Digital Government
How not to do a Twitter Q&A
In support of the White House Conference on Aging, Labor Secretary Tom Perez took to Twitter to answer citizens' questions. It was a good idea, but failed to capitalize on social media's biggest draw: a personal touch.
Digital Government
NASA: A good story well told
The space agency’s PR machine is second to none in the federal government. The secret: “Don’t suck all the fun out of what you do.”
Cybersecurity
A successful cyber sprint, with a questionable finish line
The federal CIO says agencies have beefed up security during his 30-day push -- but the sprint is just the beginning.
People
Archuleta out at OPM
Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Beth Cobert will step in as acting director of the Office of Personnel Management.
Cybersecurity
OPM director refuses to resign amid new hack revelations
Officials detailed the timing of the two breaches and confirmed that they were executed by the same "actor."
Cybersecurity
OPM: 21.5M impacted by background-check breach
Agency details results of an "interagency forensic investigation," plans for assisting affected individuals.
Cybersecurity
Fixing FISMA, blaming … someone, and another lawsuit
Lawmakers wrestled with the regulatory shortcomings that helped allow the OPM breach to happen as they continued the search for someone to blame. Employee unions, on the other hand, know whom they're blaming.
Digital Government
Can Uncle Sam promote self-driving vehicles?
Industry leaders are bullish on the future of robotic transportation, but when it comes to regulation, they seek "balance" from the feds.
Modernization
Like duct-taping airbags to a '65 Mustang
Federal CIO Tony Scott says trying to graft modern security features onto legacy IT systems is like slapping modern safety features onto a classic car: darn near impossible, and ugly.
Acquisition
One company shows how it is embracing agile
CivicActions puts its 'open' money where its mouth is on 18F BPA.
Modernization
For NOAA, flexible cloud enables mammoth computing
NOAA is harnessing the potential of the cloud – and the innovation of the private sector – to deliver its enormous troves of data to the public.
People
Barry West still missing at FDIC
The agency CIO and former AFFIRM president has been on leave since at least early June.
Digital Government
First, admit you have a problem
Greg Godbout's advice to agencies confronted with data-based evidence of a project's failure? Admit you messed up and quickly change direction.
Cybersecurity
OPM yanks background check system offline
Weeks after first disclosing massive breaches, OPM has shuttered a vital background check system.
Acquisition
Eagerly awaited agile BPA is delayed
18F's novel agile procurement attempt is pushed back while the agency works to answer all the vendor questions pouring in.
Modernization
Want digital services tips? Watch Singapore
The Southeast Asian city-state's government may have cracked the code for providing the services citizens actually want online: listen, don't force.
Cybersecurity
OPM contractors in the crosshairs
House Oversight and Government Reform targeted OPM officials and contractors alike for their roles in the massive hack.
Digital Government
OPM head touts cyber revamp, mum on who’s to blame for breach
Appearing before a Senate committee was a peaceful affair for OPM Director Katherine Archuleta compared to the tongue-lashing she got in the House last week, but she still faced tough questions – and couldn't answer all of them.
Cybersecurity
Unions play watchdog – and roadblock? – roles in OPM disaster
Federal labor unions are holding OPM accountable and fighting for workers after breaches exposed personal data – but did union bargaining help leave government systems vulnerable in the first place?
Cybersecurity
Notification deadline passes, feds exposed in OPM breaches still in the dark
The scope of the Office of Personnel Management breaches remains unclear as personal information exposure notifications continue to reach current and former feds.
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