Ideas
How Form Automation is Democratizing Government Services
Technology can help make services accessible to vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens.
Cybersecurity
FBI elevates three cyber cops to top leadership positions
Paul Abbate, who ran the bureau’s cybercrime division, will ascend to the No. 3 spot in the bureau’s leadership.
Cybersecurity
Uber Agrees to Expanded Data Breach Settlement With FTC
The ride-sharing company tried to conceal a 2016 data breach through its bug bounty program.
Cybersecurity
Can Quantum Physics Help Keep Your Credit Card Safe?
NIST has developed a new security method using lasers and crystals.
Modernization
FBI Considering One $5 Billion Contract For All IT Supplies, Services
A request for information sheds light on the FBI’s upcoming IT Supplies and Support Services contract, including the bureau’s preference to include all such services in a single contract.
People
Feds make almost one-third less than private-sector peers
The Federal Salary Council reported that federal employees make 32 percent less than their private-sector counterparts and recommended that six more areas be added to the locality pay program.
Digital Government
Most jurisdictions satisfied with voting machines, GAO finds
Security and lifecycle replacement remains a concern for localities, but an investigation of hundreds of jurisdictions found broad satisfaction with the way equipment performed during the 2016 election.
Digital Government
How the IRS Cut Tax Season Headaches by 19 percent
The agency's early outreach efforts appear to be paying off.
Emerging Tech
The Woman Who Led Crypto Policing in the U.S. Guesses What’s Next for Regulation
Some people still don't understand that cryptocurrency isn’t criminal.
Acquisition
Mattis: Cloud deal not tailored for Amazon
On Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought to quell "rumors" that the Pentagon's planned single-award cloud acquisition was designed with Amazon Web Services in mind.
Cybersecurity
CBP leverages tech, data sharing to fight illegal opioids
New detection technology, as well as increasing shipping data sharing with China helps in the border fight against fentanyl, according to the Customs and Border Protection leader.
Digital Government
The Most Important Exchange of the Zuckerberg Hearing
The Facebook CEO’s defense of data collection is slipperier than it seems.
Cybersecurity
National Cyber Strategy Coming Soon From White House
The Pentagon will update its cyber policies based on that strategy, an official says.
Digital Government
Bots Share the Majority of Links on Twitter
Do you really know who you're retweeting?
Modernization
$1.65 Trillion Federal Health Market Will Be Boon For IT Industry
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' electronic health records programs will be the largest spending areas, according to analysts.
Cybersecurity
DHS Is Falling Short on Securing Its Classified Intelligence Systems
The department isn’t effectively managing continuous monitoring, the auditor said.
Artificial Intelligence
GSA Is Giving a Bird's Eye View of Emerging Government Tech
The initiative aims to cut through the “bureaucracy” that blinds federal techies to other agencies’ projects.
Digital Government
Lawmakers hear from Census officials on citizenship question
Following a closed-door briefing from top Census officials, lawmakers still have questions about a move to ask Americans about their citizenship on the 2020 population count.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Hackers Think They Can Steal Feds’ Data In Under 15 Hours
The research offers an attacker's view of cybersecurity strategies.
Cybersecurity