Modernization
DOD CIO: JRSS set for 2019 completion
Acting Defense Department CIO Essye Miller said the massive Joint Regional Security Stacks program is nearly 60 percent completed and on track to be done by the end of 2019.
Digital Government
How Agencies Can Effectively Implement Artificial Intelligence
Managing data, workforce, and risk are key to success.
Digital Government
A New Company Is Taking Remote Work’s Flexibility to the Extreme
In the digital age, if you have the freedom to work anywhere, why not try to go somewhere?
Cybersecurity
CBP closes in on completing 17-year multibillion IT project
Customs and Border Protection is nearing the end of development of one of the most complex IT systems in the federal government.
Digital Government
Congress Mulls a CIO's Authority, Future of Homeland Security and Data Breaches
And one caucus is concerned about climate change data vanishing form federal websites.
Digital Government
How to Make Better Use of Everything You Read
Thankfully, tech can be an ally in this quest.
Digital Government
Hiring Good Coders Shouldn't Be That Big a Gamble—And Now it No Longer Has to Be
Solving the challenge of knowing who you’re really hiring before they walk in the door is an age-old conundrum
Cybersecurity
CERTs warn on botnets, kernel bugs
Separate cybersecurity alerts from DHS indicate new botnet attack vectors and updates the list of industrial control system vendors facing Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
NASA’s Next Space Telescope Is Running Out of Time
The James Webb, Hubble’s successor, may face more delays and even exceed its budget, according to a new government report.
Emerging Tech
DHS To Put First Responder Tech to the Test
Can commercial tech hold up in a mock disaster? The agency’s Science and Technology Directorate wants to find out.
Emerging Tech
Could This Alliance Finally Improve In-Flight Internet?
The friendly skies could get friendlier—at least for your devices.
Digital Government
FBI Selects New Tech Leader From Its Own Ranks
A 20-year veteran of the bureau will facilitate the FBI’s modernization efforts as head of the Information and Technology Branch.
Cybersecurity
Why the Energy Department needs a cyber program
The DOE wants $96 million in fiscal 2019 to fund a cybersecurity office to help manage threats facing the energy grid.
Policy
Congress Kicks Off Discussions About Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
There were frictions over issues involving funding and environmental permitting in a hearing on Thursday.
Cybersecurity
IG to investigate FEMA IT management
DHS' internal watchdog is planning to dig into FEMA's IT management practices, due to concerns it was misled by FEMA leadership about progress on IT management goals.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. is Accelerating Development of Its Own ‘Invincible’ Hypersonic Weapons
Russia isn’t the only country looking to build invincible hypersonic weapons. Here’s the latest on the U.S. efforts to send missiles and even aircraft five times faster than sound.
Ideas
Agencies Should Prioritize Data-Level Protections to Secure Citizen Information
Because it really is all about the data.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker looks to boost FTC power in data breach enforcement
California Democrat Ted Lieu wants to expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to take action against companies who lose their consumer data in security breaches.
Digital Government
The Problem With America's New National Broadband Map
This long-awaited map looks like a precise picture of connectivity in America. Many people will find it doesn’t match what’s happening in their homes.
Digital Government