Lawmakers introduced a bill designed to make it more difficult for social media companies to use psychology and deceptive interfaces on their user base. 04/09/2019
Right now responsibility for IT acquisition and cybersecurity policy sprawls over multiple federal departments, with no single accountable leader at the top. Is that a good idea? 04/08/2019
The Department of Health and Human Services is teaming up with the US Digital Service to hire for IT roles to advance health care modernization. 04/05/2019
A U.S. Digital Services team report recommended scrapping a tool needed for the June 6 implementation of a law that pays for veterans' healthcare outside the VA system. 04/04/2019
Steve Kelman offers an unexpected example of government committing to continuous improvement. 04/02/2019
Tech supporting the 2020 census has performed well in testing, officials said at a Census Day event, but will it scale? 04/01/2019
Under a new initiative, certain Customs and Border Protection personnel are trolling public-facing social media for threats against agency facilities and officials. 03/27/2019
A new House committee focused on modernizing technology and processes in the legislative branch heard input from more than 30 lawmakers on updating Congress. 03/12/2019
A planned blanket purchase agreement will cover agencies looking to tap into GSA's modernization acceleration program. 03/12/2019
Subject-matter expertise is important, Steve Kelman writes, but don't underestimate the value of fresh perspectives. 03/11/2019
States have made some progress getting rid of older and paperless voting machines, but the nation's security concerns in 2020 could still look a lot like 2016. 03/05/2019
Artificial intelligence could help federal employees better focus on their agencies’ core missions, but leadership will must step up to manage that change. 02/28/2019
State election officials are supposed to be relying on updated voluntary federal security standards when purchasing new voting machines, but they may have to wait a long time. 02/27/2019
Centralization can be stifling, but silos aren't sustainable. So now what? 02/21/2019
As the number of online Social Security users has shot up, the percentage of users who access their statements online has plummeted. 02/20/2019
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Agencies can increase access to commercial innovation and reduce program risk by ensuring that their modernization strategies encourage a broad spectrum of companies to compete. 04/19/2019
In three short years, Steve Kelman notes, the Coding it Forward fellowship program has become part of the fabric of federal IT. 04/15/2019
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