Acquisition

TechFAR, Digital Playbook get tentative thumbs up

The new tools are a first step, but critics still contend that federal acquisition rules are outdated when it comes to buying IT.

People

The REAL regulatory challenge of agile development

Steve Kelman argues that TechFAR's problem with agile is at the task order level, not the contract level.

People

Analytics could drive the future of VistA

The next generation of VA's electronic health record should see benefits from agency advances in predictive analytics.

Acquisition

HHS releases first RFP under Buyers Club

Procurement adviser Mark Naggar hopes the solicitation will become a model for innovative acquisition.

Cybersecurity

Feds Accuse Russian of Pre-Target Era Credit Card Raid

Financial Services // Manufacturing

Cybersecurity

Russia Bugs Ukraine Government Offices with Spyware

Putin-backed hackers strike as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West.

Cybersecurity

Who Receives Hacker Threat Info From DHS?

Hospitals, financial institutions, chemical companies and 10 of the other 16 "critical" industries haven’t joined the department’s cyber program.

Digital Government

Infographic: Supercomputers and Their Superpowers

Everything you need to know about our government's computing capabilities.

Digital Government

What Good Is All This Tech Diversity Data, Anyway?

Publicly counting men and women is a start, but on its own, the data is not likely to make tech companies any more diverse.

Digital Government

The Enemy of an Asteroid Is My Friend

Taking the long view on U.S.-Russia planetary defense.

People

OMB launches digital services team to guide IT projects

The team will be headed by Mikey Dickerson, a former Google engineer who served on the team that helped fix HealthCare.gov.

Digital Government

The Biometric Future of Crossing Borders While Brown

What it's like to be flagged at every airport security stop for nine years.

Digital Government

Why the Pentagon Announced the U.S. Airstrike in Iraq in a Tweet

These days, the Obama administration is trying to make its own national security announcements before everyone else does.