Cybersecurity
Pentagon Proposes At Least $27M to Grow Ranks of Cyber Forces
The military services each want to bring on board an additional 20 to 60 computer security whizzes starting next fall.
Digital Government
Calling Agile Contractors: Come Show and Tell for 18F
Officials at the General Services Administration and 18F are now sending a message to the traditional contracting industry: We need your help, too.
Digital Government
FCC Chief Unveils Sweeping Net Neutrality Rules
The move is a devastating blow to Internet providers and a stunning victory for Internet activists.
People
Ash Carter in the dock, FAA on the moon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Forest Service needs an archive update
USFS wants to modernize the process of storing, retrieving and deleting data.
Modernization
Army CIO unveils new IT strategy
Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell said the Army’s IT strategy for the short and medium terms includes a focus on cybersecurity and cloud computing.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Debut Bill to Require Search Warrants for Email Snooping
Mirror bills to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act will land in both chambers on Wednesday.
Digital Government
Obama's Favorite Internet Provider Hates His Net-Neutrality Plan
An Iowa utility fears it will face burdensome federal regulations.
People
Announcing the 2015 Federal 100
Meet the women and men who are doing great things in federal IT.
Digital Government
Commerce OIG seeks compliance tool for email
Federal agencies are facing deadlines for managing email that qualifies as federal records.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service needs a CIO
The Secret Service is looking to pay up to $183,300 to a candidate who can "transform" the way the agency uses technology.
Cybersecurity
'Connect the Dots' -- An Alternative to NSA Bulk Surveillance?
An ex-NSA analyst says he has another option to the controversial NSA surveillance practices.
Digital Government
The Public Participation Playbook Goes Live
After months of work by both the government and public, the new handbook is ready to help foster engagement.
Emerging Tech
US Government Is Getting Ready for the Commercialization of the Moon
The Federal Aviation Administration has started laying plans to license U.S. businesses to operate on the moon, Reuters reports.
Digital Government
Why the Top-Level Domain Revolution Fizzled Out
Dot-com and dot-net continued to raked up nearly 26 million new domain registrations in the first nine months of 2014.
Digital Government
GSA invites in the masses
The new Public Participation Playbook is a guide for encouraging and measuring citizen involvement in improving federal performance.
Digital Government
Apple Is Building a Solar-Powered Data ‘Command Center’
Apple boasts that it is “the only company in our industry whose data centers are powered by 100% renewable energy.”
Digital Government
Faster data, better law enforcement
DOJ’s R&D arm is funding software development that makes it easier to store and transfer data for criminal investigations.
Digital Government