Modernization

Katherine Mullins

Katherine Mullins has been instrumental in enabling all levels of government to communicate securely via the Homeland Security Information Network.

Modernization

Michael H. Brody

Michael Brody has a unique ability to reconcile mission needs with privacy protections, which requires close collaboration with DHS' many independent-minded components.

Digital Government

FBI wants justice data exchange help

The FBI needs help storing and disseminating the vast amount of data generated by the U.S. criminal justice system while improving the way data is shared at all levels of law enforcement.

Modernization

How DISA is helping to connect FirstNet

The Pentagon's tech support agency has been helping a startup government effort build a nationwide broadband communications network for first responders.

Acquisition

Chaffetz wants to rein in stingrays, GSA hits OASIS milestone and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

No smart city is an island

NIST is pushing a framework to ensure that smart technologies work across multiple municipalities -- and give small companies a fighting chance in the metropolis of tomorrow.

Modernization

18F builds cloud platform, FirstNet tweaks RFP and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Streamlined-hiring bill, overarching cyber defense and local IT budgets

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

IRS hacks, college data, IoT warnings and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Modernization

GAO dings IRS, Secret Service techs-up for pope and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Shielding innovation from DOD bureaucracy, mapping feds' local impact and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Modernization

FirstNet woos potential bidders

With initial funding and spectrum secured, the public safety broadband network must actually start building soon. And that will require the cooperation of telecom firms.

Cybersecurity

Latest NIST security guide, open CRS, GSA spins up portal offerings and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Acquisition

GCN award winners announced, and State issues cell phone and IT solicitations

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Modernization

Infrastructure looks to government for cyber help

A new survey shows critical infrastructure providers expect the physical impact of cyberattacks to worsen.

Digital Government

Linking laws through open data

Open data holds the promise of connecting legislation in new ways, bringing federal, state and local laws together and automating compliance. But teaching machines to read law –- or lawmakers to read machines -- is no simple task.

Cybersecurity

A FOIA app, Chamber targets cyber, shelling out for Shell and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

FirstNet RFP, Navy CIO and S&T on Facebook

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Cybersecurity

Insider threats, dashboard light, drone traffic control and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

Police Data Initiative aims to 'increase transparency'

Two goals of the Police Data Initiative are to enhance interoperability of systems and make it easier to extract useful insights from collected data.