Ideas
Developers: 6 Steps to Revamp Your Apps
A bogged down back-end database can cause timeouts and lead to reliability issues. So, what’s an IT department to do?
People
Gonzalez to step up as EPA CTO
Robin Gonzalez will replace Greg Godbout as the Environmental Protection Agency's chief technology officer, according to an internal email message obtained by FCW.
Digital Government
DISA claims progress in classified mobile
A year-old program to deploy mobile devices that can access classified information has gained steam, said Jack Wilmer, a Defense Information Systems Agency official.
Modernization
Homeland Security Wants Government To Get Better at Mobile Security
A new document includes insights for chief information officers, business owners and developers.
Cybersecurity
Juniper Code Hack Remains a Whodunit
What is known is that the government still does not have its act together when a software emergency goes down.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the World's Most Secretive Startup
Magic Leap's virtual reality system may change computing entirely.
Digital Government
New European Law May Force Companies to Hire Data Privacy Experts
Tech, health care, drug and financial services companies that process large amounts of data will become particular hotbeds for hiring.
Digital Government
Despite ‘Agile’ Approach, Agencies Might Not Meet DATA Act Deadline
It’s been almost two years since Congress passed legislation requiring agencies to standardize spending data.
Cybersecurity
DHS Wants to Overhaul System Storing Sensitive Critical Infrastructure Data
The agency says the current system has fallen behind the times.
Digital Government
Candidate to head Library of Congress pledges modernization
President Obama's choice to lead the Library of Congress told lawmakers that she planned to lead a technological transformation of the institution.
Cybersecurity
Apple Official Says Company Doesn’t Give China Access to its Source Code
China has asked for it though, according to Apple's top lawyer.
Acquisition
Despite Pentagon outreach, small tech firms say military contracting poses big challenges
Silicon Valley executives voiced frustration and concern over the length of time it takes for contracts to go through while doing business with the government.
Digital Government
The Military Wants a Privacy Firewall for Disaster Response
A new tool to strip personal information from tweets and social media could help troops zero in on trouble spots
Digital Government
Feds might appreciate an easier budget process, but they're not going to get it
Budget uncertainty hurts agency planning and can lead to more waste. Congress wants to change -- but how?
Digital Government
House panel slams feds for slow patching in Juniper breach
Lawmakers took agencies to task for allegedly slow-walking critical updates to compromised Juniper hardware, while noting that Juniper itself had declined the opportunity to testify before Congress.
Cybersecurity
New Air Force cyber doctrine stresses resilience
The directive from Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James instructs cyber operatives to fight through digital onslaughts from adversaries.
Digital Government
Senate confirms VA watchdog
Attorney Michael Missal will join the Department of Veterans Affairs as inspector general. The agency had spent more than two years without a Senate-confirmed watchdog before Missal got the nod from the U.S. Senate on April 19.
Cybersecurity
A year after the OPM breach, one cyber vendor is still looking for answers
CyTech Services, the veteran-owned small business that may have played a significant role in discovering the OPM hack a year ago, says it's never been paid for that work.
Digital Government
Facebook for Trees: The Forest Service’s Quest to Make a Tree Database More User-Friendly
The agency maintains a database that includes various characteristics of some 19 million trees over some 350,000-plus plots of land
Emerging Tech