Modernization

The FCC's one-man tweet storm

FCC CIO David Bray uses Twitter to tell the agency’s story and to be available to stakeholders.

Digital Government

Pirate tracking, highways in the sky and laser deployment

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

Digital Government

NSA returns to open source

The National Security Agency wants the private sector to use its NiFi tool to handle commercial big-data needs.

Cybersecurity

Now Parking Lots Near Retailers Are Getting Hacked

Customer banking data affected during payment system breach at firm known as Standard Parking.

Cybersecurity

Looking beyond Google Glass: IARPA plots new generation of wearables

Intelligence research agency wants to look "beyond current prototypes in development and extend up to 10 years in the future."

Cybersecurity

Digging into the immigration order's ripple effects

The president is also seeking ideas on modernizing the IT infrastructure that supports the visa processing system.

Cybersecurity

Matthew Berninger

This Rising Star has committed himself to getting control of cyber threats and becoming the kind of cybersecurity expert the federal IT community needs.

Acquisition

Nina Malakouti

This Rising Star nailed down two of the General Services Administration's biggest Schedule 70 contracts in 2013.

Digital Government

Jon Quandt

This Rising Star has been a leader in expanding mobile access to the Government Printing Office's content.

People

Kent Reynolds

This Rising Star led a complete overhaul of Treasury's Budget Formulation and Execution Manager -- on budget and with no system downtime.

Acquisition

Shawn Garrow

This Rising Star has been involved in the Navy's biggest IT projects in recent years, including the Next Generation Enterprise Network.

People

Megan Schmith

This GSA Rising Star took over an interagency working group that focuses on sharing best practices and experiences and grew its membership by 400 percent.

People

Rebecca S. Ayers

This Rising Star is transforming the way agencies track and manage their employees' performance.

Modernization

Murtaza Ahmed

This Lockheed Martin contractor is on a long-term mission to modernize IT at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Digital Government

Isaiah Joo

This Rising Star is responsible for engaging civil society groups and experts in academia who might have ideas on using technology to advance diplomacy.

Cybersecurity

Damon Bragg

This Rising Star has transformed customer service operations for the Homeland Security Information Network.

Digital Government

Farrell O'Neill Proffitt

This RIVA Solutions vice president used social media monitoring and engagement to transform the Education Department's aid application process.

Acquisition

Cristen Cole

This GSA Rising Star single-handedly provided program management for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation portfolio in its first year.

Cybersecurity

Michael Gross

This IT auditor at USPS helps monitor one of the largest computing infrastructures in the federal government.