Digital Government

Can These 40 People Fix Federal IT in 6 Months?

Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott on Thursday officially launched the IT Solutions Challenge at the White House.

Acquisition

Cyber takes center stage in Pentagon's new acquisition guidance

Better Buying Power 3.0 adds cybersecurity to the list of potential trouble spots in weapons, IT and other acquisitions.

Emerging Tech

The Most Popular Programming Languages Are Rapidly Changing

Technology moves fast, particularly on the software side, as Stack Overflow’s annual survey of developers demonstrates.

Modernization

AT&T to Pay $25 Million for Failing to Stop Theft of Personal Information

FCC cracks down on the phone company after hundreds of thousands of customers had Social Security numbers and other information stolen.

Acquisition

HHS Buyers Club setting an example

As the procurement program nears its first anniversary, other federal agencies are latching onto some of its ideas.

Cybersecurity

Linux Conference Attendees Hacked

Nonprofit // Technology // Web Services // Australia

Digital Government

Special Ops command seeks drones, pilots and support

SOCOM's drone operations are based primarily in Afghanistan, with other activity in Somalia, Yemen, the Philippines and the U.S.

People

Mobile: It's not just IT, it's an adventure

PEO-EIS Victor Gavin says the Navy wants to adopt not only new technologies, but also a mobile mindset.

Cybersecurity

Medical ID Theft Costs Victim Creditworthiness & Home Mortgage

Financial Services // Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States

Cybersecurity

At Joint Base San Antonio, Air Force lags on JRSS

Lt. Col. Timothy Kneeland, commander of Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Communications Squadron, says the base’s Air Force component is running behind on a key DOD IT modernization project.

Emerging Tech

State Department Wants Face-Scanning Software to Make Sure Your Passport Photo isn't a Fake

The department issued a request for information about technology that could gauge image quality.

Emerging Tech

Once the Government’s Printing Press, GPO Jumps into Website Design

The Government Publishing Office has completed what is likely its most noteworthy website redesign to date.

Modernization

Why Some Agencies Need to Be More Smartphone-Friendly

About 40 percent of smartphone-toting Americans have used their devices to look up government and services.

Emerging Tech

Army Turns to IBM’s Hybrid Cloud to Take on Logistics Challenges

The Army has secured the hybrid cloud computing services of IBM to bolster services provided by its Logistics Support Activity.

Digital Government

How 1990s DEA Surveillance Became Blueprint for NSA Spying

By exposing the NSA’s spying regime, Snowden forced the Justice Department to shut down a separate phone-surveillance operation.

Emerging Tech

NASA Scientists Say We'll Find Alien Life in Space in the Next 20 Years

Some of NASA’s top minds believe we’re not alone in the universe. And they think we’ll find out for sure soon.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers Wants Briefing on Russian Hack of White House

“Russia is reassembling its evil empire in many ways," the Republican said Tuesday.