Education

Government Gets Poor Marks Securing Students' Personal Info

The office isn’t effectively monitoring cyber protections after it shares student information, including with collection agencies.

  • By Joseph Marks

Select Agencies Are Working on Technology Business Management Playbook

Whether it will get a public release is less clear.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Potential Merger Isn’t Slowing Education’s IT Modernization Plans

Officials said looking at technology should be a first step in merging agencies but those discussions can’t start without a mandate.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Streamlined Grant Reporting May Be Coming Soon

Survey shows data standardization can boost efficiency, though cultural blocks remain.

  • By Charles S. Clark
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.

D.C.-Area Lawmaker Plans Bill to Protect Telework Programs

Move follows telework cutbacks at the Agriculture and Education departments.

  • By Erich Wagner

Education Department Knows It Needs Cyber Skills, But Doesn't Know Which Ones

The department issued a request for information on how best to train, retain and track its cyber workforce.

  • By Aaron Boyd

A Letter From Two Big Apple Investors Powerfully Summarizes How Smartphones Mess With Kids’ Brains

The letter also takes a dig at social media companies.

  • By Jenny Anderson, Quartz
Forest Dale Elementary School principal Deanna Pitman, right, and Carmel, (Ind.) police officer Greg DeWald welcome students as they return to the school following an intruder drill at the school in Carmel, Ind. Forest Dale Elementary School principal Deanna Pitman, right, and Carmel, (Ind.) police officer Greg DeWald welcome students as they return to the school following an intruder drill at the school in Carmel, Ind.

Homeland Security To Release Active Shooter Training Simulator for Teachers

The program is like a video game... but much darker.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

DeVos Walks Back Controversial Student Loan Contract

The department is turning its attention to providing a "truly modern loan servicing environment."

  • By Jack Corrigan

Education Dept. Builds Show and Tell Space for Developers

There's a new GitHub repository for anything built with Education Department data.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

First Rule of User Experience: You Do Talk To the User

“We assume we know what our customers want. But in many cases, we don’t."

  • By Heather Kuldell
Children wearing the Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets, experience virtual reality technology. Children wearing the Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets, experience virtual reality technology.

Education Dept. Seeks Virtual Reality, Video Game Devs for Next-Gen Tech

The department is hosting a $680,000 challenge for virtual and augmented reality ideas.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Why a Hack on Education Department Would Be Worse than the OPM Breach

Despite housing tens of millions of people’s sensitive information and 180-plus databases, the agency doesn’t "even have the most basic of tools” to protect them against breaches, Chaffetz said.

  • By Camille Tuutti
meer Washington, development associate at Boys & Girls Club of Newark assists a student with Samsung’s Gear VR to help experience virtual reality at the Boys and Girls Club of Newark. meer Washington, development associate at Boys & Girls Club of Newark assists a student with Samsung’s Gear VR to help experience virtual reality at the Boys and Girls Club of Newark.

Education Official: Virtual Reality Can Reduce Reliance on the Classroom

Virtual reality headsets can be for more than 3-D movies.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Twitter Tips from the Education Dept: Don't Try to be 'the Cool Mom'

FAFSA’s team is known for its social engagement and its ability to leverage prominent hashtags, like yesterday’s #Maythe4thbewithyou.

  • By Frank Konkel

Following Investigation, Beleaguered Education CIO Steps Down

Harris collapsed and was taken to the hospital immediately following a congressional hearing in early February about potential misconduct.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Education Department CIO Danny Harris testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Education Department CIO Danny Harris testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Amid Cybersecurity Concerns, House Republicans Blast Education CIO Misconduct

Rep. Jason Chaffetz., R.-Utah., challenged CIO Danny Harris and Acting Secretary John King on recent investigation into Harris’ behavior, arguing the department may not be equipped to protect 139 million Social Security numbers from cyberattack.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Here's An Account of Security Holes at the $1 Trillion Education Dept. Bank

Government watchdogs at a Tuesday congressional hearing counted the ways in which the department is putting the identities and finances of students and their parents in jeopardy.

  • By Aliya Sternstein

The Rise of Agency Innovation Labs

In the 2016 budget, the Obama administration proposed more funding to help launch idea labs.

  • By Hallie Golden

Federal Customer Experience Still Terrible, Study Says

On average, the public is less satisfied with customer experience at federal agencies than they are with both TV and Internet service providers, according to a Forrester research study published Thursday.

  • By Hallie Golden