Ideas
Moving Your Agency From ‘Lights On’ to IT Transformation
Keeping most IT dollars tied up in O&M leads to inefficiency in the long run.
Digital Government
Net Neutrality Fight Returns to the Hill
Plus lawmakers want to know what the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is doing about Equifax and what 's delaying the Veterans Affairs Department's health record purchase.
Cybersecurity
Officials Brief Trump on Election Security
The briefing comes after months of complaints by Democrats that the president is not taking election security seriously.
Emerging Tech
Navy's R&D Wing is Building a Lean, Mean Innovation Machine
And the strategy relies more on understanding problems than finding solutions.
Digital Government
NDAA update: AI funding, space warfare and a ban on Chinese phones
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry’s markup of the 2019 Defense bill will be debated May 9.
Digital Government
Don’t Panic, FedBizOpps Is Working. It Just Has a New IP.
Some users might need to update their security settings to continue using FedBizOpps services.
Cybersecurity
Twitter Is Telling All of its Users to Change Their Passwords
The passwords of every account—all 336 million of them—have been exposed in an internal log.
Emerging Tech
Google Pay Has Come to The Web
Another fuel for your shopping addiction is now on desktop and mobile.
Emerging Tech
Are We There Yet?
How scientists and engineers handle a spacecraft’s months-long journey to Mars.
Cybersecurity
7 Steps for getting right with NIST 800-171
The pressure for DOD contractors to bring their systems into compliance is especially strong, but these best practices can help any organization working with federal data.
Ideas
Data May Be The New Oil But Artificial Intelligence Is The Engine That It Fuels
Balancing benefits and risks will continue to be a challenge for federal agencies.
Artificial Intelligence
Chrome Will Now Block Annoying Autoplaying Videos
Google will learn its user preferences over time.
Modernization
DOE announces new funding for quantum research
The Energy Department opened a multimillion dollar funding pool for its national lab experts to further explore quantum computing.
Modernization
Why more agencies aren’t applying for TMF funds
Despite general agreement the Modernizing Government Technology Act was a win for federal IT, just nine projects were initially submitted for money from the central IT fund the law created.
Cybersecurity
A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm To Obstruct an FBI Hostage Raid
And that’s just one of the ways bad guys are putting drones to use, law enforcement officials say.
Cybersecurity
Senate quietly confirms new Army Cyber Command leader
Before ducking out for spring recess, the Senate confirmed Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty to head Army Cyber Command.
Cybersecurity
It's 2018 And The World Still Sucks at Passwords
But perhaps this World Password Day will inspire improvement.
Digital Government
Survey: Nearly 30 Percent of Feds Report Greater Resistance to Telework
Nearly half of employees who underwent a change in telework policy said the new rules don’t fit their needs.
Modernization
Transportation CIO Says She Doesn’t Want Any More Money
Vicki Hildebrand said she can find funding within the department and doesn’t plan to tap the Technology Modernization Fund anytime soon.
Digital Government