Digital Government

Can Better IT Management Save Government $5.8B?

A new report emphasizes shared taxonomy for techies, the business side and executives so all stakeholders speak the same language.

Digital Government

Sequestration Can’t Halt Government’s ‘Historic’ Health IT Spending

Civilian health agencies fueled health IT spending the most.

Digital Government

Latest DHS Push in Silicon Valley: Drones for Border Patrol

Officers could use panels embedded in their uniforms to control the systems, DHS envisions.

Digital Government

How DOD’s Third Offset Strategy Benefits NASA

The space agency's largest budget account is dedicated heavily to developing technologies that translate well to the defense world.

Cybersecurity

VA Gets New CISO from NASA

Senior IT manager Roopangi Kadakia is scheduled to start July 24.

Ideas

It's Time to Update the 30-Year-Old Electronic Communications Privacy Act

The Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act would improve international data sharing among law enforcement while protecting the privacy of individuals.

Cybersecurity

National Weather Service System #Fail, Bogus Flash Flood Warning Issued

National Weather Service forecasters in Sterling, Virginia, had to clarify -- via Twitter -- no actual warning had been issued.

Digital Government

Federal CIO Wants to Change How Government Accepts Unsolicited Ideas

The traditional processes that have dictated how the government buys technology have likely kept it from implementing a smorgasbord of ideas, Tony Scott says.

Digital Government

Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Remain Flat Over Next 5 Years

Total federal IT spending is predicted to decline from $99.8 billion in fiscal 2016 to $98.3 billion by 2021.

Cybersecurity

Federal Government Expects to Bring on 3,500 More Cyber Pros by 2017

The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy was characterized as a first step toward building a sustainable pipeline of government and industry data security talent that will last well into the future.

Ideas

What’s Key to Driving Better Citizen Experience?

There are three important, early considerations in developing initiatives to elevate the citizen customer experience.

Emerging Tech

18F's Second Project Under Agile BPA: Citizen Logins

The tech consultancy wants to work with a vendor on identity management.

Digital Government

New HHS CIO to Focus on Cyber

Beth Anne Killoran will direct projects related to cybersecurity and privacy protection.

Modernization

Will the Government Go for Pokemon Go?

The new augmented reality app is a feat of data-mapping technology.

Ideas

5 Tips to Help Agencies Win the Digital Race

Every agency chief information officer faces the challenge of digital transformation.

Digital Government

How Advanced Analytics Can Help Combat Infectious Disease from Spreading

As public health threats evolve, so must our ability to predict and effectively monitor their impacts.

Cybersecurity

A Year In, VA Progresses with Departmentwide IT 'Transformation'

VA published its own mid-year assessment this week.

Cybersecurity

Watchdog: Former IRS Employees Might Still Have Access to Computers, Facilities

A new OIG report estimated IRS couldn’t verify all security items were returned for more than 66 percent of separated employees.

Ideas

What Federal Government Can Learn from States in Going Digital

To speed delivery of citizen- and business-centric digital solutions, federal agencies can adopt best practices from states where online transaction-based services have been used successfully for more than two decades.

Emerging Tech

Does It Make Sense to Upgrade to Windows 10?

Having performed hundreds of Windows upgrades over the years, it’s safe to describe my enthusiasm for such a move as tepid at best, which is why I found myself nearly up against the deadline for the free upgrade.