Digital Government
Divided by a common language
Using the same terminology -- and applying the same definitions to those terms -- is crucial in managing mobile and other IT services.
Cybersecurity
Sending cyber sense down the Navy chain of command
“Pockets of non-understanding” still plague the lower echelons of the Navy hierarchy when it comes to cybersecurity, says Vice Adm. Jan Tighe.
Digital Government
Pentagon Police Agency Hit by ‘Catastrophic’ Network Outage
Failure of a legacy component is to blame for the January incident, spokesman says.
Modernization
FirstNet CIO builds up his shop
Jim Gwinn says he enjoys the feel of operating in what is essentially a high-tech startup inside government.
Acquisition
Balderson to lead Northrop Grumman contracting
Diane Balderson was most recently head of contracting for the Naval Air Systems Command.
Emerging Tech
Mozilla Has a Plan to Save Net Neutrality
The Firefox-maker pitches a new idea to prevent Internet 'fast lanes.'
Digital Government
It's Hard to Say If This Baltimore Crime Lab Whittled Down Its DNA Sample Backlog
Federally funded lab's databases weren't linked, so progress was impossible to determine, IG finds.
Digital Government
House to Advance Bill to End Mass NSA Surveillance
The USA Freedom Act, with more than 140 co-sponsors, will get a vote in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Digital Government
Marines Enlist New Mobile News App -- But at What Cost?
DoApp will manage news feeds and mashups.
Digital Government
Patient data the next IT frontier at VA
The VHA’s Kathleen Frisbee predicts that patient-generated data will swamp electronic health records in terms of volume.
People
OMB offers advice for fiscal 2016
The White House wants agencies to look for ways to cut discretionary spending, in part to pay for the Opportunity, Growth and Security Initiative the president unveiled in March.
Emerging Tech
Why Does the IRS Make It So Tough to Rat Out Tax Cheats?
A new Web service lets people report tax avoiders anonymously and online.
Digital Government
Sammies Finalists Use Technology to Transform Public Services
Data innovations are prominent in the achievements of this year's contenders.
Emerging Tech
Google Launches Same Day Delivery in Manhattan and L.A.
Google Shopping Express allows customers to browse stores on their website or apps, shop as they would on any other website, then select a delivery window which works best for them.
Emerging Tech
Wanted: Smart Snowplows With Infrared Radar and Virtual Reality Systems
The Federal Highway Administration is upping its snow-removal game.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker voices concern about possible DIA nominee
California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter takes issue with Lt. Gen. Mary Legere’s handling of the Army's Distributed Common Ground System.
Digital Government
An Old U.S. Bomber Just Got Some Modern Communications Gear
Aging B-52s no longer require crew to jot down radio transmissions on paper.
Modernization
Industry group challenges GSA's telecom services strategy
Some requirements in the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions RFI could "unduly restrict competition," argues the Coalition for Government Procurement's Roger Waldron.
Digital Government
Is State Surveillance a Legitimate Defense of Our Freedoms?
NSA critics and defenders agree on a few things -- a point highlighted by Michael Hayden comments.
Digital Government