Digital Government
Forrester Revises US Tech Forecast for Trump Presidency
Researchers still expect the U.S. tech sector to grow to $1.49 trillion in 2017.
Artificial Intelligence
Ebook: 2017 Federal IT Trends Forecast
Hint: Expect cyber, data and emerging technologies such as virtual reality to remain in the spotlight, while areas like customer service will see less momentum.
Digital Government
Senate Passes OPEN Government Act
The bill would require agencies to make data available in a machine-readable format.
Cybersecurity
Trump’s Latest Landing Teams Include Two Cyber Experts
The president-elect released names of 37 additional landing team members Friday.
Digital Government
Chief Innovation Officers: An Unclear Role in the Federal Government
Today, federal chief innovation officers are significantly less common than the emerging role of chief data officer, and responsibilities associated with the title vary widely between agencies.
Digital Government
Report: Agencies Still Seek Data 'Heroes'
Also, cybersecurity analytics, strategic decision-making and mission intelligence fared better in agencies with CDOs than non-CDO counterparts.
Cybersecurity
Obama Launches Review of Russian Election Hacking
The report will be delivered to Congress before Obama leaves office.
Digital Government
Tech Recruits Serve the People, Not the President, GSA Official Says
The mission matters to tech recruits, says GSA's Eric Mill.
Digital Government
Trump’s Landing Teams Feature Familiar Tech Executives
Some former agency chief information officers and chief technology officer will help the Trump agency landing teams.
Digital Government
Agencies Continue to Struggle with DATA Act Implementation
Some agencies are on track to miss DATA Act implementation timelines.
Cybersecurity
Justice Department to Propose ‘Legislative Fix’ to Warrants for Data Stored Abroad
A federal appeals court is reviewing whether DOJ can demand customer data stored by Microsoft in Ireland.
Digital Government
Government Shared Services Meet Challenges in People, Capital
Shared services continue to face challenges from how agencies are funding to finding the right personnel.
Digital Government
The Government Finally May Have Found All Its Data Centers
Agencies have closed 4,300 of nearly 11,000 data centers.
Digital Government
CIO Authority 'Still a Major Issue' Across Government
Neither of the CIOs called to testify before the House committee—Luke McCormack at the Homeland Security Department and Frontis Wiggins of the State Department—report to the top two positions within their agencies.
Ideas
Modernizing IT Infrastructure is Critical to Combating Today’s Threats
Legacy systems carry innate vulnerabilities because of their age.
Emerging Tech
GSA Has New E-Signature Software
Adobe is selling the technology as a way to help agencies comply with security standards for online services.
Emerging Tech
US Lead in Quantum Computing 'Under Siege,' Says White House Cyber Adviser
The nation needs a workforce that can pursue quantum computing.
Cybersecurity
Top Dems Seek Full Congress Briefing on Russian Election Hacks
A whole-of-Congress classified briefing is necessitated by the threat the hacks pose to Democratic institutions, the top national security Democrats write.
Cybersecurity
Commerce Secretary to Industry: Don’t Let Cyber Report Collect Dust
Penny Pritzker endorses report’s anti-regulation stance, says regulation inhibits cyber info sharing.
Cybersecurity