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Digital Government
Federal Tech Predictions for 2016
SolarWinds CTO, Joel Dolisy, told Nextgov about his predictions for what the federal IT space will look like in the coming year.
Digital Government
New Playbook Examines Dos and Don’ts for Federal Innovation
Agencies should navigate the innovation process like an hourglass: start big with plenty of people pitching various ideas.
Digital Government
MEGABYTE Act Seeks to Slash Software Waste
Short for “Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies," the bill requires agencies to assemble comprehensive inventories of software licenses.
Digital Government
These 6 Principles Could Change the Face of Federal Technology
New guiding principles and actions aim to boost the performance of federal technology for all agencies.
Digital Government
Expert: Requirements Have No Place in Agile Development
“There is nothing required in agile,” said Greg Godbout, EPA chief technology officer, during an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Cybersecurity
Should the Secret Service Hand Over Its Cybersecurity Responsibilities?
It might be time for the Secret Service to transition its focus away from cybercrime, according to a recent House Oversight and Government Reform report.
Digital Government
Copyright Office Needs More Tech and Data Experts
The office needs to hire at least 150 new tech staff, officials told Congress.
Digital Government
Are These Collaboration Platforms Key to Improving Federal IT?
Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott announced the winning teams of the first-ever CIO Council IT Solutions Challenge.
Emerging Tech
Will Social Media Mavens Take Leave of Absence to Help TSA Tweet Better?
TSA is on the hunt for a few good social media experts willing to devote six months to boosting the agency's customer service social media campaign.
Digital Government
FDA Crowdsourcing its Way to Precision Medicine. But What About Security?
A team at FDA is in the midst of launching PrecisionFDA, a cloud-based platform so researchers can work together.
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Digital Government
New 'Playbook' Details What It's Like to Work with 18F
Eight comprehensive principles aim to make it easier for agencies to work alongside 18F when building innovative services.
Cybersecurity
Watchdog: Critical Infrastructure Needs More Cyber Metrics
Most sector-specific agencies still need to develop metrics to evaluate their critical infrastructure sectors' cybersecurity progress, GAO said.
Modernization
NIST Names App Challenge Winners
First place went to an app that provides simple access to chemical species data.
Cybersecurity
Why Aren't Terrorists Committing More Cyberattacks?
They are wreaking enough havoc without cyberattacks, so they may not think they need them, said Tricia Bacon, former counterterrorism official for the State Department.
Emerging Tech
Could a New Center Help the US in Global Supercomputing Rankings?
The Energy Department's new energy-efficient facility will include an innovative supercomputing center and an extremely fast network so researchers can tackle countrywide challenges.
Emerging Tech
User Feedback Key to USASpending.gov’s 2-Year Facelift
Treasury has built an open beta site to collect user feedback before the final version goes live May 2017.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Seek Health Care Breach Answers
A bipartisan group of senators have reached out to HHS for information on how it is handling the spike in data breaches at health care organizations.
Emerging Tech
Commerce Department Launches Data 'Startup'
The agency plans to recruit more than a dozen software engineers and data scientists.
Cybersecurity
NIST's 5 Steps to Block Unwanted Software on Agency Systems
Automated whitelisting can be a simpler approach to screening and approving software patches and updates, according to the recently released guide.
