Cybersecurity
A Plan to Engage Hackers in Election Security
The Information Technology-Information Sharing and Analysis Center wants to create a coordinated vulnerability disclosure program that could alert vendors about security flaws in their voting systems.
Ideas
The Zero-Day War? How Cyber is Reshaping the Future of the Most Combustible Conflicts
Recent history has shown that states often use their offensive cyber arsenals to achieve surprisingly de-escalatory effects.
Modernization
Local government key to 5G for feds
As advanced 5G wireless services spread out from large metro areas in the coming years, telecom carriers advise federal agencies with far-flung locations to work with local governments to get connected.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Nov. 4
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Digital Government
GAO imagines the future of oversight
In a new Innovation Lab, a vision of audit tech with big data and expanded reach begins to take shape.
Ideas
Twitter Is Banning Political Ads – But the Real Battle for Democracy Is with Facebook and Google
Twitter’s political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.
Emerging Tech
Did Body Cameras Backfire?
Body cameras were supposed to fix a broken system. What happened?
Digital Government
Border Agents Can Now Get Classified Intelligence Information. Experts Call That Dangerous.
The Trump administration is creating a center that will give immigration agents access to information from U.S. intelligence agencies. Migrants and others denied entry will be unable to see the evidence against them because it is classified.
Digital Government
Trump Revokes Obama Order That Had Limited Hiring Options for Some Contractors
Contracting experts had been critical of the lack of flexibility for managers under a rule requiring certain companies to hire employees from their predecessors.
Ideas
How Automation Can Lead to Better Ethics Compliance
For one thing, it can help formalize the process.
Digital Government
How Five Federal Agencies Fostered Innovation
New report showcases initiatives including a procurement lab and virtual internship program.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Census Risks Missing Deadlines on 15 IT Systems Ahead of 2020
With Census Day less than six months away, officials have no room for error in system development, testing and deployment.
Artificial Intelligence
CISA, DARPA Offer Look Into their Dealings with Deepfakes
Agency and industry officials outlined their approaches to disinformation campaigns ahead of election 2020.
Cybersecurity
Rip and repay?
The federal government is pushing U.S. telecoms to take out gear from Huawei and other Chinese companies that may threaten their networks, but who is going to pay for the work?
Digital Government
Not Everyone Will Be Posting Opportunities to the FedBizOpps Replacement
Shifting to a new platform with new data structures is difficult, and not all contracting offices will be able to make the change by Nov. 12.
Modernization
DOD sets 5G test sites
The Defense Department named five bases around the country to test emerging high speed 5G network applications.
Digital Government
FCW Insider: Nov. 1
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
Acquisition