Cybersecurity
OMB director announces new digital privacy office
The White House is creating a new digital privacy office and senior career position to oversee agency privacy and data collection programs.
Digital Government
Census calls off 2017 field tests, cites funding uncertainty
Bureau officials said the decision to cancel the upcoming tests is not ideal, but it is "the best overall operation remaining amid current uncertainty" about fiscal 2017 funding.
People
Why regulators need to grok new tech
FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny said regulators need to understand technology before they seek to regulate it.
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
Tech and the cancer moonshot
Vice President Biden said that advances in computing technology and changes in the culture of scientific collaboration will lead researchers to a cure for cancer.
Digital Government
ONC gets new authority over health IT certification
The agency that certifies electronic health records systems is getting expanded powers to regulate health IT.
Digital Government
DHA director touts 'more complete' DOD health record
Defense Health Agency Director Vice Adm. Raquel Bono said the new electronic health record system will enable DOD to provide more complete, responsive and effective health care.
Digital Government
What VA wants to learn from DOD's $4.3 billion EHR
As the Defense Department prepares to launch its new electronic health record system, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be watching for lessons.
Modernization
Pentagon IT service consolidation nears the finish line
The Pentagon's joint IT service is borrowing cultural elements often associated with social media companies to advance its IT modernization push, but not without resistance.
Digital Government
IG: USDA lacks internal controls on classified information
An inspector general audit revealed that the Agriculture Department does not have adequate internal controls to prevent incorrectly categorizing or improperly releasing classified information.
People
GAO wants better payroll data from OPM
The Office of Personnel Management's payroll and workforce data is unreliable and needs to be made more available for use by other agencies, according to a government watchdog.
People
What the next administration needs to do about the workforce
Through consultations with industry and government, ACT-IAC came up with both short- and long-term actions the next administration should take to solve federal workforce problems, particularly in the IT sphere.
People
Finding ways to make federal employees want to stay
Agencies are emphasizing engagement and adding performance incentives to make government careers more attractive to the next generation of employees.
Cybersecurity
Air Force cybersecurity campaign takes off
Air Force CIO Lt. Gen. William Bender announced a yearlong cybersecurity awareness push and the creation of a chief information security office.
Cybersecurity
Trump announces plans for Cyber Review Team
In a speech to a veterans group, the Republican presidential nominee offered an outline for his cybersecurity policy.
People
Modest gains for most agencies in job satisfaction
OPM released agency-by-agency results from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, and most agencies improved.
People
'Burrowing in' oversight needs improvement
Agencies say OPM's policy requiring agencies to seek approval to move political appointees to career posts is confusing, and OPM does not identify all cases.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Most agencies have incomplete IT inventories
GAO said most big federal agencies do not have complete inventories of their IT assets, which means they are missing opportunities to identify savings, creating security risks and not complying with FITARA.
People
Senator: Rigid hiring process pushes millennials from federal work
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said agencies are missing out on younger workers because of the government's rigidity, particularly its protracted hiring process.
Digital Government
Treasury mulls open identifier system
The Treasury Department is working on a Legal Entity Identifier system to link financial institutions, but officials say its government-wide adoption would require assurances of open, free and high-quality data available on a non-discriminatory basis.
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