Acquisition
Small business contracts: Digging into agencies' performance
The percentage of contracts going to small businesses varies widely from agency to agency -- and the patterns for specific small-business types are even more interesting.
Digital Government
New study could help bio-threat response
The goal is to be able to predict outcomes from terrorist incidents involving anthrax.
People
Barry West still missing at FDIC
The agency CIO and former AFFIRM president has been on leave since at least early June.
Cybersecurity
California Employee Faces Charges over College Hack and Drug Possession
Education // California, United States
Cybersecurity
DHS Alerts Public to OPM-Related Phishing Scams
Emails claiming to come from the agency and contractor CSID might be after money, U.S. secrets or both, say experts.
Cybersecurity
VA CIO: OPM Breach Is a Lesson for All Employees
VA defends against 55,000 new malware variants every day, according to the agency.
Cybersecurity
Is the White House Skirting Governmentwide Cybersecurity Rules?
The White House’s unclassified networks were breached by hackers last fall.
Cybersecurity
e-QIP fallout and more phishing schemes
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Artificial Intelligence
How Do We Stop Artificial Intelligence from Overpowering Humans?
Legislation could help protect humankind before AI dominates the world, experts say.
Cybersecurity
Warren: Cyber won't suffer in VA budget crunch
Acting VA tech head Steph Warren says malware attempts are trending down from a peak in March, a result of the wider use of Einstein 3.
Cybersecurity
Halvorsen's Silicon Valley trip shakes up JRSS
An RFP for Joint Regional Security Stacks software will ask vendors to incorporate big-data analytics capabilities that DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen observed firsthand in Silicon Valley.
Digital Government
Data-Driven Government? Not Yet. Feds Still Manage by Hunch
In a true data-driven culture, leaders need to be willing to rethink their plans and perhaps even change course based on what the data says, according to EPA CTO Greg Godbout.
Ideas
Why Chief Data Officers Should Really be Chief Digital Officers
Having a chief data officer is akin to the Army having a chief bullet officer or hospitals having a chief bandage officer.
Digital Government
State Department Posts Back Online after Tech Glitch Snarls Visas
A hardware bug corrupted the agency’s database used for processing biometric information.
Digital Government
VA mobile apps link into the Vista health record
The VA is moving forward with a suite of apps for patients and providers that feature live connections into VA health records.
Modernization
GSA ponders partnership with DISA on telecom
GSA is including a clause in the EIS contract to bring it in line with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation System.
Cybersecurity
Why the Lawsuit Against OPM over the Massive Data Breach Faces an Uphill Battle
Demonstrating damages have been suffered will be the challenge, legal experts say.
People
As secretary, Clinton turned to top aides for tech support
Rather than seeking assistance from the State Department help desk, she emailed senior aides for assistance.
People
NASA still a great place to be a boss
The Department of Labor experienced the most improvement in a survey of Senior Executive Service satisfaction, while Defense and Veterans Affairs continued to lag the field.
Modernization