Digital Government

Congressman Wants U.S. to Part With Europe on Data Privacy

As the number of devices quietly gathering your data increases, so does the risk of exposure.

Digital Government

Intel Exec: Internet of Things Isn’t Scaling As Fast As We Thought

Actual connected devices may fall short of the 50 billion experts were predicting would join the internet by 2020.

Digital Government

What CIO Vacancies Mean For Modernizing Government

A Congressman leading the tech upgrade movement says Congress should just treat acting CIOs like permanent ones.

Digital Government

Former Maryland CIO Steps in as OPM CIO

David Garcia replaces Dave DeVries, who left the federal government for Michigan.

Cybersecurity

Most Feds Like NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework

Trump’s cybersecurity executive order directed all agencies to adopt the framework.

Digital Government

OMB Data Guru: If Your Manager Doesn’t Get Open Data, Take Them To A Hackathon

White House tech teams are going to more public tech events not only to network but also to demonstrate the value of open data projects.

Digital Government

How U.S. Digital Service’s Login.gov Team Works With Other Agencies

The U.S. Digital Service team building out the governmentwide login has a separate staff that markets the system to other agencies.

Digital Government

FDA Wants To Fast Track Health Products From Apple, Fitbit

A precertification system would mean those companies don’t need to do premarket reviews for products.

Modernization

Pentagon Cuts Mobile Device Costs By Half

The mobility program's popularity drove down prices significantly.

Digital Government

Survey: Most CIOs Say a Majority of Their Applications Are Out of Date

About 72 percent of federal chief information officers said the majority of applications in their agencies are legacy systems, a new survey finds.

Digital Government

Rep. Hurd’s Solution For Tech Talent Shortage: 10 Day Tours of Duty

The Cyber National Guard could provide a constant stream of short-term talent, the lawmaker says.

Cybersecurity

DHS Commercializes Two Nature-Themed Cyber Products

It’s the first time two products have been simultaneously licensed to the same company through the Transition to Practice Program.

Emerging Tech

What’s Blockchain’s Role In The Public Good?

A nonprofit partnership is looking for ways the decentralized ledger system can benefit society.

Digital Government

Vint Cerf's Think Tank: Internet Rulemaking Is Going to Get More Complicated

The nonprofit recommends governments work with each other—and the rest of society—to craft internet regulations.

Emerging Tech

Federal Blockchain Projects Face a Familiar Talent Problem

The General Services Administration has a proof-of-concept project underway and a hurdle.

Emerging Tech

Energy Department's Random Number Generator Could Make for Stronger Encryption

Oak Ridge scientists believe they have created a quantum-based device that creates truly random numbers.

Digital Government

What the Intelligence Community Wants to Get Out of Tracking Its Workforce

The IC's research wing is experimenting with wearables and other sensors to optimize employees and their work environment.

Digital Government

Could Whale Migration Be the Key to Smarter Naval Operations?

DARPA wants to use marine life as “living sensors” in the internet of things network.

Digital Government

Here's How the Government Could Better Track Contract Spending

Lexis Nexis and the Data Foundation make a case for a decentralized but standard ID tag for all legal entities.