Cybersecurity
Cyber Researchers Don’t Think Feds or Congress Can Protect Against Cyberattacks
Only 15 percent of cyber researchers think the U.S. can defend against a critical infrastructure cyberattack, according to a survey.
Cybersecurity
IRS’ Rush to Secure Exposed Taxpayer Data Left It Vulnerable Again
Personal information about more than 350,000 taxpayers was compromised in 2015. Three years later, it’s still not secure.
Digital Government
Supreme Court Rules That a Warrant Is Necessary for Phone Location Data
The decision is a victory for privacy advocates.
Ideas
How to Modernize While Meeting Multiple Mandates
An enterprisewide approach will not only secure systems but put agencies in line to meet several compliance regulations.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Customs Expects Face Scanning to Speed Up Security at Florida Airport
Using Homeland Security’s biometric program, one airport is increasing security while shortening lines.
Digital Government
Facial Recognition Is Here to Stay. And We Should All Probably Accept It
The public can still push for transparency and pressure for ethical guidelines to be set in place.
Digital Government
This Is How Dramatically China’s Beating the U.S. in its Share of Supercomputers
Is it about quality or quantity?
People
Student-run fellowship expands for second year
A student-run initiative is establishing itself as a national pipeline to give students tech experience in the federal government.
Cybersecurity
Feinstein bill bans bots
A new bill from the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee would but restrictions on the use of social media bots by political groups.
Policy
State Sales Tax Collections Finally Move Into the Internet Age
The Supreme Court's ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair scraps a precedent that dates back to the heyday of mail order catalogs.
Cybersecurity
Audit finds another cyber headache for IRS
Two years after the Get Transcript breach, officials at the tax agency are still getting dinged for insufficient protection of sensitive taxpayer data.
People
Short-term savings or long-term transformation?
With the Trump administration's government reorganization plan out, it's worth examining strategies for how to balance demands for budget cuts with big-picture organizational change.
Modernization
A cloud reality check
FCW recently gathered a group of cloud specialists, CTOs and other agency leaders to discuss the cloud conversations they're having and the steps they believe will help agencies find a real and lasting return on investment in the cloud.
Digital Government
Congress Lays Out Tech Funding in Spending Bills and Focuses on Supply Chain Threats
It's a busy week ahead for Congress.
Cybersecurity
Regulators grapple with supply chain security
The government wants to crack down on cybersecurity threats and counterfeits in the global tech supply chain without harming U.S. companies.
People
Will Trump's reorg plan get a boost from Congress?
The White House proposed a wide-ranging plan that would consolidate and reorganize cabinet-level agencies, but it won't get far without backing from Congress.
Emerging Tech
When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong
A recent mission atop a Hawaiian volcano shows humans still have much to learn before they set foot on another world.
Modernization
The power of PaaS
As agencies seek to modernize, can platforms strike a better balance between standardization and productivity?
Modernization