Digital Government

Customer Service Matters in the Intelligence Community, Too

A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency directorate has been working on how to best deliver its products under what can sometimes be critical time pressures.

Digital Government

3 Lessons to Be a Bold Government Leader

Feds have good reasons for sticking with the status quo. But lack of action also has consequences.

Cybersecurity

Top US Officials Say Russia 'Authorized' DNC Hacks

"These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the U.S. election process," said a statement from DHS and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Digital Government

Haven't Sold To Government Before? DARPA Still Might Buy Your Tech

The Pentagon's R&D agency is just one of many groups chasing companies that have so far focused on commercial business.

Digital Government

Assessing the Obama Administration’s Tech Legacy

Experts weigh in on how the administration handled privacy, cybersecurity and other technology issues.

Digital Government

How Publicly Posting Data Can Cut Through Red Tape

U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil said federal open data is in the beta stages.

Cybersecurity

NSA Contractor Charged with Stealing Classified Materials

A Maryland man has been charged with unauthorized removal and retention of top secret/SCI materials.

Cybersecurity

Why the Government Needs Cyber Translators

Not all the skills cyber pros need are technical.

Digital Government

Tired of Changing Your Password? Security Fatigue is a Thing

People are tired of updating their passwords.

Cybersecurity

Yahoo Responds to Email Scanning Program

Calls the report that it built a program to scan all its users' incoming email "misleading"

Digital Government

DOT's Innovation Officer: Moonshots Are Just a Series of Small Steps

The government needs to get comfortable with innovation in increments.

Digital Government

How One Federal Official Uses Comedy Techniques to Teach 'Innovation'

The Transportation Department's chief innovation officer sometimes starts meetings with improv exercises.

Digital Government

Could Virtual Interviews Solve Government's Recruiting Problem?

A new survey finds about 43 percent of millennials think agencies should use social media in recruiting.

Cybersecurity

Here's Donald Trump's Plan to Dominate Cyber

The Republican nominee shared what his cyber priorities would be if he wins in November.

Digital Government

What’s Next in Tech? Find Out Tomorrow

We know what technologies are here, but what’s next?

Modernization

Text-Based Emergency Alerts Could Soon Include More Characters, URLs

FCC adopted rules that would increase the amount of information emergency managers could send out.

Ideas

What Does it Take to Roll Out a New Citizen Service?

Here are five ways to grow an agency's user base and increase adoption.

Cybersecurity

Election Systems Are Vulnerable But Not How You Think

Undermining citizens’ confidence in the election outcome has been a side effect of conspiracy theorists, campaigns and recent headlines, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp told lawmakers.

Digital Government

New Background Check Bureau Advances with Director, IT Plan

The National Background Investigations Bureau begins operations Oct. 1.

Ideas

How To Ensure Trustworthy, Open Source Elections

From the perspective of voters, a trustworthy election is one in which they can be confident their votes have been counted as cast and their anonymity has been maintained.