Acquisition
VA mulls commercial EHR
The Department of Veterans Affairs is rounding up options for potential off-the-shelf health records software to replace its homegrown VistA product.
Cybersecurity
Government influence at hacker conferences grows
As the government's need for skilled IT specialists grows, Las Vegas information security conferences have become a nontraditional recruiting ground for federal employers.
Digital Government
The Startup That Watches Corn Grow, From Orbit
Descartes Labs is estimating the health of the American corn crop every week this harvest season.
Digital Government
OIG: Interior Needs to Shore Up Insider-Threat Defenses
The department also needs to ensure mobile devices are encrypted, among other recommendations.
Artificial Intelligence
How Artificial Intelligence Got Its Name
The stories behind the digital age’s most iconic terms show the human side of technology.
Cybersecurity
Apple Is Making the Market for Hacking its Systems More Efficient—and Lucrative
The tech giant's biggest reward is $200,000.
Digital Government
DHS Offers $40M for Data-Driven Decisions
The Homeland Security Department is creating a quantitative analysis center of excellence.
Digital Government
How People Make Closing DOD Data Centers Difficult
Choosing which data center to close can be less complicated than figuring out what to with the feds who worked there.
Modernization
Video: The Wearable Tech Helping Olympic Athletes Win Gold
This is more advanced than your average Fitbit.
Modernization
Making the cloud safe for intel
The intelligence community's tech think tank wants a new model for keeping data safe in the cloud.
Cybersecurity
IG: Interior needs to tighten computer security
A new report says the Interior Department needs to strengthen user access controls and mobile encryption.
Modernization
How the Pentagon can help federal buying power
The Defense Department’s plan to stand up IT for a background check bureau could be a model for civilian-DOD cooperation.
Modernization
Which Vendor is the Big Cloud Winner?
IBM banked $2.7 billion in cloud dollars in the last five years.
Cybersecurity
White House Cyber Commission Wants To Hear From You
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity seeks insight on how to secure digital space now and in the future.
Cybersecurity
A great primer on cyber
Steve Kelman suggest some summer reading for those seeking to understand "the new normal" of cyber threats.
People
How can leaders keep exiting feds on point during the transition?
Job satisfaction data could point the way to a smooth transition for incoming and remaining federal employees.
Digital Government
Wearing Shorts at the Pentagon: Inside DOD’s Digital Service Team
Google’s Matt Cutts went to Quora on Tuesday to answer questions about his work at DOD.
Modernization
FedRAMP Ready? GSA Releases Template to Figure It Out
Cloud service providers can assess whether they're ready for FedRAMP authorization with a new template.
Modernization
Video: More Than 900 Million Android Devices Could Have These Security Flaws
Be careful, Android users!
Artificial Intelligence