"Government IT" news, interviews, and features

News about Government IT

• Trump names net neutrality foe Ajit Pai to lead the FCC

  Pai opposed former Chairman Tom Wheeler's reclassification of broadband as a utility

• IRS cut its cybersecurity staff by 11% over four years

  As headcount is falling, cybersecurity spending at the agency is increasing.

• Clinton regrets, but defends, use of family email server

  Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that, in hindsight, her decision to use a private email server to conduct official business was ...

• In six months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders

  The White House may be trying to improve its IT operations by aligning itself more with Silicon Valley thinking

• DHS cybersecurity staff won't get paid during shutdown

• IRS warns of downtime risk as Congress makes cuts

  Successive budget cuts by Congress are forcing the Internal Revenue Service to delay modernization and improve its ability to prevent fraud.

Features about Government IT

• Government open data proves a treasure trove for savvy businesses

  Hoping to capitalize on free government information, IT leaders are discovering the value -- and vexation -- of converting terabytes of data into new revenue ...

• Obama in awkward spot after privacy board calls NSA snooping illegal

  The bipartisan group also concludes metadata collection is mostly useless

• Thanks to the NSA, quantum computing may some day be in the cloud

  The spy agency is spending $80M on basic research related to quantum computing

• The firm behind Healthcare.gov had top-notch credentials -- and it didn't help

  The biggest software failure of 2013 and why CMMI certification was no predictor of success

• Predictive policing gets personal

  Data mining can predict who will reoffend, not just where and when the crimes will occur.

• D.C. creates free incubator space, but there's just one catch

  Library looking for people who, in exchange for access to Dream Lab co-working spaces, will share their expertise for one hour a month