The U.S. Digital Service and 18F lack the ability to assess whether they have achieved their goals and hold themselves accountable, according to GAO. 09/15/2016
The DOD is opening a new Defense Innovation Unit Experimental office in Austin, Texas, while Congress debates legislation that could defund DIUx. 09/15/2016
A House panel approved a new IT modernization bill that appears poised to pass, but key funding questions are left for appropriators. 09/15/2016
Steve Kelman has ideas for helping innovative firms clear the hurdles to doing business with the government. 09/15/2016
Sen. Ted Cruz is leading an effort to stop a long-standing U.S. plan to cede control of an aspect of global internet architecture. 09/14/2016
CIA Director John Brennan warned of the need to improve government defense of the digital domain before a catastrophic event. 09/14/2016
Sen. Mark Warner has requested an update on how agencies are implementing the Data Act since OMB and Treasury issued standards and implementation guidance earlier this year. 09/14/2016
New U.S. CISO Greg Touhill discussed the skills he believes the cybersecurity workforce should have and offered advice for the next administration. 09/14/2016
For the Army to meet the cyberthreats of the future, it must forge deeper partnerships with industry and academia today. 09/14/2016
Interlocking database checks are a potent link in blocking potential terrorists from entering the U.S., DHS officials said at a Capitol Hill hearing. 09/14/2016
The director of the National Security Agency and the undersecretary of Defense for intelligence told a Senate panel that encryption issues would continue to be handled on a case-by-case basis. 09/13/2016
Louisiana's secretary of state says possible DHS protection of state election systems, even in the wake of hacks, would be "overreach" by the federal government. 09/13/2016
The Army's cyber director said cyber, electronic warfare and information operations must be integrated into warfighters' doctrine and training. 09/13/2016
GSA's FedRAMP is a good starting point for cloud security, but experts say agencies must fine-tune their arrangements with vendors by using service-level agreements. 09/13/2016
The Army wants an IT solution to track cargo and personnel parachute inventory. 09/13/2016
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