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.

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

Judge upholds government ban on Kaspersky products

A federal judged ruled that a ban on Kaspersky products by DHS and a similar ban contained in the 2018 defense bill are constitutional.