Modernization

Long: NGA is moving toward 'immersive intelligence'

The NGA director said the Map of the World can "break down the barriers between collectors, analysts, customers and decision-makers."

Acquisition

How can we improve the use of past performance in contracting?

Steve Kelman responds to Jaime Gracia's comments on problems with the current system.

Cybersecurity

Details emerge on scope of FBI's identification system

The next-generation database will contain as many as 52 million facial images, including millions taken for non-criminal investigations.

Cybersecurity

Qualifying Cyber Command Staff Is Harder Than You Think

Coast Guard instructs computer whizzes from various educational backgrounds to reach the same proficiency level.

Digital Government

Google Knew About Heartbleed and Didn’t Tell the Government

Companies may hesitate to cooperate with the feds after NSA surveillance revelations, ACLU technologist says.

Emerging Tech

Space Lasers Will Beam Astronauts’ Superfast Video

'It's like upgrading from dial-up to DSL.'

Digital Government

Boston Considers Banning Deadliest Pathogens From New Biolab

Downtown biodefense lab wants to study some of the world's deadliest disease agents.

Modernization

NTIA launches Spectrum.gov

The inventory of agency spectrum shows just how complicated it could be to share bandwidth.

Cybersecurity

DHS girds for fiscal 2016

Homeland Security officials talk priorities and possible pain points as budgets constrict yet again.

People

How bosses and workers see the federal workplace

A new report says a dangerous disconnect exists at several agencies -- and aligned views do not necessarily point to a happy workplace.

Cybersecurity

Carey heading to CSC

The longtime government IT leader had announced his plan to leave the Defense Department in late March.

Modernization

Common-sense techniques to save taxpayer dollars

Basic business concepts such as price transparency can drive big savings. We need to apply them more broadly.

Modernization

GSA seeks industry input on NS2020

Recent request for information sheds light on the acquisition vehicle that will replace Networx.