Digital Government

Budget-Managing Tips, but for Space Telescopes

NASA is scrambling to cut the growing cost of its latest big astronomy mission.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity

Federal Waste Report Says Government Dropped the Ball on Using Kaspersky Software

The long-delay before agencies were ordered to remove Kaspersky reflects a dangerous inefficiency in government, Sen. James Lankford says.

  • By Joseph Marks
Cybersecurity

Senate Bill Seeks $1.8 Billion for DHS’ Cyber Mission

The funding includes $731 million to maintain and upgrade the cybersecurity of federal computer networks.

  • By Joseph Marks
Digital Government

Census Needs $4.5B More for 2020 Count, Commerce Secretary Says

The funds are crucial to getting the IT back on track, Wilbur Ross told lawmakers.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Digital Government

Trump Budget Creates $228M Technology Modernization Fund

Agencies would be able to borrow from the fund to update systems, but they would need to pay it back.

  • By Frank Konkel
Digital Government

Attention CIOs, Stay on Top of FITARA Even During Presidential Transition

OMB plans to issue new IT budget planning guidance that would “focus on empowering agency CIOs.”

  • By Jack Moore
Cybersecurity

Jeh Johnson Makes ‘Hard Choices’ in Cyber Budget

In a series of budget hearings, Johnson defended the department’s $40.6 billion budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Digital Government

8 Things to Look For in the 2017 IT Budget

The budget seeks substantial budget increases to shore up cybersecurity and a new approach to modernizing IT systems.

  • By Jack Moore
Emerging Tech

Obama's Budget Would Grow Federal R&D By 4 Percent

The president's 2017 fiscal year budget boosts total research and development funding to $152 billion.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Digital Government

Infographic: Global Government Priorities for 2016

Overcoming a tight budget is a popular goal for many.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Digital Government

US STEM Funding Still Reeling from Budget Cuts

Will new spending measures fix the damage?

  • By Alanna Schubach, The Atlantic
Digital Government

10 Tech Takeaways in $1 Trillion Funding Bill

There are 423 references to “cyber” in the 2,000 page bill.

  • By Jack Moore
Emerging Tech

NASA’s About to Have Its Biggest Budget in a Decade

The space agency will be able to spend $19.3 bil­lion next year, ac­cord­ing to the budget, an in­crease of more than $1.3 bil­lion over 2015 fund­ing levels.

  • By Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity

Before Breach, OPM Requested Millions of Dollars to Upgrade Network Security

OPM's request budgeted funds to "implement and sustain" network upgrades.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Digital Government

House Spending Bills Leave Digital Service Funding High and Dry, So Far

The White House has called out the lack of funding for the new digital teams.

  • By Jack Moore
Digital Government

Federal IT Spending Could Spike in 2016

The Department of Health and Human Services' IT spending may be the main driver, a new forecast suggests.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Digital Government

In Wake of Net Neutrality, Republicans Take Aim at FCC’s Budget

The draft bill has sparked a partisan clash that could derail attempts to find a compromise on Internet regulation.

  • By Brendan Sasso, National Journal
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