Modernization

Venkatapathi Puvvada: The coalition builder

Unisys Federal Systems' Venkatapathi Puvvada, this year's Eagle award winner for industry, stresses the importance of community.

People

Gerry Connolly: FITARA's force multiplier

For two decades, Eagle award winner Rep. Gerry Connolly has focused on IT, agency employees and the companies that partner with government.

Digital Government

Human Trust Overpowered High-Tech Security in German Air Plane Crash

Experts say the downing of Germanwings flight 9525 seems like the classic case of the insider threat -- which belies easy tech fixes.

Acquisition

SEWP winners and cyber legislation

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Emerging Tech

Tech Alone Can’t Solve Government’s Customer Experience Clunkers

Still, the biggest challenge to the government improving its customer experience still lies with people, not tech, experts say.

Cybersecurity

House Advances Cybersecurity Bill Despite Surveillance Fears

The Intelligence Committee unanimously passed its information-sharing bill Thursday.

Emerging Tech

'You're Playing God with the Internet!' Republican Shouts at FCC Chief

Rep. Louie Gohmert lashes out over net neutrality regulations.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Social Network Launches

A new website fusing elements of Facebook and LinkedIn aims to help cybersecurity workers hone their skills and employers get a bead on new talent.

Digital Government

5 Tips for Data Management from Federal Leaders

A few federal data leaders shared their thoughts at a recent panel on financial regulation.

Modernization

Huddle’s ‘Collaborative’ Cloud Offering Latest to Get FedRAMP Seal of Approval

The company's secure cloud collaboration service is the latest offering to meet FedRAMP security standards.

Modernization

Guthrie, Matsui renew bid to compensate federal agencies for spectrum

Under current law, agencies have no incentives to make more efficient use of their spectrum, curtail operations or share with other agencies.

Acquisition

Necessity is the mother of Navy acquisition reform

The Navy's Innovation Cell is designed to speed up a lumbering acquisition system by getting vendors involved earlier in the process.

Cybersecurity

Cyber strategy: 'We know what to do, now we need people to do it'

DHS's Andy Ozment and the FCC's David Bray say the pieces are coming together, but innovative responses -- and talented people -- are in constant demand.

Modernization

BlackBerry Is About to Hit Bottom

BlackBerry’s turnaround strategy -- focusing on software as its smartphone business has declined -- has not been pretty. But the worst may be here.

Emerging Tech

NASA’s Opportunity Rover Completes a Martian Marathon

The Mars probe is the first human-made vehicle to travel 26.2 miles on a non-Earth planet.

Cybersecurity

House Advances Bill to Combat Cybertheft

This issue is a top priority for Obama, but Democrats worry the bill doesn’t do enough to protect private data.

Cybersecurity

The Smartest Hackers in the Room (Hint: They're Not the Humans)

The $2 million “Cyber Grand Challenge” pits hacker-fighting software against malicious code programmed by Pentagon personnel.

Emerging Tech

Industry Sells Congress on Internet of Things

During a House Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce meeting, lawmakers considered how the Internet of Things could move beyond consumer products.

Digital Government

New CIO Talks Federal IT Reform: Making FITARA Stick is Job No. 1

Since Tony Scott joined the administration last month, he’s been on a whirlwind tour, meeting CIOs and other agency officials, congressional backers of the law and outside groups to get their take on implementing IT reform.