Digital Government
Silicon Valley's Best and Worst Jobs for New Moms and Dads
A look at major differences in the tech industry’s approach to parental leave
Acquisition
OFPP set for new IT acquisition initiatives
Anne Rung says category management memo was a good start, but more changes are coming.
Cybersecurity
A lackluster FISMA report card
Federal agencies reported a 15 percent increase in information security incidents last year over 2013.
Emerging Tech
Why Big Data Gets a Bad Rap in Government
Believe it or not, big data is not all fire and brimstone, surveillance and mass spying.
Cybersecurity
ICITE faces 'cultural resistance'
Former Acting DIA Director David Shedd said an IC-wide IT platform faces bureaucratic resistance, the same day that DNI James Clapper said the platform was key to promoting intelligence integration.
Cybersecurity
Hillary Clinton's Personal Email Use a Blow to White House Transparency Claim
It didn't take long for The New York Times report to take off Monday night.
Cybersecurity
Local Guy Hacks an Illinois Mall Radio System to Sound Bomb Alarms
Government (U.S.) // Telecommunications // Illinois, United States
Digital Government
8 mobile trends for 2015
A major trend is cost, says a DMI survey. If agencies continue using three or four devices per employee, the total price of ownership is going to get prohibitive.
Digital Government
The Internet of Things Is So Easy, We Built Our Own
For less than $100, we built a Barack Obama Detector for your desk.
Digital Government
Clinton never used State.gov email as department head
Private account used extensively; scope of archiving unclear.
Cybersecurity
What to make of the Sony hack
Never mind who was behind the breach -- there are some clear lessons for those who would like to avoid a repeat.
Cybersecurity
6 Biggest Blunders in Government's Annual Cyber Report Card
The White House has released its yearly assessment of agency compliance with the governmentwide cyber laws.
Emerging Tech
When Congress and Cloud Collided
A lawmaker came up with a new meaning for the term “cloud.” But DOD’s chief information officer isn’t smiling.
Digital Government
New Tool Aims to Make Government Financial Disclosures More Transparent
From January 2016 and onward, OGE plans to require Senate-confirmed appointees to use the online system, called Integrity.
Cybersecurity
Clapper: Maintaining Phone Call Surveillance is Like Buying Insurance
The nation's top spy said keeping logs of U.S. citizens' phone calls is a preventive measure for discerning potential threats.
Cybersecurity
GAO examines air traffic control and Medicaid, NASA named a top 50 brand
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Video: Open Data and Fostering Citizen Advocacy
The third installment in our collaboration with Socrata's Open Data TV.
Digital Government
When IRS Tech Projects Start to Slip, Congress is the Last to Know
A few key tech projects at IRS are running over budget and behind schedule, and lawmakers are being left out of the loop, GAO said.
People