Modernization
Microsoft’s Transition to the Cloud Will Be a Drawn-Out Slog
The company is shifting toward a model of selling software as subscription-based services, and away from its “old” business of selling one-time software licenses.
Digital Government
Your Appliances May Be Spying on You
FTC issues privacy and security guidelines to the companies creating the Internet of Things.
Cybersecurity
Fed data at risk in attacks on university computers
DHS is warning that a college's information-filled IT infrastructure can provide access to sensitive federal networks.
Digital Government
USAID plans to up its data game
The U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking outside help building capacity in data analysis and visualization.
People
Satisfaction with fed customer service worst ever
The American Customer Satisfaction Index blames the decline on budget and staff cuts.
Digital Government
VA’s System for Managing IT Projects Comes Under Scrutiny
A new inspector general report finds the system needs some monitoring of its own.
Cybersecurity
TSA and Inspectors Tussle Over Redactions in JFK Tech Audit
A Jan. 23 review found numerous cyber gaps, most having to do with hazardous climates in computer rooms and missing fire protection systems.
Digital Government
SpaceX Founder Drops Lawsuit Against Air Force, Will Compete for Future Satellite Contracts
The US government is the world’s largest spender on space access, so its contracts remain a key point of competition for space companies already battling for private satellite business.
Cybersecurity
NGA to merge CIO and IT services
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency reorganization is an effort to bolster IC ITE, an ambitious IC-wide IT architecture.
People
Contracts OK'd, drone crashes, leave bill introduced
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
DOT Embraces Automatic Braking and Other Safety Gizmos
Transportation Secretary Foxx says the agency is looking for ways to mitigate human error.
Digital Government
Drone Crashes on White House Lawn
A small unmanned aircraft unexpectedly landed on the southeast side of the executive mansion Monday morning.
Cybersecurity
DHS IT compliance head moves to USDA
Richard Young is the new CIO at the Foreign Agricultural Service.
Cybersecurity
IG blasts secrecy on JFK IT security lapses
The DHS inspector general says TSA is unduly classifying embarrassing IT practices at the New York airport.
Cybersecurity
Mixed messages for VA IT
A report from Mandiant offers an upbeat assessment, but an IG report is critical of IT project management.
Cybersecurity
CIS gearing up for deferred action
Citizenship and Immigration Services wants to hire secure IT personnel ahead of an expected tsunami of new application forms.
Cybersecurity
What Do CENTCOM’s Twitter Hack and GoDaddy Have in Common?
Two Tennessee Valley Authority sites were compromised in 2013, when an adversary broke in through a software flaw.
Cybersecurity