Modernization
Using IT to address the federal talent shortage
Better systems and talent science can help agencies fill vacancies faster -- and avoid making the wrong hires.
Cybersecurity
DHS audit, S&T website and smartphone encryption
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Is State’s Reluctance to Disclose Hack a Double Standard?
Agency is mum on what happened, as lawmakers demand details on an internal breach.
Cybersecurity
Why NSA Surveillance Threatens Silicon Valley
A new study finds a vast majority of Americans trust neither the government nor tech companies with their personal data.
Emerging Tech
NASA Develops Biodegradable Drones
This biodegradable vehicle, developed to protect sensitive ecosystems, invited a closer look at the positive uses of drone technology.
Modernization
More Cloud Data Breaches ‘Inevitable’ in 2015, Forrester Says
The findings should raise eyebrows particularly for government customers, who put a premium on protecting sensitive information.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Wants to Launch ‘At Work’ Version
The site will offer a suite of features for workers, including document collaboration, messaging and chat, and of course, networking.
Modernization
The FCC Plans to Increase Your Phone Bill to Build Better Internet in Schools
Federal regulators want to spend an extra $1.5 billion every year to boost Internet speeds. But consumers will have to pay for it.
Digital Government
The Three Essential Skills for the Next Generation of Tech Workers
What do we need to learn that will help us thrive in this new world of work today and 10, 20, 30 years from now?
Digital Government
This US Navy Ship Is Now Armed With a Drone-Killing Laser Beam
Will the laser work in actual warfare? Nobody knows exactly.
Modernization
Why We Need an ‘M-Government’ Movement
The time has come for governments globally to take a hard look at their capacity to provide effective mobile-oriented services.
Digital Government
VA IT problems, HealthCare.gov successes, a Senate surveillance bill and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Before Buying New Scheduling System, VA Plans to Kick the Tires
VA is putting the finishing touches on its proposed shopping list for buying updated scheduling software.
Acquisition
Hagel outlines DOD 'innovation initiative'
Invoking the ascendance of Russia and China, and the leveling of the technological playing field, the defense secretary calls for smarter R&D in tight fiscal times.
Cybersecurity
Anonymous Hacks KKK Accounts as Klan Threatens Ferguson Protesters
Hacktivists allegedly posted personal details of Klansmen online and hijacked their Twitter feeds.
Acquisition
A bold approach to transforming IT acquisition
Without a future vision and an appetite for risk, reforms lead down a rabbit hole. There is a better way.
Modernization
State Department shuts down unclassified email network
A breach at the State Department reportedly occurred in early October, around the same time as an attack on the White House's unclassified computer network.
People
An opening bid on 'acquisition of the future'
Steve Kelman has some advice for the movement to remake government procurement.
Cybersecurity