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
Salient Beefs Up Health Care Business with Acquisition
The acquisition marks another mid-tier move.
Cybersecurity
Report: 75 Percent of Organizations Have Been Hit By Malicious Adware
Spam makes up about 65 percent of total email volume.
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.
Emerging Tech
Botched VA Contract Shows How Not to Do a Cloud Broker Program
A lesson in how not to manage a project.
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.
Digital Government
Citizens Hit New Level of Satisfaction with Federal Services in 2016, Survey Says
A survey credits government websites with turnaround.
Cybersecurity
NIST Seeks Input on Trusted Identities Guidance
The draft guidance was previously edited for four months on GitHub.
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