Cybersecurity

Air Force CIO plots comprehensive cyber strategy

USAF Lt. Gen. William Bender is planning a broad review of the service’s cyber vulnerabilities.

Digital Government

Taking ownership of the Data Act

GAO and Treasury representatives told lawmakers that implementation of the Data Act is about to enter a crucial phase.

Digital Government

'Big data itself is not a strategy'

From the Army to the FCC, agencies are learning how to use analytics as a means to measurable ends.

Digital Government

Is the US Focusing Too Much on STEM?

Does our recent obsession with the science and technology revolution hinder kids' growth in other subjects?

Modernization

Cloudy with a chance of murky

Federal cloud managers say agencies must think in broad strokes without losing sight of the details and must relinquish tasks but not control.

Digital Government

Obama’s Plan to Equip More Police Officers With Body Cams Faces Skeptics

Money from Obama’s funding pledge helps, but it only goes so far if police departments are reluctant to adopt the new technology.

Emerging Tech

Smithsonian Creates 3-D Printed Bust of Obama

An exact 3-D printed replica of Obama's face now exists.

Digital Government

Federal IT Overhaul Included in Defense Bill, Headed for Vote

The House is expected to vote on the annual defense policy bill as early as this week.

Digital Government

Make open data actually work

The public's demand for transparency means agencies must share data in ways that the average person can understand. Here's how.

Acquisition

FITARA included in compromise defense measure

Negotiators on the defense authorization bill included provisions from the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act in what they hope is the final version of the legislation.

Modernization

This New Technology Could Fall-Proof Your iPhone

The panic of dropping your iPhone may soon be a thing of the past.

Cybersecurity

Inspector: Security Holes Found in IRS Obamacare System

A core IRS system for calculating Obamacare fees for health insurers and drug manufacturer has security weaknesses

Cybersecurity

Here’s Why Cybersecurity Remains a Challenge for the Justice Department

DOJ has requested millions more in funding and staffed up new divisions to specifically handle cyber investigations.

Digital Government

What Agencies Can Learn From Wall Street When it Comes to Risk Management

What lessons about risk management translate from finance to government regarding portfolios?

People

Carter would bring acquisition, tech experience to top Pentagon job

Ashton Carter, who has often had a hand in Pentagon IT issues, is rumored to be Obama's pick for Defense secretary.

People

What the USDS team is up to

As the U.S. Digital Service gets going, it is focused on HealthCare.gov, VA technology and hiring.

Digital Government

How to Get Engineers to Work for You Instead of Facebook or Google

You already have all the tools you need to recruit the best engineers for your organization.