Digital Government
New VA Chief Freezes Central Health Office Hiring
Calls scheduling system antiquated.
Digital Government
IRS Gave Sensitive Data to Convict Sentenced to 21 Years
And failed to do background checks on many other contract workers who handled taxpayer files.
Digital Government
Australia Joins Iraq Refugee Aerial Resupply Mission
Packing meals for airdrop like giant game of Tetris
Cybersecurity
For IG, the future is now at USPS
Inspector General David Williams takes a broad view of his role at the perennially cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, including the development of new technologies and revenue streams.
Acquisition
Army hits reset button on intelligence-sharing system
The next phase of the $5 billion Distributed Common Ground System will likely be open to bidders in fiscal 2016.
People
No on FITARA, yes on wearable gear, maybe on JSF software
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
The Pentagon Gave the Ferguson Police Department Military-Grade Weapons
The local community of Ferguson, Missouri, may not look like a war zone, but the Pentagon has helped the police treat it like one.
Digital Government
Prepare to Be Shocked
Four predictions about how brain stimulation will make us smarter
People
Social media rules!
Steve Kelman argues that government must do more to embrace the realities of social media's massive influence.
Cybersecurity
Leaked docs show spyware used to snoop on U.S. computers
ProPublica's report on software created by the controversial U.K.-based Gamma Group International provides yet another reminder of rapidly evolving cyber threats.
Digital Government
FAA moves on drone test and research sites
The last of six authorizations to operate and a solicitation for a Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems came in the past week.
Digital Government
The Navy Battles for ‘E*WARFARE’ Brand
Trademark filings for the logo claim the right to use a lightning bolt.
Emerging Tech
What Is the Biggest Obstacle to Tech Adoption in Government?
Hint: It's not the technology itself.
Cybersecurity
Airport innovations, MonsterMind and a $300M Air Force contract
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
The story behind DOT's cyber makeover
CIO Richard McKinney says it started with the realization that staff considered cybersecurity measures to be "inconvenient."
People
JIE comes into focus under Halvorsen
After three months on the job, acting DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen is putting his stamp on leading Defense IT projects.
Emerging Tech