Emerging Tech

Committee Approves Plans for DHS Social Media Group

The group would assess the best ways to use social media before, during and after terrorist attacks or other emergencies.

Digital Government

Watchdog Questions HUD’s ‘Inconsistent’ IT Dashboard Data

Agency officials are still manually uploading information about the agency’s eight major IT projects to the IT Dashboard.

Emerging Tech

DOD OKs 23 Cloud Solutions for Least Sensitive Data

DISA formalized its strategic decision, granting provisional authorizations to 23 cloud service offerings up to Impact Level 2.

Digital Government

Do We Need to Add an 'A' to STEM?

The House's education and the workforce committee want art and design included with science, technology, engineering and math.

Digital Government

Video: New Ideas from New Generations

Open data provides government with an opportunity to try new ideas and renew itself.

Management

Data Wonks vs. Performance Leaders

Finding key insights in a jumble of data is not the same as the skills needed get consistent, dedicated work from a team.

Modernization

The Architect Behind the Intelligence Community's Cloud Move Retires

Longtime public servant Al Tarasiuk’s career in the IC began in 1988, with an electrical engineering job at the CIA.

Tech

Getting Tech to ‘Show Up’

Rolling back reforms sure won’t attract innovative players to the government market.

Digital Government

Why ‘Smart Cities’ May Be in ‘Immediate Danger’

“The current attack surface for cities is huge and wide open to attack,” says IOActive CTO Cesar Cerrudo.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Sets Up a Silicon Valley Outpost

Can Ash Carter enlist a tech community spooked by spying and allergic to bureaucracy?

Ideas

Geeks vs. Suits: What's the Real Difference between 18F and USDS?

One was created to ship culture and the other was created to ship confidence. It’s the age-old saga of geeks vs. suits.

Management

Five Tips for Hosting a Successful Twitter Chat

How to keep the conversation going with your stakeholders.

Science & Tech

NSA Chief: Rules of War Apply to Cyberwar, Too

In the tightly controlled discussion about cyber weapons, this counts as a step toward transparency.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Participants Could Be Vulnerable to Hackers, Auditors Say

Once in the system, hackers could take loans or withdrawals from retirement accounts.

Digital Government

ACLU: Government Should Encourage Anonymous Browsing

In a statement, ACLU asserted that the two-year timeline is too slow, especially for sites used by inspectors general to collect reports about waste, fraud and abuse

Digital Government

Former FBI Director Talks Cybersecurity

Mueller admitted it was his responsibility, as director of the FBI, to ask for clarification on broad technology projects.

Management

Technology and Government’s Distributed Future

Connected devices are changing the way we do business, but our thinking will need to catch up to our tools.

Digital Government

What the US Can Learn from a Nordic Innovation Leader

More than 50 national innovation foundations spread throughout the world emphasize the growing importance of innovation in the Information Age, according to a new report.

Management

The Evolution of Your Professional Self on Social Media

Don't think of it as a liability, but an asset.

Digital Government

Bionic Eyes Are No Match for the Curiosity of Pentagon Cartographers

Right now, technology is up against a problem that didn't exist in the Atari age: big data.