Government Policy, Business and Technology

Federal Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and the Rise of Cloud-based Cognitive Computing

U.S. defense and intelligence organizations leverage analytic tools to help gather intelligence, investigate and deter a wide array of cybersecurity threats.  Open source intelligence (OSINT), a primary weapon in their arsenals, is quickly evolving to embrace cloud technologies and cognitive computing (artificial intelligence). These latest...

White House Cyber Chief to Agency Leaders: Know Your Networks' Risks

Nextgov: The buck stops with agency leaders when cybersecurity breaches occur, White House Cyber Coordinator Rob Joyce reiterated Wednesday.

Chief information officers and chief information security officers across government are critically important but often...

A Natural Evolution: From Data Center Consolidation to IT Optimization

As federal IT organizations make progress consolidating and modernizing their IT infrastructures, the impact of legacy platforms, technologies and traditional data centers still weighs heavy, along with each agency’s ability to attract and maintain the skill sets and applications needed to meet 21st century requirements. If...

New App Helps Officials, First Responders in 9 States Find Well Locations and Their Histories

Government Technology: Curious about the new pumpjack going into a certain neighborhood or wondering who owns the disused well site near your drilling operation? The oil and gas industry has an app for that.

Risk Based Data Management System (RBDMS) WellFinder, a...

Flipping the 80/20 Rule to Gain Agile Application Development

Because agencies typically spend 80 percent of IT budgets managing legacy systems and only 20 percent on new technology -- the more agencies can adopt agile application development methods, the faster they will increase efficiency and improve performance.  Agility in software development requires keeping code...

Trump lawyers make final Supreme Court pitch on travel ban

Reuters: The Trump administration on Wednesday made its final plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow its proposed ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries to go into effect as the justices weigh how to handle the hotly contested dispute.

Solutions to Safeguarding Growing Cloud Data

IT and security managers in the federal government—like their private sector counterparts—are facing daunting challenges when it comes to safeguarding data throughout their organization. Trends such as the increased use of cloud platforms and mobile technology, along with the growing sophistication of attacks launched by hackers...

Senate health-care draft repeals Obamacare taxes, provides bigger subsidies for low-income Americans than House bill

The Washington Post: Senate leaders on Wednesday were putting the final touches on legislation that would reshape a big piece of the U.S. health-care system by dramatically rolling back Medicaid while easing the impact on Americans who stand to lose coverage under a new bill.

Debate heats up over teaching climate change in US schools

AP:  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The struggle over what American students learn about global warming is heating up as conservative lawmakers, climate change doubters and others attempt to push rejected or debunked theories into the classroom.

Fixing the Textbook Model

Campus Technology: The idea that students could still be over-paying for course materials all over the country really burns Brad Wheeler, the vice president for IT and CIO of Indiana University. A big part of the problem, he believes, is that it's taken a long time for textbook publishers to own up to the "fundamental flaw" of their industry: "They are...