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By Dan Verton

Silicon Valley's public service awakening — is it real?

February 27, 2015

A new wave of tech disruptors is descending upon the nation's capital, bent on changing government. But what's really behind this movement?

Researchers link Chinese to Anthem, OPM hacks

February 27, 2015

Cyber intelligence firm ThreatConnect Inc. claims evidence links Chinese state-sponsored hackers to multiple high-profile attacks.

Former FOIA officer worries new bill poses IT challenges

February 27, 2015

The legislation could make it difficult for agencies to adhere to the Americans with Disabilities Act, said Frederick Sadler, a former FOIA Officer for the FDA.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Aging IT threatens innovation at Copyright office

February 26, 2015

Representatives from the software industry and intellectual property law sector told House lawmakers that the office needs restructuring.

Will courts cut down Net Neutrality in its tracks?

February 27, 2015

GitHub's Chief Legal Officer discusses how the FCC's new net neutrality rules will shape the Internet economy and how Congress could intervene if the law gets stuck down.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Patent office's Lee clears Senate committee

February 26, 2015

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Michelle Lee's nomination to serve as the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Tangherlini lands at private real estate firm

February 26, 2015

​Just weeks after suddenly stepping down as administrator of the General Services Administration, Dan Tangherlini has taken a position with a private real estate firm based in Washington, D.C.

Suits against Harvard, MIT spotlight flaws in closed captions

February 27, 2015

Harvard and M.I.T. serve as examples of a widespread problem across industries and sectors that do not close caption their online content, advocates say.

By Wyatt Kash

Agency cloud adoption gains national momentum

February 27, 2015

Government agencies continue to move to the cloud, according to new client usage figures released by Microsoft.

By Billy Mitchell

DARPA previews video game-like cyber defense project

February 26, 2015

DARPA showcased Plan X, a futuristic interface that makes cybersecurity much more achievable in real time.

FCC passes new open Internet rules along party lines

February 26, 2015

The new rules allow the FCC to reclassify broadband as a utility under Title II of the Communications Act. The rules are expected to spur multiple lawsuits.

Social Security websites score big on new e-gov analysis

February 25, 2015

A Social Security Administration website topped the list in a new e-government services satisfaction report, and several of its other domains landed in the top 10, outranking some well-known consumer brands.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Could better IT strengthen U.N. peacekeeping?

February 25, 2015

A new report from an independent expert panel evaluates how technology and innovation can improve peacekeeping.

Democracies and the Internet of Everything

February 25, 2015

Commentary: Just as disease control requires collective action, the Internet of Everything needs similar private and public sector partnerships to address privacy and resiliency by design.

Witnesses to Senate panel: Time is right to transfer ICANN control

February 25, 2015

A panel told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday the world is ready for a multistakeholder model to oversee the organization that runs the Internet's domain name system.

CompTIA report calls on feds to piece together tech puzzle

February 25, 2015

The Federal Technology Convergence Commission Report makes recommendations for how the federal government can use different areas of technology to achieve their various missions.

By Billy Mitchell

Deloitte forecasts 'solution-enabling' government of 2020

February 24, 2015

Since last fall, Deloitte Director of Public Research Bill Eggers has been piloting a research project called Gov2020. As the name suggests, Eggers — who is said to have coined the term Government 2.0 in his book of the same name — is developing a forecast of what government five years down the road should look like.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Brookings releases $250M plan for medical device tracking

February 24, 2015

As the $110 billion-a-year U.S. medical device industry continues to expand, the Food and Drug Administration is exploring how to better monitor the market.

VA's 2016 IT budget focuses on health care delivery, veterans

February 24, 2015

The Veterans Affairs Department plans to use more than half of its proposed information technology budget for fiscal year 2016 to build out a tech infrastructure that supports customized health care tools for veterans, including mobile and telehealth technologies, advanced electronic health records and a new commercial scheduling system.

How leaders can make every day a day of service

February 24, 2015

Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.'s National Day of Service is reminder that leaders within large organizations need to do more to fully support diversity and inclusion.

What would it take to create a cyber Red Cross?

February 23, 2015

A panel of cybersecurity experts explored what it would take to create a global Cyber Red Cross that would allow for countries to share threat information regardless of political desires.

EPA's new CIO starts post

February 23, 2015

EPA's chief information officer, Ann Dunkin, started her new post Monday, according to a Tweet she posted.

New GSA administrator promotes innovation on first day

February 23, 2015

As Denise Turner Roth entered her first official day Monday as acting administrator of the General Services Administration, she focused on GSA's opportunities to improve, many of which leverage technology and innovation.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

AmeriCorps CIO departs for Transportation Department

February 23, 2015

Philip Clark is now serving as the chief information officer for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.

By Billy Mitchell

CIO Council taps data to bolster IT workforce

February 20, 2015

The CIO Council wants to leverage the data from a recent survey it conducted to optimize the federal IT workforce.

Solving the government's software licensing problem

February 20, 2015

Commentary: The federal government is wasting as much as $4.7 billion on software it's never used. Here's how to solve that problem.

DJ Patil's four-part focus for federal data

February 20, 2015

DJ Patil, the newly appointed U.S. chief data scientist, wants to "responsibly unleash the power of data for the benefit of the American public."

By Dan Verton

The Kaspersky equation

February 20, 2015

Kaspersky Labs, the cybersecurity firm whose founder has been portrayed as a Russian intelligence agent, is making a push in Washington, D.C. Can it succeed?

Are APIs the future of government IoT efforts?

February 19, 2015

As government ponders its place in the landscape of the Internet of Things, some feds are pointing to APIs as a good place to start.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Big health data project on new chief data scientist’s agenda

February 19, 2015

DJ Patil will work on the administration's Precision Medicine Initiative, which the president announced in his State of the Union address.

Secret's out: National Archives searches for new FOIA chief

February 19, 2015

The post pays as much as $168,000 per year, according to a USA Jobs posting Thursday.

Most orgs fall short in email security, report finds

February 19, 2015

Email security startup Agari says top-level companies are not keeping up DMARC, which can stop spear phishing in its tracks.

By Greg Otto

How Megan Smith would solve tech’s diversity problem

February 19, 2015

Smith, along with a number of other female leaders, wants to rework the nation's education system to drive more diversity into the tech sector.

By FedScoop Staff

DC's Top Women in Tech

March 18, 2014

White House names DJ Patil chief data scientist

February 18, 2015

Patil joins the Obama administration from Silicon Valley, where he worked for companies such as LinkedIn, Greylock Partners and eBay.

GSA explores new cloud contract vehicle

February 18, 2015

The General Services Administration is considering the need for a new cloud computing contract vehicle.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Will bigger fed IT budgets boost security? Maybe not, says report

February 18, 2015

The report cites recent breaches of U.S. Central Command's social media accounts, U.S. Postal Service personnel information and a White House network.

NSTIC chief Jeremy Grant leaving government

February 18, 2015

NIST's senior executive adviser for identity management is heading to the private sector.

D.C. to host innovators at Digital Learning Day

February 18, 2015

The event, which is expected to bring in attendees from across the country, will highlight districts that are using technology to promote equity and improve outcomes for high-needs students.

Russian cybercriminal extradited to U.S. in massive data breach case

February 17, 2015

Events

April 01, 2015

5th Annual MobileGov Summit

Newseum | Washington, D.C.

Gov IT leaders share best practices for enhancing the mobile workforce

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March 17, 2015

Security Through Innovation Summit 2015

The Ritz-Carlton | Pentagon City, VA

Top Gov IT leaders discuss tech innovation and security

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April 01, 2015

5th Annual MobileGov Summit

Newseum | Washington, D.C.

Gov IT leaders share best practices for enhancing the mobile workforce

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June 17, 2015

Federal Forum 2015

The Renaissance Hotel Downtown Washington, D.C.

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October 01, 2015

FedTalks 2015

Arena Stage | Washington, DC

FedTalks is the largest annual gathering of the top leaders in the tech and government IT communities.

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5th Annual MobileGov Summit

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Agencies & Departments

By Jake Williams

FAA to upgrade contingency systems after Chicago blaze

December 01, 2014

When an air traffic control center employee set fire to a critical part of the Federal Aviation Administration's Chicago Center air traffic control hub, flights were canceled or delayed in the Midwest. Now, the agency is looking into what went wrong and how it can make sure it doesn't happen again.

Archives

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Meet FedScoop's expanding editorial team

June 12, 2014

National Archives and Records Administration

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Secret's out: National Archives searches for new FOIA chief

February 19, 2015

The post pays as much as $168,000 per year, according to a USA Jobs posting Thursday.

STEM

By Greg Otto

How Megan Smith would solve tech’s diversity problem

February 19, 2015

Smith, along with a number of other female leaders, wants to rework the nation's education system to drive more diversity into the tech sector.

Homeland Security Department

By Dan Verton

Budget cuts hit Coast Guard IT modernization hard

November 04, 2014

Cybersecurity

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Will bigger fed IT budgets boost security? Maybe not, says report

February 18, 2015

The report cites recent breaches of U.S. Central Command's social media accounts, U.S. Postal Service personnel information and a White House network.

Senate

By Billy Mitchell

Sen. Markey: Car 'hacking' could pose risk to drivers

February 10, 2015

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., fears that even as Americans drive down the highway, they are vulnerable to the same prevalent privacy concerns and threats of hacking present elsewhere the digital age.

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