Technology
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The DATA Act will usher in a new way of reporting federal spending information, but information systems officials say it's also time to revisit job descriptions for data experts.
April 21, 2016 -
The Health and Human Services Department has launched a task force to assist the health care industry in realizing that without good cybersecurity, electronic health records can be dangerous territory. Steve Curren is director of the division of resilience in HHS' Office of Emergency Management offers insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 21, 2016 -
Small agencies are having some of the biggest problems modernizing their legacy systems to strengthen defenses against cyber attacks. But major agencies like Treasury are also in the spotlight on how they are addressing system vulnerabilities.
April 20, 2016 -
The director of the Defense Information Systems Agency said DoD needs new tools to grapple with the fact that cyber adversaries have become much more brazen in recent years.
April 20, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management has new guidance for agencies to begin closing six governmentwide skills gaps. Closing gaps in cybersecurity, as well as the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields is one of OPM's top concerns.
April 20, 2016 -
As the Social Security Administration takes on the challenge of baby boomer retirements, it's trying all sorts of strategies to become more efficient and more in tune with the first fully online generation. Among the many initiatives, three affect the SSA's technology shop. SSA Chief Information Officer Robert Klopp tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what they are.
April 20, 2016 -
Too few people really understand data enough to make use of it. The Commerce Department hopes to demystify data for program managers and other regular people with the Commerce Data Usability Project. Jeff Chen, Commerce's chief data scientist, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share more on the project.
April 20, 2016 -
Senior officials with the Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget say the answer of whether or not the May 2017 full roll-out of the DATA Act is more complicated than a simple yes or no.
April 19, 2016
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