Digital Government
Android Phone Users, Facebook Was Tracking Your Calls And Texts
Android users may have given Facebook access to this data unknowingly.
Digital Government
FTC Will Investigate Facebook's Data Privacy Scandal
The government agency is stepping in.
Modernization
Tech trade groups urge DOD to rethink cloud strategy
The Department of Defense reaped more than 1,000 comments on cloud procurement, including suggestions for technology trade groups to reshape its approach on a planned single-vendor cloud deal.
Ideas
Subscription-Based IT is Coming—And That’s A Good Thing For Federal Agencies
The trend should help agencies address many of the IT challenges they confront.
Emerging Tech
DHS Commercialized A Tool That Applies AI To Pharmaceutical Research
It comes as the seventh piece of tech the agency shepherded from lab to the marketplace this year.
Cybersecurity
10 tips for agencies looking to address cyber threats
Here's how federal IT teams can better prioritize cyber threats, shift their approach to spending and improve cyber defense.
Cybersecurity
The Big Message in the Iranian Cyber Indictments: Deterrence
The Justice Department wants to send a message to Congress and the public: We’re deterring cyberattacks.
Emerging Tech
Amazon Developing Drone That Understands Hands Signals & Human Voice
Drones might one day be able to "see" us waving.
Policy
After Threatening Veto, Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
President says military funding boost convinced him to sign the omnibus measure.
Acquisition
USAF head praises OTAs, but warns on micromanagement
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told a Capitol Hill panel that she was pleased with new acquisition authorities, but said micromanagement is still slowing the pace of procurement.
Cybersecurity
U.S. indicts Iranian hackers
The Departments of Justice and Treasury announced indictments and sanctions for an Iranian company and 10 individuals for stealing billions of dollars in research and intellectual property from universities in the United States and around the world.
Cybersecurity
Education Department Knows It Needs Cyber Skills, But Doesn't Know Which Ones
The department issued a request for information on how best to train, retain and track its cyber workforce.
Digital Government
Ousted HHS Cyber Leaders Have Met With Inspector General About A Reprisal Complaint
The pair are seeking a meeting with HHS Secretary Alex Azar.
Modernization
Google Cloud Targets Federal Government
Google wants to compete with Amazon, Microsoft and other companies for a share of the government’s massive cloud computing market.
Modernization
EIS contractors want more time for transition
EIS contractors are chafing under what they see as a slow transition from GSA's old telecommunications contract to its next-generation vehicle.
Digital Government
This Is So Much Bigger Than Facebook
Data misuse is a feature, not a bug—and it’s plaguing our entire culture.
Digital Government
CMS Deputy CIO to Replace HHS CISO Departing Amid Controversy
Outgoing HHS CISO Chris Wlaschin has said his March 31 departure is for personal reasons, not a scandal over the department’s cyber center.
Policy
Trump Reignites Shutdown Possibility With Spending Bill Veto Threat
A veto would almost certainly lead to agencies shuttering come midnight.
Digital Government