Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Plans a New Cybersecurity Strategy
The strategy will be based on the main elements of the president’s May executive order.
Cybersecurity
The White House's Cyber Tool Wish List
Acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer Grant Schneider pushed for tools that are easy to use but can share threat info in real time.
Digital Government
OMB Data Guru: If Your Manager Doesn’t Get Open Data, Take Them To A Hackathon
White House tech teams are going to more public tech events not only to network but also to demonstrate the value of open data projects.
Digital Government
White House Officials: To Manage the Government, Open Its Data
Though there are hurdles, White House officials continue to push for better, more accessible federal data.
Digital Government
Trump's Tech Team Wants to ‘Wow’ Public
The Office of American Innovation isn't interested in tech for tech's sake. It's to make government more efficient.
Digital Government
White House Fills Key Buying, Budget Positions
The administration nominated General Services Administration and Office of Personnel Management leaders, as well as other positions.
Digital Government
Why the American Technology Council Stands As Others Disband
The American Technology Council is comprised of government officials, not private-sector personnel
Digital Government
Office of American Innovation Targets Federal Customer Service
“If we can just make individual people’s everyday lives 20 percent better, that would be a huge contribution,” White House adviser Chris Liddell said.
Digital Government
Think Tank Tells Trump's Office of American Innovation To Design From The Bottom Up
If it works in business, can't it work in government?
Digital Government
White House Office of American Innovation Lays Out Priorities
Led by Jared Kushner, the collection of White House talent has been described as a “SWAT team of internal consultants” and a liaison between federal bureaucracies and Silicon Valley innovation.
Cybersecurity
The Cyber Advice Tech Titans Gave the White House Behind Closed Doors
White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce shared what private-sector tech executives told the American Technology Council.
Digital Government
Trump's Innovation Office In Close Touch With USDS
White House tech adviser Chris Liddell attends U.S. Digital Service meetings multiple times a week.
Digital Government
Office of American Innovation, OMB Seek 'Early Wins' for IT Modernization
The Jared Kushner-led innovation office meets regularly with Office of the Chief Information Officer on cyber and citizen matters.
Digital Government
GSA Reorganizes to Support White House Innovation Office
The agency's Technology Transformation Service will move under the Federal Acquisition Service.
Digital Government
'They Get It,' Lawmaker Says of Trump's Innovation Office
Trump's teams have been concerned with federal IT since the transition, Rep. Will Hurd said.
Digital Government
US Government Websites Might Have Violated Ethics Laws by Promoting Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort
US embassy websites refer to Mar-a-Lago as the "winter White House."
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Czar to Play Role in Kushner Innovation Office
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce will help ensure any government modernization programs build cybersecurity in, he said.
Digital Government
Trump Is Keeping White House Visitor Logs Secret, Unlike Obama
Transparency advocates have urged the new administration to continue the practice of making those logs public.
Digital Government
Here are the People Likely to Make Up Trump's Office of American Innovation
The team includes Reed Cordish, the Baltimore real-estate developer Trump chose as a technology adviser.
Cybersecurity