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See Something Suspicious Online? Homeland Security Wants to Know About It
DHS is seeking just $1 million and one full-time employee to administer the new program.
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Poorly Designed State and Local Government Websites Might Violate Federal Rules
Making digital resources accessible to those who are blind or have limited or impaired vision is important for Americans With Disabilities Act Title II compliance.
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DHS Official: US Digital Service Not Only a Fix-It Team
Beyond IT troubleshooting, USDS aims to change federal employees' approach to digital services, one member says.
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Colorado Debates a Major Health Care Overhaul
As proposed, Amendment 69 would introduce a new single-payer plan to replace Obamacare in the Centennial State.
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Ted Cruz vs. ‘Plush-Bottomed Bureaucrats’
GOP presidential contender takes a shot at the military’s civilian leadership.
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System Update: Pentagon Upgrading 4 Million Devices to Windows 10
The news comes almost three months after DOD Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen – with Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s blessing – put the Pentagon’s components on notice to prepare for the move.
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When the Soft Power of Naming City Streets Sparks Conflict
From time to time, an ordinarily non-confrontational municipal function can become something very much out of the ordinary.
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Will Congress Write a $3 Billion Check for Better Federal IT Systems?
It’s still unclear what strategy the White House is pursuing to make the newly proposed IT modernization fund a reality.
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How Can You Train AI to Get Smarter? The Intelligence Community Wants to Know
IARPA wants to guard against an "AI winter," during which there's less research and less funding for AI.
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DOD Invests to Prep Networks for Internet of Everything
The Pentagon’s IT arm recently gave the tech trend du jour more validation with the $4.3 billion Global Network Services contract.
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It’s Tax Season, and States Are Battling Bogus Requests for Refunds
To avoid paying millions of dollars in bogus income tax returns, states are coordinating with the IRS and tax-preparation companies this year to combat online tax filing scams.
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Hackers Abscond with Florida Hospital Records, Release Sex Video of Gay Teacher; DC Special Ed Student Data Leaked
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Boston’s 'Vote With Your Butt' Program Tries Different Public Engagement Tactic
The city’s “Clean Streets,” initiative is modeled after a similar one in the United Kingdom.
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Obama’s War on Hackers
The federal action plan calls for a new commission, public service campaigns, and funds for replacing old, insecurable government IT.
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DARPA Awards Contracts for See-Through-Walls Technology
The emerging tech agency appears to have made at least two awards for that program.
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Encryption Debate: The Issue Isn’t Strong Crypto; It’s Easy Crypto
The encryption debate is poised to intensify this year.
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Presidential Hopefuls Rip Wasteful Bureaucracy--and That’s Just the Democrats
Clinton and Sanders address the question of what, if anything, they’d cut from government.
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A Closer Look at Louisiana’s Grim Budget and Economic Numbers
Revenues, general fund balances, unemployment rates and GDP are all downbeat in the Pelican State.
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At the Illinois State Capitol, Obama Eschews the ‘Refusal to Compromise as an Accomplishment’
This week, the president returned to Springfield, where the inter-party “trust we’d built meant that we came at each debate assuming the best in one another and not the worst.”
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