After slow start, the Defense Digital Service is now working on projects ranging from GPS to travel reimbursements.
Rod Turk, the Commerce Department’s chief information security officer, said the agency is preparing for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program by upgrading its infrastructure.
Two years after the administration set up two new federal "start-ups" to help agencies adopt more innovative technology, some in the public and private sectors say the U.S. Digital Service and 18F still operate in their own silos, and there is little communication from the organizations as they embark on new projects.
The Army is deliberating how to handle non-deployable soldiers while studying soldiers' brain function and performance in the field.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced he is adding three members to the Defense Innovation Advisory Board. Two of them are technologists and Silicon Valley regulars.
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work tasked the Defense Business Board to help its senior executives move DoD to the next administration.
The Census Bureau is gearing up for the 2020 count. Bureau officials say they're hitting milestones thanks to recent software decisions and the hiring of certain IT personnel. But federal auditors say they've found flaws in the bureau’s preparation.
The Government Accountability Office will tell House lawmakers Friday that 18F is losing money and doesn’t expect to make enough revenue to cover its costs until 2019, according to testimony obtained by Federal News Radio.