People

When government is the innovator

Not every great technology starts in Silicon Valley.

Cybersecurity

High-Paying Guests Hacked at Mandarin Oriental

Hospitality // United States and Europe

Cybersecurity

Attention, Cyber Pros: The Pentagon Wants You -- 3,000 of You

The military has been given the go-ahead to fast-track the hiring of 3,000 computer whiz civilians.

Digital Government

Pentagon Adds Social Media Whiz to Team

The new director for digital media and strategy will revamp DOD's communication via social media.

Digital Government

4 Things to Know about the Federal IT Budget Proposal

Big-ticket IT procurements and system modernizations provide a road map of agencies’ spending priorities in the year ahead.

Digital Government

GAO: CMS Isn't Doing Enough to Address HealthCare.gov Failures

After the botched Healthcare.gov rollout, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services haven't adequately improved itsIT processes, a recent report found.

Cybersecurity

Sorry Consumers, Companies Have Little Incentive to Invest in Better Cybersecurity

The actual expenses from the recent and high-profile breaches at Sony, Target and Home Depot amount to less than 1% of each company’s annual revenues.

Digital Government

How New US Net Neutrality Rules Are Shaping the Internet Worldwide

Supporters see FCC's decision as the first open-Internet domino, but critics are warning of darker possibilities.

Cybersecurity

The biggest information security risk for agencies isn't cyber

Federal security incidents increased 16 percent in FY 2014, and though "other" cyber investigations appear to be the culprit, "non-cyber" security concerns maintain the lead.

Emerging Tech

Does the Focus on Snowden Undermine Surveillance Reform Discussions?

Exaggerated headlines and narratives overshadow the importance of the Snowden leaks in understanding U.S. government surveillance.

Cybersecurity

DHS procurement dodged a slow-moving bullet

Stop-and-start uncertainty had threatened deployment of the latest iteration of the Einstein automated intrusion-detection program.

Cybersecurity

Fallout from Clinton’s Private Emails: How Secure are Agency Email Systems?

Official government email accounts are no locked fortresses, and some shirk key federal security regulations.

Modernization

Is your network ready for the cloud?

Cloud apps can turbocharge an agency's productivity, but only if the connectivity is tuned to support them.

People

DOE to get new CIO

Michael Johnson will move to the Energy Department from the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Modernization

The uncertain marriage of CDM and FedRAMP

Two vast risk management programs are gradually converging. How smoothly and quickly they can do so remains an open question.

Acquisition

OASIS tool and CBP app

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Emerging Tech

House Committee Prods Energy Department to Use More Supercomputers

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved a bill that would require the Energy Department to invest in supercomputing research.

Digital Government

Commerce Department Launches Private Sector Data Brain Trust

The members of the newly created Data Advisory Council stem from some of the private sector’s leading tech companies.