Digital Government
Attention, CIOs: Start Planning for FITARA Now
The Office of Management and Budget is still writing guidelines to more fully flesh out federal IT reform legislation.
People
Congress not getting the whole IT picture from IRS
GAO said implementation of its recommendations is "critical" to Congress getting good information from the IRS.
Emerging Tech
Economists Say Robots Will Have Dire Effect on US Economy
A new study explores various scenarios for an economy increasingly powered by robots, and none of them look great for human workers.
Modernization
Google Playing Catch-up to Apple in Mobile Payments
Google’s relationship with the big U.S. wireless carriers is complicated.
Modernization
'What's the problem we're trying to fix?'
NTIA still faces headwinds in Congress about Internet domain control.
Cybersecurity
DHS: 'We need to up our game' on information sharing
President Obama's proposal to boost government coordination with the private sector got a warm welcome in the House Homeland Security Committee.
Modernization
CSC Acquires Cloud Infrastructure Provider Autonomic Resources
With the purchase, CSC becomes an instant player in the federal cloud market.
Emerging Tech
IBM Tries to Sell Government on ‘Brain in a Box’ Technology
The low-power technology was funded by a grant from DARPA.
Digital Government
Why Social Security's websites succeed
"They do a great job of setting expectations," said Dave Lewan of ForeSee, which rated five of SSA's sites in the latest list of top 10 federal websites.
Digital Government
The Federal Government’s Technology Problem is Actually a Design Problem
If you want to help federal tech, start with design, according to USDS consultant Dana Chisnell.
Modernization
How Cloud Became Integral to Agency Strategy
On March 12, Nextgov will host an event to discuss where cloud technology is going in the government space.
Cybersecurity
Data Breach Forces Bitcoin Exchange Cavirtex to Shutter
Financial Services // Web Services
Cybersecurity
VA IT Budget Proposes Boost for Cyber Spending
Spending on information protection encompasses more than a single budget account and is sprinkled across the department.
Digital Government
Senator Wants Commerce Committee to be Big Player in Cybersecurity Legislation
On cybersecurity, transportation and other key topics, Thune wants his committee to throw its weight around.
Digital Government
Video: How to Solve an Open Data Problem
The first installment in our video collaboration with Socrata on open data.
Digital Government
Ted Cruz Thinks NASA Spends Too Much Worrying About Climate Change
The new space subcommittee chairman thinks the Obama administration has the agency overly focused on climate change at the expense of exploring the cosmos.
Cybersecurity
EPA's new-old CIO, plus weapons acquisition, spyware warnings and a new role for Long
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Ideas
Supercomputing: Key to Discovery and Competitiveness
Along with coordination between public agencies, private enterprise, academia and U.S. national laboratories, sustained federal support will allow supercomputing to continue playing a key role in U.S. economic and technological innovation.
Cybersecurity
The Case for a Cyber Red Cross
Some experts advocate for an impartial, nongovernmental organization that would respond to cyberattacks the same way the Red Cross responds to natural disasters and war conflicts.
Cybersecurity