Digital Government
Apple Brought the iPhone’s Most Eye-Pleasing Feature to the Mac
"Night Shift" allows users to adjust the color temperature of their device’s display.
Modernization
Hurd: Revised MGT Act coming 'very soon'
The chairman of the House subcommittee on federal IT says that tweaks are coming to a bill to support agency moves to the cloud.
Cybersecurity
Is Trump Still Tweeting From His Unsecured Android Phone?
If so, he’s extremely vulnerable to being hacked.
Digital Government
UK Officials Want to Fight Terrorism By Forcing WhatsApp to Release Users’ Messages
The UK home secretary on Sunday told the BBC it’s “completely unacceptable” that intelligence agencies can’t access WhatsApp messages.
Modernization
Why Trump’s budget bodes well for IT transformation
Agencies have taken admirable, if cautious, steps to modernize their IT, but wholesale change is needed. Proposed budget cuts just might force that to happen.
Modernization
GAO: Optimize Data Centers or Lose Them
Progress on closing data centers is mixed and the government’s optimization efforts are worse.
Digital Government
There’s a Better Way to Treat Your Tech Addiction Than Hiding Your Phone and Laptop
We should learn to design and engage with it in ways that support our emotional well-being.
Modernization
Border wall: tech not included (yet)
Details of technology systems that might back a future border wall aren't spelled out in prototype specs.
Modernization
Army: Electronic domain is contested
A contested electronic environment is the new normal, say Army leaders, and the service needs to prepare for and train to fight with degraded electronic systems and capabilities.
Modernization
NGA wants 24-hour cloud ATOs
One spy agency is looking to "fast architecture churn" to confound would-be cyber attackers.
Digital Government
More Feds Telework Than Ever Despite Managers' Resistance
Issues with documentation and data integrity are preventing successful teleworking operations.
Modernization
More NextGen rollouts as White House floats air traffic shift
The FAA has NextGen DataComm capabilities working at some of the busiest airports in the U.S., but the White House proposes shifting air traffic control to a private entity, which some say could blunt the effort.
Modernization
It’s Possible to Cut Legacy Spending. Here’s How FCC Did It.
The agency took small steps first.
Modernization
Visa Wants to Let You Pay for Stuff With Your Sunglasses
The glasses would work like a preloaded payment card.
Modernization
