People

ITI adds Hill veteran to government affairs team

Shannon Taylor joined the Information Technology Industry Council from the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Emerging Tech

Where to View This Weekend's East Coast Rocket Launch

On Sunday, set your sights east to catch the fiery ascent of a resupply for the International Space Station.

Digital Government

What Happened to America's Most Important Arctic Ships?

The nation’s fleet of ice-cutting ships is getting older, and congressional action to modernize it isn’t moving at breakneck speed.

People

How IT and accounting can play nice

Financial shared services and Data Act compliance will drive more CIO/CFO collaboration. Here's how it should work.

Cybersecurity

No thawing of cyber tensions on Kerry’s Beijing trip

A "frank exchange" of views between the U.S. and China yielded no concrete results on the cyber-attack front.

Digital Government

The Pentagon Is Well on Its Way to Building a Human Memory Chip

DARPA has teamed up with several universities to develop and build a very small, implantable, wireless neural interface device.

Modernization

Beijing Thinks the <span>i</span>Phone is a Threat to China’s National Security

The phone's Frequent Locations function, which tracks the exact places you have been and the amount of time you spent there, is capturing "extremely sensitive data," says Chinese government TV.

Acquisition

Government contests come of age

Steve Kelman looks at the amazing growth of agency "challenges" over the past decade, and the valuable lessons gleaned in a recent study.

Modernization

Keeping tabs on costs at Interior

A decision by senior IT officials to review every tech purchase of more than $3,000 has paid handsome dividends at the Interior Department.

Modernization

Making the most of the cloud: A software-defined approach

Software-defined environments break down the silos between network, storage and computing capabilities -- something most agencies are just beginning to explore.

Acquisition

Are the spending floodgates about to open?

New analysis from Deltek suggests that fourth-quarter agency spending could be especially strong this year.

Cybersecurity

Hackers track where shipments go with tainted inventory scanners

Manufacturing // Other Critical Infrastructure // United States

Modernization

Feds Sue Amazon Over Kids' Spending

The online giant plans to fight the charges in court.

Digital Government

Facebook Has All the Power

Media critic Jay Rosen says a controversial mood study shows how few rights and how little control Facebook users actually have.

Cybersecurity

OPM breach, de facto debarment, system on a chip and more

News and notes from around the federal IT community.