Digital Government

Commerce Staffs Up Data Startup with First Agency Chief Data Scientist

Another data guru joins the currently small team housed within the Commerce Department.

Cybersecurity

Creative, Audacious or Destructive: The Different Personalities of Nation-State Hackers

What sets a Russian hacker apart?

Digital Government

GSA’s Customer Experience Credo: Be a Good Listener

Being open to customer feedback has helped the agency better its products.

Cybersecurity

White House Seeks Cyber Policy Guru

Duties include creating policy recommendations and reviewing governmentwide cybersecurity workforce policies, procedures and programs to close any existing gaps,

Cybersecurity

The One Person Who’s Not Losing Sleep Over Potential ID Theft

A famous whistleblower on the lam might be the last person a cybercriminal wants to impersonate.

Cybersecurity

Watchdog Duo Wants to Move Security Clearance Data Out of OPM

“Simply put, OPM was not designed to house and protect this sensitive data,” the lawmakers say.

Cybersecurity

Why Aren't We Learning from These Devastating Cyberattacks?

Here's why cyberthreat information sharing between the public and private sectors might make sense.

Cybersecurity

What Comes After Cybersecurity Awareness?

In recognizing National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Nextgov will be shining the light on what’s being done in government to raise the cybersecurity awareness and the multitude of challenges federal agencies face.

Artificial Intelligence

Could We All Have Cyber Doppelgängers in the Future?

The idea of a world with "mind clones" may not seem so crazy after all.

Emerging Tech

'Unhinging' a Government Culture Resistant to Change

Risk taking and failure should be an option in government, top federal technologists say.

Cybersecurity

Should Government Use 'Dark Web' Data to Warn Industry about Planned Attacks?

Tipping your hand could be a really bad idea.

Digital Government

Nextgov Prime 2015 to Shine Spotlight on Cybersecurity and Data

The event will give federal IT influencers insight into the top challenges of managing, leveraging and securing data and tackling emerging cyberthreats in 2015 and beyond.

Digital Government

One Week Left to Submit Bold Awards Nominations!

Know any innovative federal employees disrupting the status quo? June 30 is the deadline to submit nominations for the Bold Awards.

Digital Government

Nominate Tech Innovators for the Nextgov 2015 Bold Awards

It’s time to recognize the good work being done in government.

Cybersecurity

The Cyber Expert Who Doesn't Think the Sky is Falling: Q&A with Kaspersky Lab's Adam Firestone

Kaspersky Lab's Adam Firestone wants you to handle the cyber landscape like you would handle navigating the ocean.

Digital Government

An Innovator in the Line of Fire -- Literally

She was shot in Central America and targeted by Islamic extremists in Afghanistan. But Alexis Bonnell’s toughest challenge so far? Navigating the federal government.

Digital Government

Commerce's Chief Data Officer on Leading 'America's Data Agency'

Data guru Ian Kalin says he won't measure success in a “stereotypical bureaucratic fashion.”

Emerging Tech

Becoming a Digital Master: A Conversation with George Westerman

Lessons on digital transformation from Nike, Burberry and Starbucks.

Digital Government

A 2015 Technology Forecast

Nextgov's Tech Trends 2015 ebook reflects some of 2014’s most impactful trends and areas sure to continue in the year ahead.