Emerging Tech
One of Amazon’s Cloud Leaders Heads to Cyber Nonprofit
Steve Spano spent the past four years building up Amazon Web Services’ defense and intelligence community business.
Digital Government
The Patriot Act Was Controversial Long Before Edward Snowden
The law drew the ire of civil libertarians—and even Obama himself—long before the Snowden revelations began.
Emerging Tech
US Regulators Want No Part in .Sucks Domain Fight
Celebrities and companies complain they're getting extorted to prevent embarrassing websites.
Cybersecurity
Trade automation review, online SBA loans and a CIS retirement
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Meet a Solar Farm Scientist Who Wants to Help Native American Communities Become More Sustainable
How one scientist is reaching out to tribal communities.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Air Feds’ Sexual Preferences and Pose as Baltimore Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Modernization
Marines hope IT can keep pace with personnel
The Corps has recently deployed personnel to crises springing up around the world, but is still working on how best to equip those officers with the information they own at garrison.
People
HHS picks Fox for CTO
Susannah Fox ran health and technology surveys for the Pew Internet Project and was entrepreneur-in-residence at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Modernization
Everything Google Just Announced at its I/O Developer Conference
Among other things, the company debuted the new capabilities of its next Android release.
Digital Government
How open data can improve agriculture
By boosting collaborative research and eliminating duplication, open data can lend a hand to the cause of better nutrition and more efficient farming, says a new study.
Digital Government
GSA’s Plan for Network Services 2020 Aims to Bypass Speedbumps
GSA officials say the goal is for agencies to start planning for the transition now.
Modernization
DOD releases updated IT management guidance
The second edition of the DOD Enterprise Service Management Framework sets requirements for IT services contracting based on industry best practices.
Acquisition
Focus on EIS transition pushes regional telecom contracts aside
GSA decides to cancel three "bridge" contracts, and says the EIS RFP will slip to September.
Cybersecurity
Baltimore Prosecutor Says Her Hacked Twitter Account ‘Favorited’ An Anti-Cop Tweet
Government (U.S.) // Social Media
Modernization
Who Has the Best App in Government?
An FDA app used by food investigators to enter data while performing field inspections won "Best Business Investment."
Digital Government
Cyber Command Says New Mega-Contract Will Be Out by Fall
The Pentagon last week abandoned a $475 million job posting for cyberattack and network defense experts.
Digital Government
Video: How to Clear Roads with Open Data
Open data helps local governments in all seasons.
Acquisition
A cyber RFP re-do, USDA's new web portal, ITES-3S updates and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech