Modernization

Coast Guard begins transition to joint regional security stacks

The Coast Guard has recently embarked on DOD-wide initiative to increase security by 2019.

Modernization

Federal spectrum key to U.S. 5G

Government-held spectrum is one of the keys to global U.S. commercial leadership in 5G, and new study says, and pending legislation can help.

Modernization

Management Chief: Workforce Must Change to Reach IT Modernization Goals

The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert shares how the administration's “holistic approach” to management can fix the government’s technology woes.

Cybersecurity

Bhagowalia moves to CBP

Former Treasury CIO Sonny Bhagowalia is now the top tech official at Customs and Border Protection.

Modernization

The ABCs of PPPs for digital infrastructure

Public-private partnerships are a powerful tool for tackling large, multiyear modernization challenges.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Want Answers on FDIC Data Breaches and Stingrays

And a new bill pushes for the naming and shaming of foreign hackers and government officials who attack the U.S.

Modernization

Technology Modernization Fund Board Picks First Projects to Advance

The field has narrowed from nine projects to four, according to board chair Suzette Kent.

Modernization

Federal CIO is moving quickly to get TMF funds out the door

Federal CIO Suzette Kent said that the board managing the Technology Modernization Fund expects the first raft of projects to be approved this week.

Digital Government

NASA Finally Gets a New Leader

Nearly 15 months after President Trump was sworn in, the space agency has a permanent administrator.

Cybersecurity

Democrats Just Filed a Lawsuit Accusing the Trump Campaign of Helping Russia Disrupt the 2016 Election

The Democratic party is also suing Russia's armed forces and WikiLeak's Julian Assange.

Digital Government

Defense Department is Pursuing Another Multibillion-Dollar Cloud

This cloud is focused on collaboration and business tools.

Emerging Tech

Report: Many Feds Don’t Believe the Hype About Emerging Tech

Techies love the tried and true.

Cybersecurity

DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders

The CHESS program would build on DARPA’s autonomous cybersecurity contest and traditional hacking competitions.

Digital Government

FTC's Facebook Audit Didn't Catch Cambridge Analytica Leaks

The audit missed a lot of key information.

Modernization

Federal Cloud Leaders Say Lift-And-Shift Migrations Can Leave You ‘Sorely Disappointed’

Agency experts said it’s often better to start over with legacy systems than try to force them into the cloud.

Digital Government

Census worried about costs of late changes to 2020 survey

The Census Bureau has added a new area to its list of its major operational concerns that could affect the design or the successful implementation of the 2020 count: cost impacts of late changes.

Ideas

What Agency Leaders Need to Consider As They Update IT Systems

Building on old foundations doesn't make sense.

People

Will 'fourth estate' reforms at DOD save serious money?

Eliminating supporting defense agencies may not save enough money to hit cost-cutting targets, experts say.

Cybersecurity

Changes coming to clearance process in 30 to 60 days, says ODNI

A top national security official said that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence hopes coming changes will significantly reduce the existing backlog, which has ballooned to 700,000 in recent years.

Digital Government

White House to relax rules on military drone exports

The Trump administration is looking to make it easier for allies to buy military-grade drones from U.S. firms.