Tech
Donald Trump's First Tweets As U.S. President Are Here
Trump does not seem to want to let go of his personal account.
Nextgov
Trump Administration Highlights Offensive Cyber in First Moments
The new commander-in-chief noted offensive military cyber capabilities and using offensive cyber to disrupt ISIL
Tech
Trump's Digital Presidential Takeover
The official White House website now displays a photo of Trump and a quote from the president himself that reads: “The Movement Continues—The Work Begins!”
Nextgov
One of Obama's Final Acts Made Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Permanent
Obama signed the law shortly before handing the White House over to President Donald Trump.
Nextgov
CIO Council Plans Https Default in 2017
About 70 percent of federal web domains now use https encryption.
Nextgov
The Knowns and Unknowns of Trump’s Cyber Plan
Questions surround how the new president will tackle cybersecurity.
Defense
U.S. Soldiers Will Be Armed With Machine Translators to Kill Communication Woes
Communication is critical in most professions, but in some, clear verbal exchanges can mean the difference between life and death.
Nextgov
Transparency Group Sues for FBI Records on Russian Hacking
The Electronic Privacy Information Center cites an “urgent public interest” in the records being released.
Nextgov
New Category Management Brass Coming to GSA
The Office of Information Technology Category welcomes two officials from FCC and Treasury.
Nextgov
US Digital Service Gets New Leader
Former Google guy Matt Cutts will serve as acting administrator.
Nextgov
Why GAO’s Bid Protest Dismissals for Alliant 2 Are a Big Deal
The Alliant sequel emphasizes value, not lowest price.
Nextgov
Commerce Nominee Endorses Cyber Push, Modernizing Government Tech
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross also praised the security benefits of cloud computing.
Nextgov
RNC Chief Digital Officer to Join White House in Same Role
Gerrit Lansing, the RNC's chief digital officer since 2015, has been tapped to continue that role at the White House, Politico reported Wednesday.
Nextgov
Rounds to Lead Senate Armed Services Cyber Panel
He pledged to focus on DOD’s role protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.
Nextgov
DOD Cyber Policy Chief: We’ve Deterred Destructive Cyberattacks
Departing DOD cyber policy chief Aaron Hughes talks cyber deterrence, offense and hiring in an exit interview with Nextgov.
Nextgov
Microsoft Gets Big Cloud Win in Defense Department
A provisional authorization means military customers and DOD agencies can use Microsoft’s cloud for compute, storing, networking and database services.
Nextgov
Trump Appoints Baltimore Real Estate Developer To Tech Team
Reed Cordish will serve as the assistant to the president for intragovernmental and technology initiatives.
Tech
Russian Hackers Will Try ‘Again and Again,’ Warns Samantha Power
In her parting speech, Obama’s UN ambassador says it is ‘naive’ to think Russia won’t keep meddling to destabilize the West.
Nextgov
Education Dept. Builds Show and Tell Space for Developers
There's a new GitHub repository for anything built with Education Department data.
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