Emerging Tech
How the NGA App Store Put Tech Acquisition in Top Gear
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency can bring innovative software tools to government in as little as a few months.
Modernization
Oracle wins bid to block TRANSCOM cloud award
The Government Accountability Office recommended that the Pentagon terminate its $950 million award to Amazon cloud reseller REAN made under an "other transaction authority."
Cybersecurity
Government Report IDs the Need For Speed in Cyber Hiring
The report from the Commerce and Homeland Security departments also urges more investment in cyber education and training.
Modernization
Another Defense Agency to Tap CIA's Commercial Cloud
Documents indicate the Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center aims to provision secret and top secret cloud services from the Amazon-developed C2S Cloud.
People
Union sues Trump over workforce order
The American Federation of Government Employees wants a court to quickly overturn a Trump administration executive order putting limits on union activity conducted on the federal clock.
Digital Government
Citizenship Agency Removed Website Pages on Asylum Policy Training
Transparency group documents changes made early in Trump administration.
Modernization
JEDI cloud solicitation misses May deadline
Officials are still working on the final solicitation for the massive cloud initiative.
Cybersecurity
Senate Dems push to restore White House cyber chief
Nineteen Democratic senators urged National Security Advisor John Bolton to reconsider his decision to eliminate the national cybersecurity coordinator post.
Cybersecurity
Special Operations Command Takes Aim At Enemies Hiding Files Inside Seized Electronics
Terror groups are using new techniques to reduce the intel value of seized laptops and cellphones.
Ideas
Rapid Prototyping to Improve Government Systems
Two former U.S. Digital Service staffers on their approach to iterative design and software development.
Digital Government
A new government digital services playbook
Steve Kelman applauds another effort to share knowledge across the contractor community.
Cybersecurity
Long-Awaited Botnet Report Calls on Industry for Solutions
The long-awaited botnet report from the Commerce and Homeland Security departments paint government as a facilitator, not a leader in the fight.
Modernization
Pentagon’s MilCloud 2.0 Could Host Classified Data by 2019
The cloud offering is close to meeting stringent requirements to host secret and top secret classified data.
Cybersecurity
Judge Dismisses Kaspersky Lawsuit, Leaving Governmentwide Ban in Place
The Russian anti-virus company challenged administrative and legislative actions that banned its products from government and contractor networks.
Emerging Tech
Got A Lot On Your Mind? Try 3D Printing Your Brain
This new technology has got you covered inside and out, from head to toe.
Emerging Tech
Next-Gen Weather Satellite Goes Online; NASA Orders Two More for $460M
The first satellite in the new Joint Polar Satellite System passed all its tests and is fully operational.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Find 65 Bugs in the Pentagon’s Travel Management System
The Defense Department’s fifth bug bounty awards $80,000 for spotting security holes in a travel system used by millions of the agency’s employees.
Digital Government
The Creator of WordPress Shares His Secret to Running the Ultimate Remote Workplace
A critical part of making the employees of a distributed company work effectively on their own is occasionally bringing them together.
Policy
The U.S. Is Altering its Visa Policies to Stem China’s Advancement in STEM
The State Department is preparing to shorten the length of the visas it issues to Chinese nationals.
Cybersecurity