Digital Government
Transition moves into high gear
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has 73 days to get ready to take over the federal government.
Modernization
IG: USPS at risk of unauthorized network access
The U.S. Postal Service does not know how many internet-facing hosts it has, lacks adequate firewall protections and is therefore vulnerable to unwanted network intrusions.
Cybersecurity
Can government guide industry to better cyber info-sharing?
The NTIA is hoping to nudge industry to improve collaboration on disclosing cyber vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
Why open data needs a mission
DJ Patil, the Obama administration's top data scientist, believes open data has the power to help reveal and remediate social problems, but the data doesn't mean much without a mission behind it.
People
White House makes final push to streamline federal hiring
The directors of OMB and OPM sent a memo to federal agencies with three objectives for improving their hiring processes.
Cybersecurity
ID protection to expire for more than 100,000 OPM hack victims
About 100,000 to 150,000 feds whose sensitive information was stolen in the OPM hack will have to re-enroll if they want to retain the compensatory identity protection coverage offered by OPM after Dec. 1.
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
Regulators mull what IOT means for spectrum
Federal officials cautioned of the dangers of hampering innovation with restrictive spectrum allocation.
People
Census announces test plans for 2017, 2018
After deciding to call off field tests, the Census Bureau announced it is moving forward with address canvassing tests in 2017 and confirmed its 2018 end-to-end test locations.
Cybersecurity
CRS fact-checks Trump claim of ICE endorsement
A Congressional Research Service legal sidebar explains why campaign trail claims that ICE endorsed Donald Trump for president are not accurate.
People
OPM plans new work-life survey
The Office of Personnel Management will conduct a governmentwide survey to measure workplace flexibility as part of its efforts to attract and keep talented feds.
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.
Cybersecurity
DDOS attacks raise questions from lawmakers
Lawmakers want answers from government officials and the private sector on how a distributed denial-of-service attack crippled leading websites last week.
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.
Acquisition
Watchdogs honored at IG awards
Members of the federal inspector general community were honored for their tech oversight achievements at the 19th annual CIGIE awards.
Digital Government
DARPA transfers powerful space telescope to the Air Force
The Air Force Space Command is taking over operations of a sophisticated telescope built to survey and track space debris and satellites.
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