Cybersecurity
Intel chiefs: No direction from Trump on election security
At a Senate hearing, three intelligence chiefs acknowledged the White House has not specifically directed them to dedicate resources towards securing election infrastructure, but told lawmakers they are still focused on addressing the issue.
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Non-traditional IT contractors unite to watch each other's backs
Steve Kelman writes that the nascent Digital Services Coalition could change industry collaboration -- if its members can preserve the culture of trust.
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USDA plans to centralize CIO role
The Department of Agriculture is looking to consolidate internal operations and get help from outside agency walls to carry out its modernization plans.
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Can election security be fixed in time for the 2018 vote?
With 2018 primaries fast approaching, policymakers are addressing election security concerns on multiple fronts, including online ad disclosure and cybersecurity for voting systems.
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Census Bureau changes course on key 2020 question
The move comes despite statistical research supporting an internal Census recommendation to combine two key questions to improve response rates.
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GAO to investigate bot-driven net neutrality comments
The congressional watchdog looks to take on the FCC's electronic filing system and the possible widespread of use bots to flood the system.
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Biden doesn't want cyber war with Russia
Former Vice President Joe Biden supports consequences for Russia for its role in the 2016 U.S. election, but rejected calls to start a tit-for-tat cyber war.
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Congress requires mobile-friendly websites
The Connected Government Act requires all new or redesigned federal websites to scale to mobile screens.
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Bipartisan Senate bill would boost election security aid to states
The measure seeks to boost the level of federal support to state local officials in order to protect the nation's election infrastructure from foreign cyber interference.
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Unlocking blockchain's potential
The technology best known for securing cryptocurrency is catching the attention of federal agencies -- if government can get past the hype and the misconceptions.
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Shakeup at TTS as Murphy takes over GSA
Long-time acquisition expert Emily Murphy takes over GSA, as new leaders move into key spots in the Federal Acquisition Service.
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Can government kick bots out of the comments?
Providing feedback on proposed federal rule changes is so easy that bots can do it.
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Senate Intel chair doesn't plan legislative push on election cyber
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) dropped some hints about what the Senate Intelligence Committee will recommend to protect election infrastructure.
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Hill hackathon tackles transparency, efficiency
The Congressional Hackathon included pitches from tech groups to improve citizens' access to government, including the House Clerk's Office's plans to begin redlining and markup history of legislation by Jan. 1.
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Open data tools promote Census awareness
Tech groups from nonprofits, companies, federal agencies and universities from across the country unveiled various digital tools based on federal data.
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Federal website performance continues to lag
Federal websites continue to slip on performance metrics related to page-load speed, mobile friendliness, security and accessibility, an ITIF report finds.
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The analog keys to a smart digital strategy
Clear business cases, careful user interviews and strategic outside alliances can be far more important than the technology itself.
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Mapping our changing coastline
Congress is looking to boost an ongoing project to aggregate U.S. coastal mapping data.
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What are voting machine companies doing about cyber?
Five voting machine companies responded to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and largely downplayed the threat to their products, pointing to other dangers in the election system.
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Why it's harder than you think to hack a voting machine
Despite the fear and hype, there are several obstacles that make the most direct form of tampering, altering vote counts, extremely difficult.
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