Digital Government

White House Workforce Summit Aims to Future-Proof Tech Talent

The administration plans to reskill more than 300,000 employees over the next three years, including the IT workforce.

Emerging Tech

New Device From AT&T Could Help People With Prosthetic Limbs

The wearable device collects troves of data.

Cybersecurity

DARPA Wants to Find Botnets Before They Attack

The defense agency awarded a contract to develop a tool that scours the internet for dormant online armies.

Ideas

The Time to Automate Security is Now

Freeing up time to get away from fighting fires should be a huge priority.

Digital Government

Government Publishing Office Names New CIO

CIO Sam Musa previously worked at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and FBI.

Cybersecurity

Should DHS do more with DMARC data?

A 2017 cybersecurity directive is providing DHS with a flood of data on hackers attempting to penetrate federal systems through fake emails, but thus far the agency has not articulated a plan for using the information.

Modernization

ICITE shifts to reference architecture

The Intelligence Community's use of a common desktop put some applications at risk, a top ODNI tech official said, and a reference architecture approach could prove more accommodating.

Digital Government

Silicon Valley’s Leadership Is Lacking, According to One of Its Most Prominent Leaders

"This notion of leadership as service needs further attention in the valley."

People

White House officials to huddle on future of federal workforce

Federal CIO Suzette Kent said she will talk about federal technology workforce needs at a White House session.

Emerging Tech

3D-Printed Guns Are Dangerous. Ammo Control Could Help

New ammunition regulations in California could make it harder for people who shouldn’t have guns to use the ones they have.

Emerging Tech

The Military Now Has Tooth Mics For Invisible, Hands-Free Radio Calls

The future of battlefield communications is resting comfortably near your back gums.

Digital Government

Will civic tech save government from its tech talent crisis?

Students drawn to digital government are bringing desperately needed skills (and enthusiasm) to agencies that are willing to engage, Steve Kelman writes.

People

Congressional opposition to federal pay freeze mounts

A group of 182 lawmakers are opposing President Trump's plan to freeze pay for civilian federal employees.

Cybersecurity

As Kaspersky Deadline Approaches, Fears Loom That Contractors Aren’t Prepared

Some contractors may not be aware the ban applies to them or that they’re running Kasperksy in the first place. Others don’t understand how complex removing it will be.

Digital Government

Mission-driven design thinking

Identify customers, listen to their needs and map their journeys to identify pain points and areas for improvement and reinvention.

Digital Government

Senate Poised to Finally Digitize Error-Prone Campaign Finance Reporting

After 15 years of trying, the Senate may finally allow for candidates to electronically file campaign spending reports.

Emerging Tech

Oracle Files Second Supplemental Protest Against JEDI

The company continues to keep the legal pressure on the Defense Department.

Emerging Tech

NIH Seeks Advances in Motion Capture Tech

A National Institutes of Health lab needs a new motion capture system but first wants to know how new it should be.

Cybersecurity

Election Officials Tout 2018 Security Coordination as 'Miles' Ahead of 2016

Two key officials say offices at all levels of government are rapidly bolstering defenses ahead of November elections.