Emerging Tech
DHS requests bids for second try at virtual fence
The winning contractor could net nearly $500 million, according to market research expert.
Emerging Tech
Disabled feds want to be involved in making IT more accessible
Crowdsourced survey urges pretesting and better communication to ease tech hurdles.
Emerging Tech
MIT team thinks outside the box to snag social media prize
Winners of the State Department's TAG challenge adopted a nontraditional incentive structure to find roving jewel thieves.
Emerging Tech
Why space exploration is a job for humans
The conventional wisdom of space exploration suggests that robotic probes are both more scientifically efficient and cost effective. Not so, argues a professor of planetary science.
Cybersecurity
Building Cyber Warriors
With IT security experts in short supply, agencies are shaping the next generation from the ground up.
Cybersecurity
Analysis: Cybersecurity's Double-Edged Sword
IT managers should arm networks to not only fight off attacks, but also to stop them in advance.
Modernization
Contracting market set to shrink in fiscal 2011
Analysts find agencies are trying to cut back in most areas, with the exception of cybersecurity, health IT and energy.
Digital Government