Digital Government

Auditors Fault Pentagon Sorting of Biggest Bioweapon Threats

DoD rules require the agency each year to revisit its list of top biological-weapon threats.

Digital Government

Former NSA Director: Big Data Is the Future

NSA’s only failure was letting Snowden breach its data, Keith Alexander says.

People

Sneaking up on agile development

When implementing agile development, agencies should focus on results rather than how to get there, said Shawn Kingsberry, CIO of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.

People

Obama taps national security veteran to oversee HealthCare.gov

The lack of a financial management system for HealthCare.gov continues to trouble oversight agencies and insurance carriers.

Cybersecurity

U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Chinese Military Officials for Hacking American Companies

This is the first time that U.S. is taking legal action against employees of a foreign government over cyber crimes.

Acquisition

Spreading the OASIS wealth

GSA has awarded contracts to 74 companies under the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services program.

Digital Government

In the Next Big Data Breach, Crowdsourcing Could Find the Culprits

Personal finance app Billguard hopes to address financial data theft.

Cybersecurity

China faces cyber espionage charges

The Justice Department accused five officers from a People’s Liberation Army hacking unit with stealing proprietary information from U.S. companies and a labor union.

Digital Government

VA waiting lists and performance measurement

Steve Kelman argues that allegations about secret wait lists at the VA are a sign of performance management's power, not its problems.

Cybersecurity

Can the federal government get its IT groove back?

High-profile failures have eclipsed the sometimes exceptional work that federal IT workers do, said one of the leaders of the ACT-IAC Management of Change conference.

Cybersecurity

Dysfunctional Congress contributes to IT insecurity, report finds

IT workers on the front lines of securing government systems are concerned about lack of funding and the inability of lawmakers to pass tougher cybersecurity legislation.

Cybersecurity

Alexander: Big data 'is what it's all about'

Former NSA head says guarding agencies' vast data stores is the critical challenge going forward.

Cybersecurity

Godzilla has taken over the box office and a California traffic sign

Transportation // California, United States

Digital Government

The Trick That Makes Google's Self-Driving Cars Work

Google is engaging in unprecedented, massive, ongoing data collection to transform intractable problems into solvable chores.