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
How (and why) the CIA plans to expand cyber capabilities
The spy agency wants to better integrate cybersecurity into its traditional human intelligence operations.
Acquisition
How CIOs can prep for FITARA
Former Justice Department CIO Van Hitch says it's not too early for his former colleagues to get ready to use their new authority.
Cybersecurity
DHS shutdown: 'There's an opportunity cost'
While a lapse in funding would have little “immediate operational impact” on cybersecurity, the longer-term ripple effects could be serious.
Digital Government
Tech Lobby Spends Big in Washington
Regulations and privacy will keep tech and telecom lobbyists busy after FCC's net-neutrality vote Thursday—and the Internet regulation debate isn't going away, either.
Digital Government
This Is the Republicans’ New Plan for Net Neutrality
Republicans look to curb agency's power to regulate the Internet.
Acquisition