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
Giuliani Cyber Task Force Hammers Down Focus Issues
The task force plans to bring industry cybersecurity executives into the White House to brief on those issues, a McAfee executive said.
Digital Government
Is Trump Eliminating the White House Science and Tech Office?
The administration appears to be whittling down the science and technology staff—or at least, not building it up.
Digital Government
8 Tips for Jared Kushner and the New Innovation Office
Think about holistic, unified and scalable public services.
Cybersecurity
Is Trump Still Tweeting From His Unsecured Android Phone?
If so, he’s extremely vulnerable to being hacked.
Digital Government
Trump Has A New Innovation Office. It’s Unclear What That Means for 18F and USDS.
Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will head up the office.
Digital Government
The Risks of Sending Secret Messages in the White House
Communication apps with disappearing text could run afoul of presidential records laws—and might not be as secure as they seem.
Digital Government
RNC Chief Digital Officer to Join White House in Same Role
Gerrit Lansing, the RNC's chief digital officer since 2015, has been tapped to continue that role at the White House, Politico reported Wednesday.
Digital Government
Trump Appoints Baltimore Real Estate Developer To Tech Team
Reed Cordish will serve as the assistant to the president for intragovernmental and technology initiatives.
Digital Government