Cybersecurity
What happens when data becomes more important than the mission?
As the prominence of the cyber domain intensifies, the Pentagon increasingly must choose between supporting the mission and protecting its valuable data.
People
Last chance for agencies to land digital interns
The State Department's Virtual Student Federal Service has extended the application deadline until June 17 for agencies seeking specialized media and technology talent.
Modernization
House appropriators approve $150 million for TMF in FY2019
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $150 million for the centralized fund created by the Modernizing Government Technology Act, falling $60 million short of the White House’s fiscal year 2019 request and $100 million short of what the MGT Act authorizes.
Modernization
First Modernization Fund Winners Offer Cheat Sheet for Future Pitches
The first three awardees of the Technology Modernization Fund offer a window into the kinds of projects and pitches the board is looking for.
Cybersecurity
OPM pushes agencies to report cyber workforce gaps
The Office of Personnel Management wants to know exactly what cybersecurity positions agencies need to fill and how they plan to fill them.
Artificial Intelligence
The Unbearable Awkwardness of Automation
The machine age is changing the nature of work. In the process, it is also transforming buildings, and making them less hospitable for human use.
Digital Government
Why Are People So Unproductive in Short Windows of Time?
Who knows where the last hour went.
Acquisition
Congress, GAO signal OTA oversight
Lawmakers join the Government Accountability Office in asserting greater oversight and review over "other transaction authority" awards.
Artificial Intelligence
Samsung’s Latest Venture Fund Us Looking For the Next Big Way to Build AI
The company hopes to find new ways of making decisions with computers.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Translate Is Getting An Upgrade
An offline mode could help travelers when they need it most.
Digital Government
Why Your Agency Needs a Chief Product Officer
Sometimes an IT problem is really an answer.
Cybersecurity
DISA Plans to Change How Pentagon Employees Browse the Internet
Officials are looking to isolate the internet from agency networks by pushing web browsing to the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Adds to Top Cyber Ranks
The Senate confirmed a cyber lead at Homeland Security and Trump nominated a government veteran to lead cyber at the Energy Department.
Modernization
OMB drafts new 'Cloud Smart' strategy
The Office of Management and Budget expects to release new guidance to help agencies move to the cloud.
Acquisition
Army's Bailey, Congress' Aguilar and Wicker honored for cyber efforts
Phyllis Bailey, the CIO for the Army's Information Assurance Training, Education, and Awareness Division, received CompTIA's 2018 Excellence in Cybersecurity Award for driving DOD's information security certification requirements.
People
21 House Republicans ask Trump to rescind workforce orders
A group of 21 Republican lawmakers wants the Trump administration to reconsider three executive orders on federal unions that they say undermine existing labor laws.
Ideas
The State Department’s New Cyber Reports Miss the Point Entirely
Amid a crisis in U.S. cyber policy, a pair of reports on deterrence and international engagement offer recycled ideas.
Cybersecurity
Senate approves Krebs to lead NPPD
After running the operation for almost a year, the temporary head of the National Protection and Programs Directorate is set to be sworn in as the group's official director.
Digital Government
New Collective Bargaining Rules Won't Hurt Telework, OPM Says
A recent executive order is intended to speed up the collective bargaining negotiation process, but won’t impact existing governmentwide policies encouraging telework, officials said.
Digital Government