Cybersecurity
The Chinese Government Likely Knew about Spectre and Meltdown Bugs Before the U.S.
Fixing hardware and software vulnerabilities requires global information sharing—and that includes U.S. cyber adversaries.
Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Needs a National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, Lawmakers and Experts Say
The government is well-positioned to flag specific research areas that would have the biggest impact on national interests.
Emerging Tech
Defense Security Service Is Trying to Overhaul the Entire Security Clearance Process
And it turned to an alternative contracting method to find nontraditional background check companies and ideas.
Cybersecurity
Huawei Pushes Back Again on FCC Proposal That Would Hurt Its Business
FCC officials say the Chinese telecom poses a national security threat to U.S. networks.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Most Feds Who BYOD Do It Without Agency Approval
It’s hard for agency security officials to protect networks when they don’t know what’s connecting to them, experts say.
Cybersecurity
Trump Administration Considering Regulation as a Tool to Compel Good Cyber Behavior
Regulatory actions will join other tools, such as indictments and sanctions, in the U.S. effort to promote cyber norms.
Digital Government
For the Pentagon Management Chief, Reform Begins with Good Data
Pentagon Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson offers a view of the path to reform in an exclusive interview with Nextgov.
Digital Government
Congress Studies the 3 Rs: Re-org, Re-clearance, Reauthorization
The bill that would name and shame hackers that attack U.S. targets also advanced.
Policy
The 17 Years Since the Microsoft Antitrust Case Taught Us That Regulation Can Spur Innovation
The Microsoft case set a precedent for not breaking up big tech companies.
Cybersecurity
Banning Software Isn’t the Route to Cybersecurity, Nuclear Security Agency Official Says
The government should be focused on mitigating the danger any software can pose, rather than banning software from China and elsewhere, the NNSA CIO says.
Artificial Intelligence
Here’s What the White House’s AI Committee Will Focus On
The committee created two groups, one dedicated to machine learning and another for research and development priorities.
Policy
The Tech Industry Is Fighting Trump—and Mostly Losing
Legal opposition and strongly worded remarks could not defeat the president’s travel ban.
Cybersecurity
Only 6 Non-Federal Groups Share Cyber Threat Info with Homeland Security
The government’s big idea to bolster the nation’s collective cyber defense isn’t attracting private-sector participants.
Modernization
What DOD’s Change In Cloud Leadership Means For Multibillion-Dollar Programs
The Defense Department’s management chief Jay Gibson discusses the evolving Cloud Executive Steering Group.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Reinstate and Elevate Top Cyber Diplomat Advances from Senate Committee
The Trump administration first removed the position, then combined it with State’s internet governance chief.
Policy
State Sales Tax Collections Finally Move Into the Internet Age
The Supreme Court's ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair scraps a precedent that dates back to the heyday of mail order catalogs.
Digital Government
Congress Lays Out Tech Funding in Spending Bills and Focuses on Supply Chain Threats
It's a busy week ahead for Congress.
Modernization
The Tech Side of Trump’s Plan to Reorganize Government
The plans would force government to get digital, as well as improve the way it provides services to citizens.
Digital Government
Commerce, Interior, Energy Top New Government Customer Experience Rankings
A new report rates how federal agencies provide customer experience.
Cybersecurity
Senate Bill Boosts Homeland Security Cyber Funding
The bill increases spending on Homeland Security’s Einstein and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation cyber systems.
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