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Ask Kevin: What’s the legal basis for the Part B late enrollment fee?
A reader asks if the enrollment penalty is statutory.
By Kevin Moss
Why more agencies aren’t starting bug bounty programs
A leader from the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty program describes the challenges associated with bringing bug bounties to the rest of the federal government.
By Mark Pomerleau
MGT signed into law; central fund money still in question
The Modernizing Government Technology Act became law on Tuesday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Trump.
By Jessie Bur
DNA has gone digital ― what could possibly go wrong?
The emerging field of cyberbiosecurity explores the whole new category of risks that come with the increased use of computers in the life sciences.
By Jenna E. Gallegos and Jean Peccoud, Colorado State University
Leadership determines best agencies to work in, research finds
Leadership involvement is the number one indicator of the best federal agencies to work in, according to Mallory Barg Bulman, vice president of research and evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service.
By Jessie Bur
CBO: Trump military buildup would cost taxpayers an extra $683 billion
The military buildup President Donald Trump has called for would cost $683 billion more than current spending plans over the next decade, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
By Joe Gould
Competition to test skills at defending against cyberattacks
Friday’s virtual capture-the-flag competition kicks off the first phase of the Ohio Cyber Collaboration Committee’s Cyber Range.
Wyoming cyber students offer free 'Defense Against the Dark Arts' classes
Defense Against the Dark Arts — a student organization mostly comprised of computer science majors — hopes to teach members of the public how to take control of their own digital security.
By Jeff Victor, Laramie Boomerang
Major federal IT modernization bill reaches final stretch
The Modernizing Government Technology Act is now only one step away from becoming law, as the bill was recently included in the House and Senate conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act on its way to the president.
By Jessie Bur
Agencies stumble on old and new FITARA requirements
Data center consolidation and software licensing proved to be the two biggest stumbling blocks to agency success on the most recent version of the FITARA scorecard.
By Jessie Bur
How organization design limits government innovation, part 2 [Commentary]
With the Office of American Innovation, the White House has illuminated that public-sector innovation and growth is essential for the United States’ status as a global and economic leader. Still, the process toward actual innovation is more complex than this initiative makes it seem.
By Mark LaScola, ON THE MARK