Ideas
Seizing the Opportunity to Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Here's how the public sector could get a leg up on competing for cybersecurity talent.
Modernization
Watchdog: IRS botched Linux migration
Poor IT governance has prevented the IRS from making progress on a long-term effort to migrate 141 legacy applications from proprietary vendor software to open-source Linux operating systems, according to an audit.
Artificial Intelligence
IARPA Is Trying Keep Adversaries From Corrupting AI Tools
Could cyber adversaries be training the government’s artificial intelligence tools to fail?
Cybersecurity
Why user buy-in is the key to blockchain success
An organization can't put a blockchain vision in motion unless employees understand and buy into the impact it will have on them, the entire organization and its business processes
Ideas
Bypassing Procurement Can Introduce Some Unwanted Visitors
Agencies need to make sure they vet open source code for vulnerabilities before they use it.
Digital Government
IBM Buys RedHat in $34 Billion Deal
One of the biggest tech acquisitions ever revolves around cloud computing.
Modernization
IBM to acquire Red Hat in $34B deal
In the largest acquisition in its history, IBM is buying Red Hat, the leading distributor of the open-source operating system Linux, in a move designed to bolster its hybrid cloud offering.
Digital Government
Microsoft Finalizes Its Purchase of Github
What's next for the open-source software platform?
Cybersecurity
The disinformation game
The federal government is poised to bring new tools and strategies to bear in the fight against foreign-backed online disinformation campaigns, but how and when they choose to act could have ramifications on the U.S. political ecosystem.
Digital Government
Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter Unite to Make More Portable Data
The tech companies are joining forces to allow users to download and transfer data more easily.
Cybersecurity
DHS Looks to Improve Cyber Capabilities for Financial Services
The Homeland Security Department’s innovation unit is seeing how open-source technology can defend from emerging threats.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Has Agreed to Buy GitHub for $7.5 billion
The acquisition of GitHub will likely strengthen Microsoft’s cloud services offerings.
Digital Government
A New Open-Source Framework for Government Projects
Louisville, Kentucky is making the infrastructure for analyzing historic Waze data available to anyone who partners on the process.
Emerging Tech
R and Python Are Joining Forces, in the Most Ambitious Crossover Event of the Year—For Programmers
R and Python are essential tools for data scientists working at tech platforms.
Cybersecurity
DHS Funds Tech to Root Out Malware in Government Mobile Apps
The tool, developed with Red Hat, is one of several the department is touting at the RSA Cybersecurity conference.
Ideas
Subscription-Based IT is Coming—And That’s A Good Thing For Federal Agencies
The trend should help agencies address many of the IT challenges they confront.
Digital Government
Now That Most Artifacts Are Digital, Software Experts Need to Play Archeologist
"Software powers business, it powers government, it powers culture."
Modernization
Defense Department (Re)Launches Open Source Software Portal
The Code.mil open source initiative got a makeover and a new website: Code.mil.
Digital Government
The Source Code for the iPhone Leaked Online
Researchers believe the code to be real, and could be a significant security leak
Ideas
What Happens When You Can't Share or Access Your Own Data?
Agencies can avoid vendor lock-in with hybrid open source software.
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