Modernization
Here Are Six Nearly Certified Cloud Services Waiting in the Wings
A new list of “RedRAMP Ready Systems” is meant to make it easier for agencies to comply with security controls.
Digital Government
A Whole Bunch of GPS Action
Two new GPS sets pack enhanced anti-jam features. The latest launch is this week.
Cybersecurity
600 Military Travelers Handed ‘Chip and PIN’ Hack-Resistant Credit Cards
All Pentagon travel cards will be replaced with new tech by summer 2015.
Digital Government
To Hack the Bureaucracy, Federal IT Fix-It Shop First Needs to Hack Hiring
The incubator has plans to grow bigger in the next year.
Digital Government
Watchdog: Pentagon Failed to Develop Blood IT Systems
The $289 million system double counts blood inventory.
Modernization
The Future of Wearable Technology Sounds Kind of Awful
A new report out from the consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers concludes that sooner or later wearable technology will catch on.
Digital Government
The Female Pioneers Who Changed STEM Forever
One was turned down from a job in a lab because she was “too pretty” and would be “a distracting influence.”
Cybersecurity
Death of the password? Not just yet.
Considerable skepticism persists about digital identity verification, according to a Forrester Research brief.
People
Tangherlini: 'Rome wasn't burnt in a day'
GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini remains effusive about the problem-solving potential of government.
Cybersecurity
The Army's new approach to cyber
The Cyber Battle Lab exemplifies a multifaceted model for cyber and electronic warfare.
Acquisition
Navy leaders try to speed IT acquisition by reinterpreting the FAR
It takes at least six months to get from RFP to a contract award, and "six months is a lifetime when it comes to security," says the Navy's Victor Gavin.
Modernization
Budget forecasts, campaign apps and congressional data centers
News and notes from around the federal IT community
People
Hamm new FedSIM director
Chris Hamm will assume the duties of the retiring Steve Viar, who has headed GSA's Federal Systems Integration and Management center since 2010.
People
AT&T's Kapoor wins Mendenhall award
ACT-IAC honor recognizes leadership and commitment to public service in the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Cyber E-Book Turns Spotlight on Threat Vectors
The “Emerging Threats: Assessing 2014 Attack Vectors” explores the threat landscape for five different areas.
Cybersecurity
Why Some Agencies Want a One-Size-Fits-All Policy for Mobile Devices
There are no uniform BYOD security requirements for tapping into the cloud.
Emerging Tech
Anyone Ever Done This Before? Patent Office Turns to Crowdsourcing
What should the contract look like? PTO asks.
Digital Government