Modernization
NARA Official: Hardest Part of Cloud Transition is Verifying Security
Convincing shareholders that data stored offsite is still secure is a challenge, Marlon Andrews said.
Digital Government
USDA Official: Private Sector Needs To Help Us Share Technology
The Agriculture Department's Risk Management CIO asked industry to take the lead on shared services.
Digital Government
White House CIO: New IT Fund Isn't 'Get It And Forget It' Money
The White House's chief information officer is continuing his public relations campaign to promote the $3 billion IT Modernization Fund.
Emerging Tech
Intelligence Agency Wants to Keep ‘Novel Organisms’ From Threatening Humans
IARPA is hosting a Proposers' Day for businesses in a couple weeks.
Cybersecurity
Farenthold: Cyber Will Be Next Administration's Greatest Challenge
Reports of self-radicalized terrorists could force lawmakers to draw boundaries for what citizens can consume on the internet.
Digital Government
This Agency Has to Write a Government Contract Just to Promote its Facebook Posts
The Defense Commissary Agency wants more people to see its posts, which include recipes and food jokes.
Digital Government
House Oversight Probes Obama’s Tech Teams: ‘Why Do We Have 18F and USDS?’
18F and USDS were questioned today during a House oversight hearing.
Digital Government
Scientists Build Public, Searchable Database for Cancer Data
The project supports the Cancer Moonshot initiative.
Digital Government
Report: Digital Service Teams Sidestep CIOs, Lack Clear Performance Metrics
A GAO report tells OMB to guide digital services teams on working with agency leadership.
Emerging Tech
Spy Agency Wants Tech That Shows How Well Its PR Team Is Doing
The NGA wants Sentiment Analysis tech to gauge its external communications efforts.
Modernization
18F's First Agile Award Is For FedRAMP Dashboard
The new contracting approach had been halted by multiple protests.
Artificial Intelligence
White House Adviser: AI Could Make Criminal Justice System Fairer
But first, we need better data.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Ebook: Federal Agencies Adapt to the Internet of Things
The challenges are innumerable, including protecting the data the internet of things collects and thwarting cyberattacks on that ecosystem.
Modernization
Survey: More People Want to Access Government Services on Their Smartphones
A new survey finds the majority of millennials want to access government services on their phones.
Digital Government
Congress Scrutinizes DHS, DOD Silicon Valley Offices
Both departments have until mid-June to provide briefings on their West Coast efforts.
Emerging Tech
Privacy Groups -- and Uber -- Challenge FBI’s Attempt to Bypass Privacy Act
Under a proposed exemption, people whose information was stored in FBI’s massive biometric database would not be permitted to know.
Digital Government
Report: Federal ‘Internet of Things’ Spending Up by 20 Percent
Agencies spent $8.8 billion on connected technology in the 2015 fiscal year, mostly on wireless devices and sensors.
Digital Government
Proposals for Multibillion-Dollar Public Safety Broadband Network FirstNet are In
The goal is for public safety agents to have a robust wireless connection on which they can use apps, devices and sensors that help them respond to emergencies.
Cybersecurity
Obama Administration's National Cyber Plan Could Mean Big Business
The Cybersecurity National Action Plan proposed more than $19 billion in cybersecurity investments.
Digital Government
Homeland Security Wants Its Own Contract Vehicle for Agile Services
DHS is considering making its own agencywide contract, like GSA’s Agile BPA.
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