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By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Interior, USDA unveil hackathon following criticisms of Rec.gov

March 06, 2015

The Interior and Agriculture departments announced plans to host a hackathon next month following criticisms of a solicitation the federal government was preparing for its public lands booking site Recreation.gov.

The deadline nobody's talking about

March 06, 2015

Commentary: The U.S. is dead last when it comes to replacing magnetic stripe payment cards with advanced chip-based cards. What's taking so long?

NIST adviser plans to evangelize cyber framework to industry

March 06, 2015

Adam Sedgewick, the agency's senior IT policy adviser, spoke at a U.S. Telecom panel Friday about how companies have been adopting NIST's cybersecurity framework.

By Billy Mitchell

​CIO Council reinvigorates IT workforce discussion

March 05, 2015

Transportation CIO Richard McKinney and Nuclear Regulatory Commission CIO Darren Ash assumed roles as co-chairs of the committee early last year. In 2015, the two have big plans to for the Workforce Committee, starting with sparking conversation about the current IT workforce with the results of a recent survey.

Energy Department's new CIO to start next week

March 06, 2015

The new chief information officer, Michael Johnson, is the first political appointee to fill the position.

By Billy Mitchell

CIO Council to tap 'rising stars' for IT Solutions Challenge

March 06, 2015

At the request of the council's Workforce Committee and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, the CIO Council is looking to tap "rising stars within the IT and IT acquisition communities" to address the big policy and procedural challenges within their agencies.

IoE’s future, human nature and the choices ahead

March 06, 2015

Federal Communications Commission CIO David Bray, traveling in a personal capacity, reflects on meetings with government in Taiwan and Australia regarding cyber strategies for the Internet of Everything.

Bipartisan Senate group drafts IoT resolution

March 05, 2015

A bipartisan Senate foursome introduced an Internet of Things resolution Thursday in support of the massive interconnection of devices, sensors and networks, and the economic benefits it could bring the U.S.

By Greg Otto

FTC rolls out two new robocall challenges

March 05, 2015

The Federal Trade Comission wants the public to come up with a way to trap robocallers before they ever get to your phone. Twenty-five thousand dollars will be award to the winner in August.

By Dan Verton

Pentagon taking long-term view of STEM recruitment

March 05, 2015

The military isn't waiting for young men and women to turn 18 before introducing them to a potential career in cybersecurity.

Duncan touts tech training fund, edtech in budget hearing

March 04, 2015

The Education Department head asked House members on an appropriations subcommittee for more money to better equip students with workforce skills.

Commerce Department launches new data advisory council

March 04, 2015

The Commerce Data Advisory Council will help guide "America's Data Agency" further forays into data management, analysis and dissemination.

By Billy Mitchell

Networx contracts extended prior to NS2020 transition

March 04, 2015

Originally set to expire in 2017, Networx contracts will now likely run through 2020, according to a blog post from Mary Davie, assistant commissioner of GSA's Office of Integrated Technology Services.

Smithsonian: Your selfie sticks aren't welcome

March 04, 2015

The parades of high school class trips, cherry blossom enthusiasts and families on spring break who will soon descend upon D.C. this spring may want to leave their selfie sticks at home. The Smithsonian's museums are the latest institutions to ban visitors from using the devices.

Lawmakers press FAA on modernization

March 04, 2015

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta is banking on tech initiatives this year to help a skeptical Congress see the value of the agency's modernization efforts.

Rung lays out IT-heavy agenda for procurement policy office

March 03, 2015

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy will take a more prioritized approach to its work around IT acquisition in the coming months, Administrator Anne Rung said Tuesday.

By Whitney Blair Wyckoff

Hillary Clinton's emails: Emblematic of larger issues?

March 03, 2015

Open government advocates say recent reports that Hillary Clinton conducted business as secretary of State using a personal email account could point to an intrinsic problem within the upper echelons of federal government.

By Greg Otto

Is more data science in the stars for NASA?

March 03, 2015

A job listing on USAJobs.gov points to NASA looking for a data scientist to oversee agencywide data strategy.

VA officials misused millions in funding for new IT system — IG

March 02, 2015

Two former officials who were in charge of the Veterans Health Administration's Chief Business Office violated federal appropriations law by channeling $92.5 million in medical support funding toward the development of a new health care claims processing system, according to a report released Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general.

GSA drafts Network Services 2020 RFP

March 02, 2015

The General Services Administration released a draft request for proposals over the weekend for the telecommunications and network system to succeed its Networx contract.

Are student privacy laws hurting students?

March 02, 2015

A new law in Louisiana strengthens language around student privacy procedures and gives parents more control over their children's information.

Alissa Johnson moves into health care info security position

March 02, 2015

The former deputy chief information officer at the White House lands at Stryker Corp.

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 Greg Otto

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

By Greg Otto

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.

By FedScoop Staff

DC's Top Women in Tech

March 18, 2014

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.

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.

By David Bray

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.

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.

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Defense Department

By Dan Verton

Exclusive: Carter to get Defense secretary, but Work will lead the post-war transformation

December 01, 2014

The pending nomination of Ashton Carter to be the next Defense secretary is unlikely to have an impact on the Defense Innovation Initiative or the third offset strategy — both of which are being led by Robert Work, the No. 2 official at the Pentagon and an enterprise visionary who's played a key role in the military's postwar transition strategies.

Government Accountability Office

By Billy Mitchell

Federal IT acquisitions earns spot on GAO high-risk list

February 12, 2015

As information technology investments in the federal government continue to fail at an abysmal rate, OMB this week added IT acquisitions to a list of high-risk federal programs.

Education Department

By Corinne Lestch

Duncan touts tech training fund, edtech in budget hearing

March 04, 2015

The Education Department head asked House members on an appropriations subcommittee for more money to better equip students with workforce skills.

FedWire

By FedScoop

FedWire: GSA welcomes new Presidential Innovation Fellows, DARPA puts lasers on a chip and FCC contributes to National Health IT Week

September 15, 2014

Open Government

By Scott Maucione

Data Vault: A conversation with Gadi Ben-Yehuda

February 04, 2014

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.

United States Postal Service

By Jake Williams

Heading into 2015, USPS looks to tech to reshape model

December 31, 2014

After a cyber intrusion compromised the data of 800,000 of its current and former employees earlier this year, the Postal Service has made a number of relatively major infrastructure and account management changes.

FedTallks 2014 at Andrew Mellon Auditorium

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Terry Halvorsen - FedTalks 2014

Steven VanRoekel and Todd Park

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