Acquisition
GSA agile RFP expected this week
The goal of the proposed blanket purchase agreement would be to decrease software acquisition cycles to less than four weeks.
Acquisition
GSA sees common cause with SEWP, NITAAC
There is inherent tension among the various IT sources for federal buyers, but GSA's Mary Davie says there is plenty of business to go around.
Emerging Tech
Delays Plague NOAA’s $11B Satellite Program
GOES-R has experienced developmental problems, inadequate contracting office support and other issues.
Modernization
Verizon Brings Pay-As-You-Go Pricing to Government
The instance-based virtual machines offering allows customers to use cloud computing resources on-demand and pay for only the capacity used.
Digital Government
There’s a Big Difference in How Men and Women Write Tech Resumes
The gender gap in the technology industry is enormous and entrenched.
Modernization
Ash Carter on Facebook, supercomputing at LLNL and GPS alternatives
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NSA Creates 'CareerBuilder' for Spies
Slated for launch in the fall, the new website will include a job exploration tool for applicants and will enable them to upload unclassified text that can be sent into NSA's classified network.
Emerging Tech
Amazon Tests Out Robots That Might One Day Replace Warehouse Workers
The company hosted a competition over the weekend to find out if a robot could take the jobs of any of its many employees.
Emerging Tech
Video: Google Teams With Levi's to Make Smart Clothes
This gives the phrase "butt-dialing" a whole new meaning.
Cybersecurity
International Financial Body Duped Into Releasing Member Details
Financial Services // London, England
Digital Government
Government's Health Data Website Gets a Refresh
The site aims to make government health-related data sets more available to the public for analysis.
Modernization
Why Haven’t Researchers Built a Better Battery Yet?
Mobile devices could double their power, but researchers are focused on improving bigger batteries first.
Cybersecurity
You Can Now Protect Your Facebook Messages From Snooping Eyes
The social network has added another layer of security for the cautious: encrypted notification emails.
Digital Government
The Patriot Act Just Expired. Here’s What Happens to NSA Surveillance
Three of the law's controversial surveillance authorities have now expired. The two sides of the surveillance debate differ on what that means going forward.
Cybersecurity
Pro-ISIS Activists Take Over New York Healthcare Website
Healthcare and Public Health // United States
Digital Government
How government data is changing the way we understand health care
Physician utilization data from CMS gives developers the raw material to build tools that allow for the comparison of doctors on a number of criteria.
People
GSA taps Starinsky for acquisition institute
Melissa Starinsky was previously chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy.
Modernization
HP, CSC targeted for data center support
DHS says the sole-source solicitations are necessary to maintain continuity of mission critical services.
People
USAJobs makeover is OPM's summer job this year
OPM plans to address problems with the federal job portal with an agile, continuous delivery approach this summer.
Modernization