Cybersecurity
White House Lags Far Behind on Email Security Benchmark
The White House has not installed the DMARC security tool on 18 out of its 26 email domains.
Digital Government
Trump’s Complaints About Amazon Have a Historical Precedent
The fraught history of government-subsidized package delivery.
Digital Government
Women in Government Tech Have ‘One Bad-Ass Mission,' New Federal CIO Says
Suzette Kent highlighted the power of women in government in her first address as federal CIO.
Digital Government
Trump Fires Shulkin, Taps Personal Physician Ronny Jackson to Lead VA
While a leadership change at the Veterans Affairs Department had been predicted, the nomination of Jackson surprised many.
Modernization
U.S. Digital Service to Congress: We’ve Made A Measurable Impact
The government’s technology tiger team gives an update on what it accomplished in 2017 and the projects it has in process.
Digital Government
Trump’s Pick for CDC Director Is Experienced But Controversial
On the face of it, veteran virologist Robert Redfield seems like a good pick to lead the agency, but decades-old disputes are shadowing his appointment.
Digital Government
Government Has No Idea Whether The Billions It Spends On STEM Education Is Working
An audit by the Government Accountability Office suggests the White House isn’t measuring how well STEM education programs work.
Policy
After Threatening Veto, Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
President says military funding boost convinced him to sign the omnibus measure.
Policy
Trump Reignites Shutdown Possibility With Spending Bill Veto Threat
A veto would almost certainly lead to agencies shuttering come midnight.
Modernization
President’s Management Agenda Is All About IT Modernization
Administration leaders unveiled the agenda in Kansas City, Missouri, promising success in IT modernization efforts where others have failed.
Digital Government
Office of American Innovation Leader Takes New Job
Chris Liddell is the latest in staff changes at the tech-focused office.
Modernization
Trump Administration Mum on Nationalizing 5G
The proposal is still on the table, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, though localities may find their authority on public rights of way preempted regardless.
Digital Government
Trump Calls for a Space Force, a Concept His Pentagon Opposes
The president’s words could reanimate a legislative proposal that the defense secretary and others thought they had killed.
Digital Government
What the President’s Management Agenda Will Say About IT, CIOs and Office of American Innovation
The agenda will include bringing more people to the table and having OMB take the lead.
Modernization
GSA Awards First Wave of Contracts in White House’s IT Overhaul
The five awards will support each pillar of the IT Modernization Centers of Excellence program.
Modernization
Federal CIO, Tech Board Vote On How To Dole Out Modernization Funds
The Technology Modernization Fund Board held its first meeting this week, which included establishing a Statement of Principles.
Digital Government
Who's Running NASA?
An interim administrator has been overseeing the space agency for more than 13 months—and now he’s leaving, too.
Policy
Trump Just Blocked What Would Have Been the Largest Tech Acquisition Ever—Because China
The deal would have been the largest in tech history had it gone through.
Emerging Tech
How Well Does Trump Understand NASA?
As he praised the work of SpaceX, the president seemed to undermine the efforts of his own space agency.
Policy