Cybersecurity
Senate panel skeptical about U.S.-China cyber accord
Intel and defense chiefs defend the administration's cyber deal with China, but key lawmakers are skeptical.
People
OPM trumpets the 1 percent
In a partial release of major survey results, the Office of Personnel Management touted improvement, though the data reveal only minor changes in federal employee feelings.
Modernization
'The Internet of Other People’s Things'
During an impassioned National Telecommunications and Information Administration meeting, lawyers and stakeholders slogged away at a drone-flying guide.
People
Coding boot camps: 'Very empowering, very transformational'
As an alternative or supplement to a computer science degree, coding boot camps can help women get their foot in the door – or kick in the door -- of the tech workforce.
Digital Government
Can the next president be transparent if s/he tries?
It doesn't matter who the next president is, those pushing transparency and IT innovation in government will still be frustrated, says one of the Data Act's champions.
People
How decision modeling can make for better government
Business decision logic is a type of data, and it's time agencies started treating it that way.
Modernization
Connecting the cyber and the physical
NIST is looking for feedback on its evolving framework for systems that connect the real world and the computer world.
People
CIOs urged to flex their financial muscle
A retired general tells federal CIOs they need to stop wasteful spending before it gets started, and says they could have a powerful ally in their agency CFO.
People
What are agencies doing with IT money they're saving?
GAO says 24 federal agencies saved $3.6 billion between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2014, and need to keep better track of how they reinvest those savings.
Digital Government
New CIO plans long-overdue upgrades at Library of Congress
A March GAO report called out five key weaknesses in Library IT, and Bernard A. Barton Jr. hopes to address all of them.
Cybersecurity
Latest NIST security guide, open CRS, GSA spins up portal offerings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
How OPM breach victims can fight back
Credit monitoring and credit freezes are recommended, as is providing false information for security questions on social media, banking and other websites.
Cybersecurity
IG warns Labor on information security
Among other problems, the department had a history of failing to switch off access privileges for former employees.
Modernization
ICANN handoff officially delayed
It will be at least another year before Internet domain naming and addressing functions are handed off to a global, multi-stakeholder body.
Digital Government
Leaky data integration costs billions
A new study says bad data integration results in $342 billion in lost health care benefits every year.
People
Metrics key to measuring success on IT projects
CIOs need to develop and use metrics so they know what works and can tell a better story about IT successes, says a new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
Cybersecurity
Is hacking back a cyber-theft deterrent option?
A new study on economic espionage in cyberspace reflects the shifting conversation in Washington on passive vs. proactive defense.
Modernization
Army issues guidance for commercial cloud migration
The guidance stipulates that commands bear ultimate responsibility for ensuring that systems and applications within their portfolios are rationalized.
Acquisition
OMB developing cyber guidance for contractors
New guidelines will be aimed at bolstering contractor cybersecurity in the wake of breaches that originated with vendors.
Cybersecurity
ACT-IAC looks to 'dramatically improve' federal cybersecurity
The public-private group is surveying academia, industry and others, and will report its findings to federal CIO Tony Scott by the end of September.
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