Nextgov

FCC Captures Second CIO 100 Award

“We wanted to operate like internal venture capitalists,” FCC CIO David Bray said.

Nextgov

Compromise Spending Bill Includes Cyber Goodies

The Homeland Security Department, FBI and Secret Service all get cyber boosts in the bipartisan bill.

Nextgov

Trump Creates New Tech Council to Tackle Federal IT Modernization

A new order offers another sign that agency heads, not CIOs, will be responsible for federal systems.

Nextgov

HHS Secretary: Doctors Should Deal With Patients, Not Computers

The agency should set standards for health IT so doctors don’t need to fiddle with electronic medical records, Tom Price says.

Defense

Actually, the U.S. Will Pay for the THAAD Anti-Missile System

South Korea said the Trump administration reconfirmed its commitment to foot the bill, contradicting what the president said days earlier.

Tech

The NSA Is Changing Some of the Information It Collects

The agency says it’s stopping the controversial practice of collecting Americans’ emails that mention foreign intelligence targets.

Tech

Facebook Data ‘Does Not Contradict’ Intelligence on Russia Meddling

The social platform says it has a problem with government-run efforts to manipulate public opinion.

Tech

Space: Trump's Least Controversial Frontier

Unlike in other policy areas, the president can pay significant attention to the U.S. space program with little risk of backlash.

Nextgov

The Government Wants a Thriving Cyber Insurance Market. Here’s How It’s Getting Started

The Homeland Security Department wants to build a massive repository of cybersecurity and breach data that insurers can learn from.

Tech

People Are Calling In to a New 'Criminal Alien' Hotline With Reports of Extraterrestrials

On Wednesday, the administration launched a new office to “assist victims of crimes committed by criminal aliens.” Some rang in with reports of UFOs.

Nextgov

McCaul: Expect a Major IT Modernization Push after Cyber Executive Order

The effort to modernize government technology will likely be driven by Rep. Will Hurd’s legislation, the House Homeland chairman said.

Nextgov

Pentagon’s Top Techie Needs Purchasing Power of Closest Allies, Former DOD CIO Says

The country's closest allies have CIO counterparts who can make small investments promising technology. Not so in the U.S.

Nextgov

Former Intel Director: ‘The Clearance System We Have is Broken’

The government needs to be able to continuously vet intelligence employees for threats, former Director of National Intelligence Director James Clapper said.

Nextgov

If the Government Shuts Down, Some of Its Websites, Databases and IT Do Too

OMB’s 2013 guidance requires IT systems related to excepted activity, including national security, stay functional.

Nextgov

Congressional Staffers to Get Cybersecurity Crash Course

The training is part of a public awareness campaign in President Obama’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan.