Modernization
Protest Filed on $7 Million DOD Cloud Support Contract
The bid protest could slow down the Pentagon’s cloud acquisition effort.
Digital Government
What Inclusivity Really Means, From the Woman Who Held the Highest Tech Job in America
Megan Smith on how to enact “radical inclusion" and why high-level leaders should seek collaboration.
Cybersecurity
DHS lags in classifying cyber positions
Despite legislation, the Department of Homeland Security hasn't taken steps to make it easier to monitor progress in building and managing a cybersecurity workforce.
Cybersecurity
Popular Browser Extension Grammarly Patches Major Bug
Users were worried about more than just typos.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers probe bug bounty payouts
At a Senate hearing, cybersecurity firms defended the practice of paying bug bounties and pointed to regulatory gaps that hinder legitimate security research.
Cybersecurity
DHS, Kaspersky Resume Court Battle Over Government Ban
The department opposed a Kaspersky motion to overturn the governmentwide ban on its anti-virus.
Emerging Tech
Cities Are Getting Smart, and Feds Can Help Make Them Smarter
A program led by federal agencies may offer local governments ways to get better at using smart technologies.
Cybersecurity
State Dept. Reverses Course, Plans to Launch Cyber and Digital Economy Bureau
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson earlier shuttered a cyber coordinator’s office with similar duties.
Digital Government
House Panel Passes Grant Reporting Bill; Federal Contracting Could Be Next
Two members of the House Oversight committee are working on a follow-up to the GREAT Act that would extend the same data reporting requirements to government contractors.
Digital Government
Job Automation Will Hurt Women First But Will Ultimately Hurt Men More
The wave of automation is on its way.
Cybersecurity
Trump administration announces new cyber office at State
The announcement, made in the middle of a House hearing examining the State Department's decision to downgrade its cyber office last year, could leave the Cyber Diplomacy Act in limbo.
Digital Government
China's Surveillance State Should Scare Everyone
The country is perfecting a vast network of digital espionage as a means of social control—with implications for democracies worldwide.
People
OMB's user guide to the MGT Act
The Office of Management and Budget is working on a rules-of-the-road document to cover how agencies can seek and use funds under the MGT Act.
Cybersecurity
Feds warn on ransomware threat to schools
The FBI's cyber unit and the Department of Education cautioned schools nationwide of growing ransomware threat.
Modernization
DOD Issued a $7 Million Cloud Support Contract To a Company With One Employee
The Defense Department awarded a sole-source contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions, an Alaska-based small business with a single employee, to consult in its major cloud acquisition.
Digital Government
New stopgap funding bill faces Senate opposition
A House plan to keep the government open past Feb. 8 faces an uphill climb in the Senate.
Policy
The SEC Is Stepping Up Its Rhetoric Over Cryptocurrency Regulation in Senate Testimony
Cryptocurrency exchanges are currently regulated as money-transmission services.
Emerging Tech
HHS Kicks Off Tour to Entice Startups
Agency officials are heading on a cross-country tour to demystify selling to the government.
Cybersecurity
No, the U.S. Won’t Respond to A Cyberattack with Nukes
Defense leaders won’t completely rule out the possibility. But it’s a very, very, very remote possibility.
Emerging Tech