Emergency personnel, disaster readiness officials and coastal residents can track flood risk from oncoming storms with a new online dashboard that combines federal data from more…
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A technology advisory council established to inform the Federal Communications Commission on complex matters has been imbalanced toward industry interests since 2011, according to an…
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday voted 30-21 to approve a spending package that includes an average 3.1% pay increase for civilian federal employees next…
Cyber experts often warn there’s no such thing as completely secure tech, but the National Institute of Standards and Technology is trying to help software…
Opening new accounts. Updating records. Paying your bills. As Americans do more and more online, our digital identities are becoming increasingly important. Unfortunately, our current…
As details of the subscription services planned by each of America’s corporate-media powerhouses have trickled out, something has become clear: The past decade or so…
Sue Gordon, the principal deputy director of national intelligence, said the intelligence community’s $600 million bet on cloud computing in 2013 has more than paid…
A pair of Republican senators want an investigation into whether the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made payments for genomic data services to companies…
House lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would stand up a crack team of government cyber defenders who could parachute in when networks come…
On New Year’s Day 2001, the first crew of the International Space Station spent a quiet day in orbit. The commander, U.S. Navy captain William…
People surfing the web have come to rely on HTTPS and the lock icon in the address bar to feel secure as they browse the…
Across the government, innovation can mean a lot of different things. While previous episodes of Critical Update focused on people using tech to streamline federal…
This week is one of the biggest of the year for those like me who enjoy playing video games. That’s because it’s time for the…
Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee are expected to approve a trimmed version of the Pentagon’s proposal to sweep space-related personnel into a new…
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the House on Monday passed a bill to restructure the Internal Revenue Service to enhance taxpayer appeal rights, modernize…
Customs and Border Protection officials on Monday said personal information the agency collected on travelers was exposed in “a malicious cyber-attack.” The breach occurred after…
The proposed $74 billion merger of Raytheon and United Technologies would be the largest defense-related merger in decades. The deal would create America’s second-largest aerospace-and-defense…
A recent Saturday Night Live sketch featured a parody store called Fashion Coward, “the only store for people who hate shopping and feel lost and scared.” Contrasting its…
The head of the Office of Management and Budget is asking the Trump administration and Congress to give government contractors and federal grant recipients more…
The General Services Administration wants public feedback on its efforts to consolidate its 24 multiple award schedules into one streamlined contract vehicle. In a recently…