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Digital Government
Taking blockchain beyond bitcoin
Blockchain isn't just for bitcoin, and federal agencies might find other uses for the secure recordkeeping tool.
Digital Government
Tech hasn't fixed FOIA yet
Transparency advocates are pushing Congress to go after agencies for shoddy responses to the sunshine law.
Digital Government
Meadows bill puts teeth in records enforcement
In a newly introduced bill, the chairman of a key government oversight subcommittee seeks to punish feds who destroy records and to enshrine existing records policy in law.
People
Census seeks CTO
With Avi Bender's departure to lead a data push at another Commerce Department component, the Census Bureau needs a new tech leader ahead of the 2020 headcount.
Digital Government
GSA kicks off search for innovation chief
The search is on for a commissioner for the recently established Technology Transformation Service at the General Services Administration.
People
Watchdogs want to root out burrowing feds
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is looking into political appointees who slide into career jobs.
Cybersecurity
Europeans OK trans-Atlantic data deal
One of the major players involved in the lengthy U.S./EU data transfer agreement process gave the thumbs-up on July 8.
Digital Government
Commerce to economists: Please use our data
The department's components are working hard to provide better data, but they need users to buoy the work through the tumultuous coming years.
Modernization
Pentagon raises payout in DHMSM hosting deal
The Pentagon is paying more than expected for the hosting portion of its coming electronic health record, and it is considering whether to find a separate vendor down the line.
Cybersecurity
USPS flooded with false malware positives
The U.S. Postal Service's cyber incident system is overwhelmingly identifying normal activity as malicious, according to a new inspector general report.
People
Uber, but for feds
Recently introduced legislation would open the world of modern transportation apps to federal reimbursement.
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Court: Feds can't hide outside emails from FOIA
Emails that contain government records don't gain immunity from FOIA just because they reside on an non-governmental system, an appeals court decided July 5.
Digital Government
NASA nails wry Juno outreach
Adding a sardonic dash to its trademark social media openness, NASA celebrated the initial success of its mission to Jupiter.
People
Milholland exits IRS
Without a restoration of the hiring authority that brought him in, the long-serving CTO departed the IRS at the end of June.
Digital Government
GAO doesn't trust 2020 census financials
The federal watchdog warns in a new report that the Census Bureau's $12.5 billion price tag for 2020 was not calculated reliably.
Digital Government
Why chief data officers don't do much tech
In many cases, federal CDOs find themselves focused less on technology and more on playing adviser to leaders within their agencies.
Digital Government
Interior spending $50K per month on unused mobile devices
The Interior Department is wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on mobile devices that are unused or unsecured, according to a new inspector general report.
Digital Government
Another IRS tax tool bites the dust
The IRS has killed its online tool for requesting electronic-filing PINs after cyberattacks ramped up.
Modernization
Hurd still not sold on IT modernization fund
The Texas techie told C-SPAN he thinks modernizing legacy systems is a critical issue, but he isn’t supporting the Obama administration’s $3.1 billion IT modernization fund.
Digital Government
Smartphones and video apps powered House Dems' gun control sit-in
House Democrats used social media, personal tech and congressional Wi-Fi to disrupt and bypass the majority's authority, raising the question of how to enforce 18th-century rules of decorum in the Information Age.
