Modernization
GAO Sustains Protest of $771 Million Defense Intelligence Agency Contract
The defense agency didn’t sufficiently explain why it picked a cheaper but riskier bid.
Cybersecurity
Report: 80% of Experts Say 'Catastrophic' Data Breach Is Inevitable by 2021
And per usual, legacy IT and lack of employee expertise are challenges.
Emerging Tech
5G Could Be Coming To A City Near You
2018 could be the year of lightning-fast internet—depending on where you live.
Modernization
The FBI Wants Commercial Cloud
The FBI is asking industry for ideas regarding the adoption of cloud computing.
Cybersecurity
Federal Health Insurer Denies Auditors Access To Its IT Systems
Health Net of California—a provider under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program—is refusing to comply with a contractually obligated inspector general audit.
Modernization
DISA Returns to Knight Point for $902M Comms Contract
The contract includes procurement and management of communications infrastructure technologies but does not extend to legacy systems.
Modernization
Will the Census Bureau's IT systems be ready for 2020?
For the 2020 census and beyond, the bureau has worked to develop a centralized data collection and processing system to improve cost and tech management. But will it be ready in time for 2020?
Acquisition
OMB wants acquisition innovation
Administration officials say agencies need to streamline acquisition for the sake of their financial health.
Cybersecurity
Cybercrime cost $600B in 2017, report finds
The CSIS study also found that the public sector remains the most common target, but key enforcers aren't sure legislation is the solution.
Emerging Tech
Bigger, Faster, Stronger: China’s Ever-Evolving Military Tech
China’s military upgrade goes beyond space-based navigation.
Digital Government
Melinda and Bill Gates Reveal the Common-Sense Secret to Successful Relationships
Honest feedback is at the heart of their shared success.
Cybersecurity
Just Over Half of Agencies Met a Web Encryption Security Deadline
Fifty-four percent of federal websites met the deadline for HTTPS encryption and other security upgrades.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass
By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country.
Digital Government
Now That Most Artifacts Are Digital, Software Experts Need to Play Archeologist
"Software powers business, it powers government, it powers culture."
Cybersecurity
Justice Launches Cyber Task Force
The task force will examine cyber efforts to undermine elections and critical infrastructure.
Emerging Tech
Australian Scientists Design 3D-Printed Smartphone Microscope
This clip-on device is designed for field work.
Cybersecurity
Air Force hackathon pays out $104,000
In its second hackathon, the Air Force paid out a record amount in bounties after extending the December program 20 days.
Modernization
FBI mulls move to the cloud
The bureau wants industry input on moving its infrastructure to the cloud as a $30 billion IT services contract is set to expire.
Digital Government