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
Digital Government
DHS Is Prepared to Spend Big on Wearable Radiation Detectors
Agency may buy $24 million worth of the devices.
Digital Government
On the Trail of the Elusive ‘Contractor Sustainment Re-vector’
Hunting for a plain English explanation.
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.
Emerging Tech
What Will Happen When Computer Chips Stop Getting Smaller?
That’s the $3 billion question.
Digital Government
NNSA Taps Cray for New High-Speed Supercomputer for Los Alamos Lab
Machine will rank among top 10 supercomputers when installed in mid-2015.
Cybersecurity
OPM breach, de facto debarment, system on a chip and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
The future of GWACs
Executives in charge of government-wide acquisition contracts discuss how they're adapting to agencies' changing needs.
Modernization
Bill to Legalize Cell-Phone Unlocking Advances in the Senate
The legislation already passed the House and now heads to the Senate floor.
People
DOD acquisition reform focused on people, not processes
Undersecretary Frank Kendall sees cultural change taking root among the Pentagon's 150,000-strong acquisition workforce.
Modernization
Android's Factory Reset Doesn't Delete Everything. Here's How to Really Wipe Your Data
Security firm Avast purchased twenty used Android phones on eBay. Through extraction methods, they were able to recover old emails, texts, and even photos.
People
Federal hiring at a glance
The Partnership for Public Service's latest hiring report reveals a federal workforce that is not getting any bigger or younger.
Modernization
Future of floating surveillance system in doubt
Privacy concerns and spending restraints could clip Army testing of a tethered UAS over the Washington area.
Digital Government
Dell, BlackBerry share strategies for pursuing DOD clients
Despite lower than normal turnout, Pentagon Tech Day offers industry pulse.
Modernization
U.S Marshals plot data strategy
Marshals aren't in the big data business, but their needs are expected to increase over the current capacity of 15 terabytes.
Digital Government
Smartphones in space
NASA is sending the next generation of Google smartphones to the International Space Station with the goal of easing some of the workaday load for astronauts.
Cybersecurity