Digital Government
GAO: Feds Aren’t Doing Enough for Minority Tech Workers
Equal employment agencies could be doing more, such as looking at which universities they recruit from.
Emerging Tech
Are Smartphones Making Us Less Productive?
This is not an idle thought, but a serious question recently posed by the Bank of England.
Digital Government
The Woman Who Mentored 13 CEOs
She spent 36 years as an executive in the food industry, and over that time supervised a baker’s dozen of future chief executives.
Policy
Congress Wrestles with Shutdown Deadline and Data Breach Drama
Lawmakers also introduced a bill to curb revenge porn.
Digital Government
The Government’s Struggle to Hire Young Tech Talent is Worse Than You Thought
There’s only one under-30 IT specialist working in agencies for every four who are over 60 years old.
Cybersecurity
GAO Asks: Exactly How Does CYBERCOM Help After Cyberattacks?
The Pentagon failed to describe how it’s training to support civil authorities when a major cyber strike comes, the watchdog agency said.
Digital Government
Signs That You Are Working With a Serial Sexual Harasser
A couple ways you can definitely see it coming.
Digital Government
Research Shows Jerks Get Ahead in Spite of Their Jerkiness, Not Because of It
Nice guys don't always finish last.
Artificial Intelligence
Coders Should Be Afraid of What Happened to the Journalism Industry
Many jobs are becoming vulnerable to outsourcing and automation.
Digital Government
More Than 200 US Diplomats, Civil Servants and Servicewomen Say They’ve Been Harassed at Work
An open letter titled #metoonatsec accuses their industry of systemic discrimination and harassment.
Ideas
The Key to Reducing Exposure to Cyber Liability, Part 2
Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how an organization's people play the largest role in reducing cyber liability.
Digital Government
How To Network At Conferences Even If You're Not a Natural
Don't miss out on the most valuable aspect of attending a conference.
Ideas
The Key to Reducing Exposure to Cyber Liability, Part 1
Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how to reduce an organization's exposure to breaches and subsequent liabilities.
Digital Government
Changing the Language in Job Ads Could Help Bring More Women Into Tech
Using gendered words or phrases can be exclusionary.
Ideas
How the New Science of Vulnerability Management Can Help Struggling Federal Networks
IT teams often have the tools to find network vulnerabilities. What they don't have is the manpower to fix them all.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Might Give You a Personal Assistant Instead of Taking Your Job
We’ve arguably never been busier—and more in need of some assistance.
Digital Government
Delayed Security Clearance Reforms Could Increase Costs for Agencies
Continuous evaluation could remain a pipe dream as cash-strapped agencies get no guidance from the top.
Modernization
The Most Important Productivity App Is the One That Stitches Them All Together
Welcome to the world of Recipes and Zaps.
Modernization
Feds Can Hire Short-Term Tech Talent for Modernizing
Office of Personnel Management announced a hiring authority would let agencies fill positions for up to a year.
Digital Government