Ideas
The Key Missing Piece of Your Cyber Strategy? Visibility
To protect privacy, continuous monitoring and mitigation has become a popular method.
Digital Government
Agencies Less Satisfied with GSA Tech Programs for Connecting with Citizens
Overall customer "satisfaction" across OCSIT programs dipped last year.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Take on Federal IT Fossils
A Dec. 22 letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden seeks answers about the age -- and overall health -- of the agency’s mission-critical computer systems.
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things, OT and Artificial Intelligence: Government and Technology Predictions for 2016
Here are some of the trends that will see significant growth in 2016 and could affect government.
Tech
The 10 Best Government Instagram Accounts of 2015
Agencies are using the social media platform to advance their missions.
Ideas
5 Cyber Risk Trends for 2016
These are the top themes CIOs and CISOs should have on their radar in the new year.
Digital Government
10 Tech Takeaways in $1 Trillion Funding Bill
There are 423 references to “cyber” in the 2,000 page bill.
Digital Government
FITARA: Progress at the 1-Year Mark
Barely a year old, the Federal Information Technology and Acquisition Reform Act is changing how agencies and their chief information officers procure, manage and operate technology.
Emerging Tech
Amid Concern Over Nation’s Weather-Forecasting System, Congress Eyes Commercial Solutions
A legislator linked the rise of commercial vendors to the hurdles faced by NOAA as it operates two massive weather satellite operations.
Management
2020 Census Called Vulnerable to Online Fraud
Bureau-commissioned report cites motives ranging from entertainment to anti-government protest.
Modernization
3 CIO Insights on Cloud, Security and Mobile
The need for more collaboration was the focus of many of the discussions this year at the semi-annual Government Technology Research Alliance Summit.
Digital Government
Expert: Requirements Have No Place in Agile Development
“There is nothing required in agile,” said Greg Godbout, EPA chief technology officer, during an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Management
Breathing New Life Into Shared Services
How agencies can centralize IT systems without losing control.
Management
Algorithms Make Better Hiring Decisions Than Humans
Hiring against a machine’s recommendations only leads to worse hires, according to a NBER study.
Management
Why Poor FITARA Grades Are a Good Start
The first round of ratings provides critical benchmarks.
Emerging Tech
Energy Invests $125 million in Green Tech Projects
Days before COP21 in Paris, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is emphasizing the department's commitment to "innovation."
Emerging Tech
Defense Agency Wants to Talk About Operations on Twitter
The Defense Media Activity wants a contractor who can think about ways to use social media to talk to the public about defense.
Digital Government