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While technology is embraced nearly everywhere, Congress is still a paper-based institution. Seamus Kraft is among those working to expose Congress’ technological handicaps and promote ways to make government more open, accessible and efficient.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, asked whether a new approach to the tactical and operational aspects of federal cybersecurity could be a powerful tool for addressing gaps that impede existing organizational structures.
Acting Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology James MacStravic gave an inside look at what DoD is like under the new administration.
While much of the recent attention has fallen on the president’s proposed budget, Congress has still been introducing and passing legislation. Here are a few bills worth knowing about that might have slipped through the cracks.
A detailed study of congressional websites shows that none of them are fully secure. Most aren't very good in the user experience department either. Allan McQuinn, a research analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, shares the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
You may be back at work today, but your U.S. senators are on a two-week recess. Does that mean Congress is snoozing while issues like the 2018 budget, health care policy, and confirmations of dozens of nominees lie around? Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings shares what's ahead on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
But one big problem with Congress is mostly invisible to people who don't work on Capitol Hill. That's the sorry state of its information technology, and it's not because of a lack of spending on IT. That's according to a study done by The OpenGov Foundation, whose Executive Director Seamus Kraft joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin as part of a three-day series on modernizing Congress.
The Army chief of staff wants a new assessment of the $6 billion WIN-T program, hopefully in time to influence the 2018 Defense authorization bill. He worries the system is too vulnerable in real-world battle conditions and is based on outdated technology.
Lawmakers gave the Education Department's Office of Federal Student Aid a failing grade after reporting a combined $6 billion in improper payments, Agency officials said they are working toward better management and monitoring of student loan accounts.
The Air Force let go of more than 1,100 airmen in 2015 and 2016 as part of its 2014 force reduction.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says many feds are in shock over proposed changes in the federal retirement program and what it would do to all retirees.
President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 budget request suggests personnel cuts at the majority of the 24 largest federal agencies. But the Homeland Security Department is one of the few that could undergo a bit of a hiring spree next year.
The 2018 budget proposal funds programs that will keep airmen in the service and better their life outside the military.
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he will make the case to fellow lawmakers that it’s the wrong time to cut federal employee benefits as the unemployment rate is low.