Digital Government
White House Wants Agencies to Prioritize Emerging Tech in Next Year’s Budget
Nanotechnology, robotics and cyber-physical systems get a shout-out in the budget memo.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon’s $11 Billion Health Records Deal to be Awarded by Month's End
The 10-year contract is one of the largest in recent memory for DOD.
Emerging Tech
The First National Drone Racing Championship Is Underway in California
A new type of competition takes to the skies.
Digital Government
New Font Automatically Censors ‘Spook Words’ Monitored by the NSA
Do you dare install this font on your computer?
Digital Government
Q&A: How This Venture Fund Wants to Help Startups With No Government Experience Navigate Washington
Formerly an investor with NEA, Yanev Suissa left to fund SineWave Ventures.
Modernization
What CIOs really think
Here are seven insights into the state of federal IT from the 25th annual CIO survey.
Cybersecurity
Defense health records, fed worker survey, Pentagon IT spending and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
AT&L official: Data restrictions in defense bill impede management
The already testy public debate between Pentagon officials and Sen. John McCain over an acquisition provision in the defense authorization bill is getting even testier.
People
NASA's top watchdog talks IT
NASA Inspector General Paul Martin says the agency has made strides, but is still far from perfect when it comes to IT governance and cybersecurity.
People
Federal program management needs help
Policy has been aimed at addressing specific problems rather than a holistic approach, says a new report from the National Academy of Public Administration.
Modernization
Video: How to Run Android Apps on PCs and Macs
A helpful tool to take you from smartphone screen to big screen.
Emerging Tech
Neuroscience Computing Boot Camp Aims to Ignite Interest for Brain Research
Representatives argued in favor of a National Brain Observatory, dedicated to neuroscience.
People
What smart succession planning requires
Leadership changes don’t have to be painful. Here are some tips for easing the transitions.
Cybersecurity
There’s A Plan to Immediately Purge Some Governmentwide Network Surveillance Data
Destruction could free up storage space and have the added benefit of protecting privacy.
Digital Government
Why It Still Sucks to Be a CIO in Government and What a New Law Can Do About It
While CIOs claim the “chief” title, in many cases their hands have been tied by sprawling bureaucratic structures and a lack of institutional heft.
Cybersecurity
A 'Powerful' Cyber Tool Created by Government Now On the Market
After three years in development, the Network Mapping System has moved into the commercial market.
Cybersecurity
Network maps, moisture maps and stalled job growth
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
How Government Space Geeks at NASA Won the Internet
How NASA stumbled upon perhaps the greatest social-media strategy of our time.
Digital Government
How a Fed with Fake Diplomas Worked at the Interior Department for 5 Years
The technology officer eventually resigned from the Interior Department—and then he worked at the Census Bureau.
Cybersecurity