Emerging Tech

You Have More Time To Tell Government How To Use Internet of Things

NTIA is extending the deadline for comment on a report it published on connected technology.

Cybersecurity

Commerce Nominee Endorses Cyber Push, Modernizing Government Tech

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross also praised the security benefits of cloud computing.

Emerging Tech

Commerce Wants Your Thoughts on Preliminary Internet of Things Guidance

As connected devices proliferate, the internet of things could eventually "increas[e] efficiency and convenience for industry, consumers and government to improv[e] safety,” Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said in a statement.

Digital Government

Government Shared Services Meet Challenges in People, Capital

Shared services continue to face challenges from how agencies are funding to finding the right personnel.

Cybersecurity

Trump Appoints Legislative Cyber Leaders to Transition Team

Reps. Devin Nunes, Marsha Blackburn and Tom Marino have sponsored cyber and tech legislation.

Digital Government

White House Expands Employment, Housing Data Effort

Fitbit, LinkedIn and other companies are collaborating on the Opportunity Project.

Emerging Tech

Why Adopt IPv6? NTIA Wants Your Thoughts

The internet of things will necessitate faster IPv6 adoption.

Cybersecurity

Commerce's Cyber Hit List: Third-Party Apps, Phishing

CISO Rod Turk said the department is focused on collaboration between bureaus.

Cybersecurity

Commerce, Energy and Justice Departments Get Generally Positive Cyber Assessments

Agencies' inspectors general are submitting reports as part of the 2015 Cybersecurity Act.

Digital Government

Commerce Data Guru Announces Departure

In a post on Medium on Thursday evening, Tyrone Grandison, Commerce’s deputy chief data officer, announced his planned exit nearly exactly a year after he joined the agency.

Ideas

Commerce Department Now Embraces GitHub for 'Collaborative Problem Solving'

America's data agency can now use GitHub for collaboratively building open source software.

Emerging Tech

FirstNet CEO: ‘$7 Billion Doesn’t Go As Far As It Used To’

During a Senate hearing, lawmakers pushed FirstNet experts to predict whether the broadband network would be deployed on schedule.

Digital Government

Census Names New Top Tech Official as Agency Prepares for 2020 Count

The hires comes less than a month after lawmakers pressed the agency to appoint a permanent CIO, following a nearly yearlong vacancy.

Digital Government

Lawmaker: Agencies Don’t Need Billions in New Funding to Upgrade Legacy IT

Agencies should repurpose savings from data center consolidation, says Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IT operations subcommittee.

Emerging Tech

Watchdog: Risk of Weather Satellite ‘Data Gap’ Shrinks, But Risks Persist

The potentially forecasting-affecting "data gap" is now estimated at between seven to 10 months.

Cybersecurity

How Last Year's OPM Hack Could Affect the Census

A loss of public trust in the federal government could undermine Commerce's ability to collect data for the 2020 census.

Digital Government

Can Open Data Create More Opportunities for Americans? A New White House Effort Hopes So.

Powered by open federal and local data sets, the newly launch project provides access to resources around employment, housing, schools and other neighborhood amenities.