Cybersecurity
Karen Evans to head Energy's new cyber shop
Longtime federal IT executive Karen Evans is returning to government to head the Department of Energy's new office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response.
Artificial Intelligence
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Is Building a Defense Contractor With Consumer Technology
Its first major project: A virtual border wall between the United States and Mexico.
Cybersecurity
Here’s How That $380 Million in Election Security Funding Is Being Spent
State election officials are mostly using new election security money to shore up the basics.
Emerging Tech
NASA Seeks Moon-Ready Technologies For Short-Notice Trip
The agency's prepping for a trip to the moon as soon as next year.
Ideas
How Using Open Wi-Fi Could Get Safer
A standard called Enhanced Open aims to make using free networks more secure than it is now.
Cybersecurity
Android Malware Is Infecting Amazon Fire Sticks
It's throttling devices to mine cryptocurrency.
Cybersecurity
Interior IG: Nation’s Dams Safe From Hacks But Vulnerable to Insider Threats
An inspector general review exposes significant weaknesses to dam cybersecurity that have grown more serious over time.
Digital Government
Will term limits transform government's digital service groups?
Now at the four-year mark, Obama-era digital teams have spanned solidly across two administrations. But with the earliest hires hitting the end of their terms, what do their legacies and futures look like?
Digital Government
Senate Dems look to shore up voting security
The Protecting Americans Votes and Elections Act sponsored by six Senate Democrats looks to digital ballot uncertainty by requiring paper ballots for all federal elections.
Cybersecurity
Warner seeks fix for clearance backlog
Virginia Democrat Sen. Mark Warner proposed new cost transparency and processing goals to reform the federal security clearance process.
Modernization
Why it's getting harder to find sharable federal spectrum
The government is sitting on a goldmine of radio spectrum that could be used to accelerate 5G deployment, but crafting a coordinated policy to get there is complicated.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Says It Will Kick Off Scammy Advertisers If Enough Users Report Them
Unlike with other online feedback systems, users won’t be able to see what others have said about the advertiser.
Digital Government
Data behaving badly
Why data veracity is key to ensuring that business insights are reliable.
Digital Government
LinkedIn Will Now Tell You How long Your Commute Is, Before You Apply To a Job
“Knowing the commute up front helps job seekers make the tradeoffs."
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Take Another Shot at Transforming Trump Cyber Policy
Proposed amendments to the Senate’s defense authorization bill would reinstate the White House cyber coordinator and require a White House cyber strategy.
Emerging Tech
Intelligence Community Wants to Use DNA to Store Exabytes of Data
The IC is exploring whether polymers could be the future of data storage.
Digital Government
The Most Honest Out-of-Office Message
What if you deleted all your emails during vacation and never looked back?
Ideas
FedRAMP Focuses on Agency Security Experts for Authorizing Cloud Services
The FedRAMP office is set to host another ISSO training day.
Artificial Intelligence
Uber's AI Knows When You're Inebriated
Drunk passengers can be occupational hazards for drivers.
Emerging Tech