Acquisition
What needs to be fixed in the FAR?
Steve Kelman spotlights two areas where real obstacles to effective IT contracting may exist -- and suggests solutions for each.
Modernization
DeSalvo: Time for the heavy lifting on health record interoperability
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is pushing for a road map "specific enough that people will know what they're supposed to do when."
Modernization
Need to Know Memo: Finding Savings in the Cloud
New Need to Know Memo explores the implications of cloud computing, data center consolidation, virtualization, remote access and infrastructure diversification.
Modernization
Interior gets green light for Drupal consolidation initiative
The Interior Department is consolidating nine content management platforms into one, built with open source software.
Cybersecurity
Hamas Interrupts Israeli TV with Urgent Message
A Channel 10 satellite broadcast was briefly hacked by the Palestinian Islamist group.
Digital Government
The Obama Administration Is Looking for the Next Obamacare Website Contractor
The bid is probably not going to CGI Federal.
Digital Government
E-Prescriptions Hit 1 Billion for First Time in 2013
Minnesota had a 100 percent e-prescription rate this year.
Modernization
What, exactly, does a cloud broker do?
The role cloud brokers play in government IT remains largely undefined, but Microsoft's Susie Adams says the game is changing quickly.
Modernization
Schedule 70 cloud listing could shower benefits
Procurement experts are enthusiastic about adding a separate cloud services category to the venerable contracting vehicle.
Digital Government
The Pattern in CDC's Mishandling of Anthrax, Bird Flu and Botulism
Multiple incidents reveal inadequate culture of safety.
Cybersecurity
How Cyber Scary Is It Outside Today?
Nextgov's new iPhone app measures threat levels for every sector and dissects daily hacks.
Digital Government
IT Disruptions 3 Times More Likely at Agencies with Complex Networks
Cloud services, virtualization and BYOD could be to blame.
Digital Government
So, Which Agency Needs an Executive Chef with a Top Secret Clearance?
And how many recipes are classified Top Secret?
Digital Government
Bitcoin Could Become Gold Standard at Ft. Knox Florist
Petals and Blooms, located inside the military base, accepts the e-currency for online purchases.
Digital Government