Cybersecurity
Cyber Threats Will Keep Coming if Public and Private Sectors Don't Collaborate, Says DHS Cyber Exec
Securing the cyber ecosystem against national threats requires a partnership between government and industry players, according to a DHS cyber official.
Cybersecurity
Post-Snowden, NSA Crafts New Plan to Protect National Secrets
The spy agency's framework could help employees assess, and potentially mitigate, the risk of sharing sensitive information.
Digital Government
OMB Releases Guidelines for Government Spending Data
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to report how much congressional funding they receive, or how much money they're spending on specific projects, and post it to USAspending.gov.
Digital Government
This Startup Wants Mothers and Daughters to Hack Together
General Assembly, which offers coding classes to entrepreneurs, is hosting a Mother-Daughter Hack day at its office in Washington on Saturday.
Emerging Tech
Many Projects in Pentagon’s Emerging Tech Program Still Stuck in Development
Only about half of projects GAO examined had been transitioned to a government acquisition program, a military user, a prime contractor or eventually commercialized.
Emerging Tech
Committee Approves Plans for DHS Social Media Group
The group would assess the best ways to use social media before, during and after terrorist attacks or other emergencies.
Emerging Tech
By Infusing Government Services with Tech, Sweden Aims to Bolster Social Welfare and Democracy
Some of the most popular government apps are those that let citizens manage and monitor their personal benefits, such as Social Security, parental leave and sick days.
Emerging Tech
Lawmaker Wants to Connect More Federal Buildings to the Internet of Things
Under the bill, the energy secretary would learn from smart buildings in the private sector, and apply those practices to federal buildings.
Digital Government
Senators Beg Techies To Bring Congress Into 21st Century
At Hack4Congress, developers attempted to write code that could improve campaign finance record keeping and facilitate cross-party dialogue.
Cybersecurity
VA Thwarts Over a Billion Cyber Threats -- Just in March
The department will need to scale its cybersecurity to prevent what could be an exponential increase in threats, according to VA CIO Stephen Warren.
Digital Government
OMB Unveils FITARA Guidelines For Public Comment
The guidelines, posted on GitHub, are open for comment until May 30.
Digital Government
IT Pros Say Most Businesses Buy Cyber Tech Based on Cost, Not Security
Ninety percent of survey respondents said their companies had spent money on technology scrapped before, or soon after, deployment.
Artificial Intelligence
These Are the Tech Trends Government Might Not Be Ready For
Governments face unique challenges in fully implementing emerging technology: outdated hiring practices and concerns about the privacy of citizen data, among others.
Digital Government
Meet the Federal Government's Health Care IT Champion, Karen DeSalvo
The internal medicine specialist took office a little over a year ago -- 10 years after President George W. Bush's administration created the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Digital Government
DOD to Start Its Own Digital Service Team
The new squad is already working to transfer electronic health records to the Department of Veterans Affairs from DOD.
Digital Government
The Next Step in Health IT? Virtual Doctors Visits
Congressional interest in telehealth legislation is building.
Digital Government
The Plan for Avoiding 2020 Census Tech Flubs? Innovate But Don’t Invent
Census takers could be using commercially-available smartphones and tablets to administer the survey in 2020.
Digital Government
Few Americans Think Federal Open Data Programs Are Effective
Only 5 percent believe the federal government shares data effectively, according to a new survey from Pew.
Digital Government
White House Promotes Tech Meetups
Under federal CTO Megan Smith, the White House hosted its first tech meetup, encouraging technologists from across the U.S. to network with each other.
Emerging Tech