Cybersecurity
DOD, DHS chart paths to acquisition innovation
DOD and DHS are both trying to tap into the best the tech sector has to offer, and each agency has new and experimental contracting mechanisms that are showing signs of short-circuiting existing procedures.
Digital Government
Why government open-data practices are low-tech
The open-data movement is still in its infancy. In a new report, the Data Foundation charts how it can grow up.
Digital Government
DOD to create chief innovation officer position
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is implementing some of the initial recommendations of the Defense Innovation Board, including the creation of a new position to drive innovation efforts.
Digital Government
Government needs digital transformation to reverse sliding satisfaction
Agencies must embrace a digital, cloud-based transformation to reverse declining public satisfaction with government service, save money and build for the future, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Can tech transform the social safety net?
Data sharing and technology offer greater opportunities for people to find jobs, and they present the government with a chance to streamline, improve and rethink social programs.
Modernization
Will the next president keep IT modernization going?
The coming presidential transition could take the steam out of federal IT reform, lawmakers and agency officials said.
Digital Government
Elections could upend IT leadership on Capitol Hill
As Democrats seek to expand their seats, a few notable lawmakers with IT and workforce policy chops could find themselves out of office when the 115th Congress convenes.
Modernization
Data policy for a new administration
Experts have some advice for the next administration on tackling open-data initiatives early in its term to improve government operations and service.
Digital Government
18F finances in disarray, watchdog warns
A new report says 18F has lost $36 million to date, "repeatedly overestimated revenue" and pushed back its projected break-even date to 2020.
Cybersecurity
Red teaming isn't easy
Cybersecurity testing and contract specifications that industry takes for granted can be a bear to implement in some federal IT contracts.
Digital Government
IARPA seeks to predict the unpredictable
IARPA is hosting forecasting tournaments, crowdsourcing intelligence and combining human research with automation in order to accurately forecast – and prevent – catastrophic events before they take place.
Digital Government
Satellite, data projects on White House agenda
Global internet connectivity, artificial intelligence and a manned mission to Mars are some of the big ideas at the Frontiers Conference.
Acquisition
How big companies drive innovation in government IT
Rather than being hampered by their size, large IT contractors are uniquely positioned to support the government's efforts to innovate.
People
Kerry seeks talent boost from Silicon Valley
Secretary of State John Kerry called on the technology industry for help with staffing and ideas for the agency's Global Engagement Center.
Digital Government
Snow leaves top job at 18F
Aaron Snow is stepping down as Executive Director of 18F, but plans to return as a key advisor to the incoming Technology Transformation Service commissioner.
Digital Government
Pentagon advisory board rolls out innovation plan
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Advisory Board says bureaucratic and other barriers prevent the spread of existing innovation across the military.
Modernization
The true source of innovation in federal IT
Seville Government Consulting's Jaime Gracia argues that to solve its technology challenges, the government should turn to the small-business community.
Digital Government
Blockchain gains congressional support
Blockchain now has its own congressional caucus to raise awareness among lawmakers and advance policy discussions around the technology for tracking bitcoin transactions.
Digital Government
AI is coming
Steve Kelman looks at the potential -- and potential risks -- of letting algorithms drive government decision-making.
Cybersecurity
FCW @ 30
Since 1987, FCW has covered it all -- the major contracts, the disruptive technologies, the picayune scandals and the many, many people who make federal IT function. Here's a look back at six of the most significant stories.
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