Modernization
DOT seeks ideas on certifying connected vehicles
Better communication could help prevent crashes, improve traffic flow and share information on weather and road conditions.
People
How business-led IT changes the game
As other departments increase their technology spending, IT leaders can reap the benefits for the entire agency by following these five steps.
Cybersecurity
DOD and climate, Anonymous threats, cyber NATO and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Achieving enterprise security to support agency services
Dan Chenok and John Lainhart explain why CDM is set to play a central role.
Emerging Tech
ISIS Opponents Take Aim at Its Online Presence
Groups as different as Anonymous and the U.S. government are taking the fight to ISIS on the Internet.
Digital Government
Spy Agencies Disclose Data on 'Backdoor' Spying of Americans
NSA, CIA release the numbers of Americans searched under a controversial foreign-surveillance program in 2013.
Cybersecurity
The Downside of Not Exhausting a $6 Billion Cyber Contract
Agencies are partially taking advantage of a bulk-price deal to automate network threat-tracking.
Digital Government
Oracle Protests $427 Million DISA Cloud Storage Contract
The pre-award protest is for the Enterprise Storage Services II, currently held by VION Corp.
Digital Government
Cat Litter's Role in Nuclear Leak Still Unproven
Labs fail to replicate the reaction hypothesized to have ruptured a storage drum.
Digital Government
Inside the Hidden World of Offline Auctions for Online Property
You might expect internet domain names—the basis of any website address you visit—to be sold on, well, the internet.
Ideas
Why the Hybrid Cloud Is on the Federal Horizon
Here are a few tenets that should be a part of any hybrid cloud solution.
Digital Government
I Broke the Army’s Rules and Won a Medal in Iraq—for Coding
As a programmer, I found a way to make my job more efficient.
Digital Government
We're Not Ready for a Federal Robotics Department
The U.S. government, an insider argues, is ill-equipped for a world of automated warfare.
Emerging Tech
Everything We Know About Facebook's Secret Mood Manipulation Experiment
It was probably legal. But was it ethical?
Cybersecurity
Social services employee stole clients’ data to commit tax fraud
Healthcare and Public Health // Oregon, United States
Digital Government
NASA’s JPL Is the Only Agency on a New Top IT Employer List
Should your agency have ranked?
People
How FITARA can fix the federal government's IT problem
Empowering a much smaller set of CIOs would set the stage for agency innovation.
People
Obama's pick to lead the VA led a private-sector digital revolution
As CEO of Procter & Gamble, Bob McDonald worked to transform marketing and operations using technology, and to create digital literacy standards within the executive ranks.
Digital Government