Cybersecurity

House Approves Bill Requiring Warrants for All Police Email Searches

The House approved similar legislation last year, but it never reached the Senate floor.

Ideas

How Digital Services Engagement Centers Play a Crucial Role in Customer Experience

Digital services engagement centers serve as the connective tissue between customer service channels.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Want to Drain the Swamp of Feds and Beef Up Cybersecurity

As committees reveal their priorities, expect a focus on IT modernization and cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity

IRS Warns to Watch Out For W-2 Form Scams

An email phishing scam is spreading to school districts and nonprofits.

Cybersecurity

Security, Background Checks, Tech Refreshes Top House Oversight's To-Do List

Committee efforts include ensuring the security of background check information and reducing legacy information technology.

Modernization

How Feds Can Use Encrypted Apps—Without Breaking the Law

The use of encryption technologies to communicate with peers is undoubtedly safer than using traditional communications, but there are caveats for federal employees.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Question Role of NTIA in Re-authorization Hearing

The independent agency's last re-authorization was in 1992.

Cybersecurity

GAO Sees Room for Improvement in DHS’ Cyber Ops Center

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center needs to ensure it's speaking with the full range of critical infrastructure owners, the watchdog says.

Cybersecurity

Undermining Encryption Not an Option, House Judiciary Chair Pledges

A bipartisan committee report that urged strong encryption will be the committee’s starting point this year, Rep. Bob Goodlatte said.

Cybersecurity

Trump: Agency Heads ‘Totally Accountable’ for Modernization, Cybersecurity

Trump canceled his scheduled signing of a cybersecurity-themed executive order with no explanation.

Digital Government

How Navy’s Warship Shop Uses Data to Do More with Less

A Navy program office turned to an analytics and visualization tool to help explain its workforce decisions.

Digital Government

Top Federal IT Contracts to Watch for in 2017

This year will offer more contracting opportunities valued at far less than the number of contracts that went out to bid in 2016.

Emerging Tech

IARPA Wants Autonomous Fingerprint Tech

The intelligence research arm is offering up cash for cutting-edge ideas on capturing complete fingerprints.

Digital Government

Former OMB Controller To Join Deloitte

He will take on the role of chief strategy officer for the firm's federal government practice.

Digital Government

Lawmaker Still Wants Feds to Stop Watching Porn at Work, Plus Other Bills to Watch

Rep. Mark Meadows introduced the Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act in the 113th and 114th sessions in response to a fed who reportedly watched two to six hours of it a day at work.