Management
To Advance the Mission, More Feds Should Consider Doing Less
Managers often mistake complexity for sophistication, and the result is bad for everyone, a former military acquisition executive argues.
Nextgov
Want to Implement Emerging Tech Successfully? Start Small
The best bet to get the best bang for your tech bucks is by piloting smaller projects, DOD strategists say.
Nextgov
How Agencies Use Data To Understand How Humans Interact With the Environment
Officials in some agencies are thinking about harvesting data from the Internet of Things to help citizens.
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Pentagon to Silicon Valley: Teach Us Big Data
The Pentagon is setting up shop in Silicon Valley to forge partnerships, identify new technologies and maybe even recruit some new talent.
Nextgov
House Committee Nixes New Funding for White House Digital Service Team
OMB says the lack of new funding “represents a missed opportunity.”
Nextgov
5 Things the Tech Industry Wants the Next President to Do
A tech think tank has unveiled a tech wish list for 2016 candidates, which lays out an action plan to help transform the country into a flourishing hub of technological innovation.
Nextgov
This DHS Computer System Will Cost $2 Billion More than HealthCare.gov
DHS has reversed course on software development strategies, leading the price tag to balloon, auditors said.
Oversight
Multiple Lawmakers Possibly Compromised by OPM Hack
At least two lawmakers received have received notices that their personal data may now be in the hands of hackers believed to be working for China.
Nextgov
Federal CIO: Cyber is ‘Our Most Important Mission Today’
Tony Scott said his mission "is to dramatically reduce the number of cyber incidents.”
Nextgov
Timeline: What We Know About the OPM Breach (UPDATED)
A recent hearing yielded new details about how hackers were able to make off with data on millions of current and former federal employees.
Nextgov
GSA Invites Vendors to Bid on Agile BPA
Price is significantly less important than technical approach, the request for quotes says.
Oversight
Oversight Chairman: Obama Needs to Fire OPM Chief
“I think it’s time for them to resign, and if they don’t, I think the president should fire them,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz said of leadership at the Office of Personnel Management.
Oversight
Federal Data Breach Snares Hill Staffers
Some Senate employees were told Tuesday that their personal information had been compromised.
Nextgov
Heated House Hearing Offers New Clues Into How Hackers Broke Into OPM Networks
Attackers made far greater headway into federal personnel systems than was first disclosed by the government.
Nextgov
US and China are Two Top Botnet Attack Targets
The United States is both attacker and victim.
Management
Groups Boycott Administration's Facial Recognition Talk
The Commerce Department will forge ahead, but privacy advocates have lost faith in negotiations over software that can identify faces.
Tech
Agencies Looking for Internal Data Turn to USASpending.gov
Advocates say the DATA Act is changing the way government works.
Nextgov
EPA Releases Mapping Tool Tracking 'Environmental Justice' Across US
After five years of work, EPA has released EJSCREEN, a map full of detailed data on environmental and demographic issues.
Nextgov
OPM Announces -- Then Pulls Back -- Contract Award for Social Media Job Screening (UPDATED)
Social Intelligence's technology provides reports on employees' — and potential hires' — social media use, among other services.
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