Digital Government

Following Bid Protest, DISA Re-Releases $17.5B Contract

Encore III earned ire from industry groups earlier this year because it sought “lowest price, technically acceptable” solutions for potentially complex services.

Digital Government

Colin Powell Advised Hillary Clinton on How to Skirt Email Security as Secretary of State

Powell describes how he communicated with friends without going through State Department servers.

Digital Government

LinkedIn’s Search Algorithm Apparently Favored Men Until This Week

Until Sep. 7, LinkedIn users searching for female contacts on the site may have noticed some strange results.

Digital Government

GSA's Roth: TTS commissioner search is progressing

GSA Administrator Denise Roth hopes to have a "good sense" of the next Technology Transformation Service commissioner by the end of September and expects the next administration to build on digital services.

Digital Government

Commission on Care, lawmakers want commercial EHR for VA

The leaders of the Commission on Care are recommending that the Department of Veterans Affairs abandon its homegrown VistA software for a commercial product.

Digital Government

What Programming's Past Reveals About Today's Gender-Pay Gap

When men enter a female-heavy field, perceptions of women don’t improve—perceptions of the job do.

Digital Government

Watchdog: DOD Needs Better Insight Into National Guard’s Cyber Response Capabilities

The Pentagon doesn't have full visibility into what the national guard could do, a GAO report finds.

Digital Government

Chaffetz wants CyTech to get paid for OPM work

The cyber vendor on the ground when the OPM hack was first discovered has a powerful legislator backing his claims that the government owes him money.

Digital Government

Optimism, reservations over NBIB

The National Background Investigations Bureau is set to launch on Oct.1 and faces a daunting task of improving the security clearance process.

Digital Government

Did Clinton Officials Obstruct Justice? House Oversight Asks Court For Review

Rep. Jason Chaffetz sent two letters calling for investigation of deleted emails.

Digital Government

Obama backs 15 of 18 VA commission recommendations

The Veterans Affairs' Commission on Care report includes a recommendation to add a CIO post at the Veterans Health Administration.

Digital Government

Why the US Still Can't Track Visitors Who Overstay Their Visas

Proposed “entry-exit” systems seem simple but have succumbed to real-world complications.

Digital Government

Biggest Benefit of Going Paperless? Saving on Salaries

Agencies should take the long view when determining whether to digitize a process, according to a new report.

Digital Government

NGA crowdsources data access

NGA launches Challenge.gov campaign with $200,000 in prize money for best solution to a data access problem.

Digital Government

DARPA wants to make drone radio controls more secure

New technology could safeguard drone communications by submerging radio control signals into everyday background noise.

Digital Government

DISA continues internal consolidation

A DISA official said the agency is already gaining efficiencies from the recent consolidation of its Implementation and Sustainment Center with its Center for Operations.