Cybersecurity
IRS Phishing Scams Up 400 Percent, Agency Warns
As of mid-February, the IRS has already experienced 1,389 incidents.
Emerging Tech
Amid Protest, Window Closing for Bids on $50 Billion Networking Deal
There's been a flurry of recent activity on the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.
Digital Government
Tech Tips for the Next President
The recommendations prioritize five categories, including “reinventing government technology."
Digital Government
System Update: Pentagon Upgrading 4 Million Devices to Windows 10
The news comes almost three months after DOD Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen – with Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s blessing – put the Pentagon’s components on notice to prepare for the move.
Digital Government
DOD Invests to Prep Networks for Internet of Everything
The Pentagon’s IT arm recently gave the tech trend du jour more validation with the $4.3 billion Global Network Services contract.
Emerging Tech
NOAA’s Next-Gen Environmental Satellite One Step Closer to Launch
Next up is the environmental testing phase.
Modernization
IBM Gets Approval to Host DOD’s Most Sensitive Unclassified Data
Big Blue becomes the first cloud service provider with a direct connection to the Pentagon’s unclassified communications network.
Digital Government
Why Knowing What You Have Is Key to IT Modernization Efforts
IT modernization is all the rage these days in the federal government.
Emerging Tech
Join Nextgov and Defense One on Feb. 10: Tech Modernization in Focus
David Bray and Frank Konieczny will be two of several featured speakers at the event titled, “Transforming Defense and Federal IT for a Modern World."
Digital Government
The Intelligence Community’s Big Budget Challenge
The report suggests IT spending will essentially stagnate through 2020, with estimated IT spending at $9.5 billion by then.
Emerging Tech
How Do You Govern Data in the Internet of Everything?
By 2020, more than 200 billion sensors will produce data on everything from human hearts to heavy construction equipment to ocean seafloors.
Digital Government
The $5B Leidos-Lockheed Deal: Size Still Matters
At first blush, Leidos’ acquisition might seem counterintuitive to what many experts believe is a changing IT market.
Emerging Tech
What Will OMB's New Requirements Do for Federal Customer Service?
The 2016 directive is a strong signal from the House appropriations committee that the government’s efforts to improve customer service following an executive order in 2011 have not gone far enough.
Cybersecurity
Report: IT Security Spending Set to Rise
The report argues that IT security is undergoing immense change, in part, thanks to the increasingly interconnected world of people, objects and infrastructure, known as the Internet of Things.
Digital Government
With Lockheed Deal, Leidos Now the Government’s Largest IT Provider
As part of the deal, Lockheed Martin will receive $1.8 billion in cash from Leidos and will own a majority – 50.5 percent – equity stake in the company worth $3.2 billion.
Emerging Tech
Buying Cloud Services: What the U.S. Can Learn from the UK
British government agencies have access to a comprehensive listing of cloud service suppliers available through pre-vetted vendors working on six-month acquisition cycles.
Emerging Tech
Industry Group Weighs In: FedRAMP Needs Fixing
The industry group’s recommendations mirror efforts announced by the FedRAMP office last week, which focused on speeding up authorizations as well as increasing transparency.
Emerging Tech
Q&A with Matt Goodrich: How FedRAMP Gives Customers What They Want
GSA is building very technical policies based on what its customers want, not developing policies and forcing its customers to comply with them.
Modernization
Officials Plan ‘Major Changes’ to Speed Up FedRAMP Cloud-Vetting
The changes also focus on increasing transparency and promoting FedRAMP reuse.
Emerging Tech