Emerging Tech
An Astronaut's View of Earth
What does our planet look like from the observation deck of the International Space Station?
Cybersecurity
Congress moves cyber-hiring, FISMA measures
A bill that will allow DHS to hire cybersecurity professionals faster and pay them more now heads to the president for his signature.
Modernization
Microsoft Makes a Big Play to Become Government Cloud Provider
Azure Government is Microsoft’s answer to Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud.
Digital Government
HUD IT, an Army airport for drones and Reid pins losses on HealthCare.gov
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
OPM plans new case management system to speed retirement processing
"There is overwhelming enthusiasm to become more modern within the entire organization," OPM Associate Director Kenneth Zawodny told lawmakers.
People
The most-improved places to work (and those falling fast)
A look at the agency components where employee satisfaction shifted the farthest.
Digital Government
7 things the 'cromnibus' means for IT
IT spending was not a sticking point in the negotiations, but there were some developments worth noting.
Cybersecurity
Dealing with the doldrums at DHS S&T
The Science and Technology Directorate came in dead last in employee satisfaction for the second time, and Undersecretary Reginald Brothers said he wants to confront the problem head on.
Cybersecurity
DOJ: 'Increase the cost' for nation-state hackers
Regardless of where the investigation into North Korea's alleged role in the Sony hack leads, the Obama administration's strategy of indicting state-sponsored hacking is likely to continue.
Acquisition
'Paying for Results' at a tipping point?
Steve Kelman showcases a new report that shows just how widespread outcome-oriented contracting has become.
Cybersecurity
Incognito Hackers Filched Mobile Payment Processor for Almost Five Years
Financial Services // Retailer
Digital Government
The Scheduling App That Lets Health Care Workers Pick Their Own Shifts
WellStar’s online scheduling system allows nurses to sign themselves up for the shifts they want.
Digital Government
The US Has Really Expensive Internet and It's Getting Worse
Among the 34 member countries of the OECD, the US has the fourth most expensive fixed-line broadband services.
Digital Government
The First Computer Mouse was Patented in the 1960s
The pointing device was "a major selling point of the Macintosh" when personal computing went mainstream.
Modernization
First Intelligence Agency to Host App in Amazon Cloud
The move of the Map of the World application to the C2S environment signals the IC’s intent to revolutionize how it manages IT.
Digital Government
The LEGO Approach to Closing Federal Data Centers
Just closing and re-locating data centers may not save all that much money. The feds need to focus on data center optimization.
Cybersecurity
Torture Report: Seized Computers, Not Waterboarding, Thwarted Would-be Bomber
A confiscated computer and the CIA's cyber capabilities -- not waterboarding -- were essential in yielding information.
Modernization
Microsoft extends fed-only cloud
New offerings build on FedRAMP-certified service, firm says.
Modernization