Digital Government
There May Not Be Another Defense CIO Until 2017
Insiders are saying there isn’t enough time left in Obama’s second term to warrant a replacement for Teri Takai.
Digital Government
Four Things You Should Do To Get the Most Out of Teleworkers
Even CIOs struggle to manage remote workers.
Digital Government
VA Eyes Cash Prizes to Generate Ideas for New Health Record
Department officials want to tap broad intellectual resources.
Digital Government
Hate Being Near Sick People? There’s an App for That
Sickweather uses Facebook statuses and tweets about runny noses to create its real-time map of contagion.
Digital Government
Congress to Feds: You're On the Hook for Spending Transparency
The DATA Act won’t live up to its potential if the executive branch doesn't live up to its responsibilities, lawmakers say.
Modernization
The Supreme Court Is About to Decide the Future of Cell-Phone Privacy
Two cases before the Court on Tuesday will revisit Fourth Amendment principles that protect Americans from unreasonable searches during an arrest.
People
It's not just about the money
Integrating IT employees into the larger agency culture and allowing them to innovate are crucial to recruiting the best and brightest for the federal workforce, experts say.
People
Pentagon: IT departures won't disrupt relations with industry
A DOD spokesman said there was no timetable for replacing outgoing CIO Teri Takai.
Digital Government
Data Act sponsors look to implementation
Key backers say they will hold OMB's "feet to the fire" to ensure the agency lives up to the measure's requirements.
Cybersecurity
DOE releases cyber procurement guidelines
The nonbinding rules are aimed at reducing vulnerabilities in the power sector's procurement process.
Cybersecurity
Industry stresses flexibility on cyber acquisition rules
The Telecommunications Industry Association also told GSA that federal workforce training is crucial to bolstering cybersecurity in the acquisition process.
People
Civil service needs stories of everyday heroes
Steve Kelman suggests there are plenty of feds going above and beyond -- we simply need to put them in the spotlight.
Cybersecurity
Hijacked baby monitor in Ohio stalks terrified tot
Healthcare and Public Health // Ohio, United States
Digital Government
The Data Act Is About to Shake Up Federal Operations
Following House passage late Monday, the bill that will require uniform spending data across the government heads to Obama for signature.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity May Be Going the Way of Country Music
And many of us are starting to do the equivalent of changing the dial.
Digital Government
More Tech Pros Are Earning Six Figure Salaries
Year over year job postings are up 162 percent for cybersecurity professionals.
Emerging Tech
First Instrument Deemed Ready for NOAA’s Next-Gen Polar Orbiting Satellite
Its timely completion bodes well for the agency's $11 billion program to replace vital weather-monitoring spacecraft.
Modernization
Phones Are Giving Away Your Location, Regardless of Your Privacy Settings
Sensors in your phone that collect seemingly harmless data could leave you vulnerable to cyber attack, according to new research.
Cybersecurity
