People
New CIO at Commerce an old government hand
Steve Cooper, who was the first CIO at Homeland Security, is taking over for Simon Szykman at Commerce.
People
Looking for the next class of leaders
FCW is accepting nominations for the 2014 Rising Star awards, and we need your help identifying the IT professionals in government and industry who are poised to take charge.
Cybersecurity
An Innocent Bot May Have Unwittingly Spread a Virus Around Twitter
A Twitter service may have helped take down the tweet reader Tweetdeck.
Emerging Tech
How Robots and Dogs May One Day Work Together to Save Your Life
Federal initiative seeks to spur technology to integrate Internet-connected things.
Cybersecurity
CIA Live: Spy Agency Holds Public Summit
Intelligence chief defends cyberthreat monitoring, but questions the extent to which powerful tracking capabilities should be applied.
Digital Government
What the University of the Future Will Look Like
Tomorrow's higher-education institutions will be accessible, flexible, innovative and job-focused, emphasizing lifelong learning.
Cybersecurity
China Responds to the Latest Hacking Accusations by Calling America “The Matrix”
China’s foreign ministry meant to highlight America’s hypocrisy.
People
Donovan talks up management in OMB confirmation hearing
Senators tell nominee that Sylvia Burwell will be a tough act to follow as director.
Digital Government
The U.S. Army Says It Can Teleport Quantum Data Now, Too
This kind of tech has implications that extend beyond the battlefield.
Acquisition
Acting DOD CIO goes public
Terry Halvorsen offers transparency and better data in town hall-style appearance before vendors.
Cybersecurity
Who Needs Heartbleed When Many Dot-Govs Don't Even Encrypt Communications?
26 percent of federal websites lack the proper configuration to thwart attackers from intercepting data entered by citizens, study finds.
Digital Government
Can social media make every civil servant an innovator?
Steve Kelman notes two examples where social media and big data are hinting at big wins for relatively little hassle.
Digital Government
The Promise of a New Internet
It's not too late to rebuild this thing for the people.
Acquisition
House bill seeks to reform DHS buying habits
The measure also would make DHS' CIO the lead technical authority for that agency's IT acquisition programs.
Modernization
TSA looks to cloud providers for disaster recovery
The move is part of a broader plan to move the DHS component to virtual services.
Modernization
The Internet of government things
U.S. CTO Todd Park and GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini peg the Internet of things as a tool that could revolutionize the way government delivers services.
Digital Government