team has established a “competitive range” for the contract, leaving only bids from three teams remaining.
Digital Government
5 Forces That Could Transform Government IT
Analytics, cloud computing, the return of core systems and other forces are poised to change businesses and government over the next 18 to 24 months, according to a new report from Deloitte.
Cybersecurity
Spy Research Agency Is Building Psychic Machines to Predict Hacks
Using publicly available Internet data, supercomputer-like systems will estimate when a prowler might try to breach a system.
Cybersecurity
In the Near Future, Your Face Will Be Your ID
One California-based firm builds software that uses more 16,000 data points—like the distance between eyes—to identify an individual.
Cybersecurity
Why People Probably Won't Pay to Keep Their Web History Secret
Historically, privacy has rarely been a priority. Frequently, it's a luxury. For most people, it hasn't been possible at all.
Digital Government
Megan Smith Wants to ‘Debug’ Tech’s Diversity Problem
The U.S. chief technology officer said she remains hopeful about the prospects for change -- especially in Silicon Valley.
People
Is 85 percent of SES really above average?
GAO report questions agencies' approach to executive performance reviews.
Cybersecurity