People
Rung leaving GSA for White House post
Anne Rung, GSA's associate administrator of governmentwide policy, is leaving at the end of the month to become a senior adviser at OMB.
Digital Government
Computers See Your Face as a Child. Will They Recognize You as an Adult?
As facial recognition systems improve, they will get better at identifying people at different ages, even very young children.
Digital Government
A Breathalyzer That Can Diagnose Cancer
Breathprints can give doctors information that patients won't or can't offer.
Digital Government
Europe Will Let Its Citizens Edit Google Search Results for Their Names
Instead of a mere conduit for information, Google and its ilk should be considered “controllers” of personal data, the European Court of Justice said.
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden's Other Motive for Leaking: Better Encryption
He wasn't just trying to spark debate. He also wanted programmers to build better security systems.
People
Cobert tees up IT management plans
OMB advocates are finding ways to make IT procurement more agile as they seek broader systemic reforms.
Acquisition
CBP offers 'explanation plus' to losing bidders
The plan is to tell vendors who fail to win a contract why they lost, within the constraints of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, rather than just telling them that they did.
People
How to inspire government employees
Dealing with problem employees head-on can go a long way toward improving performance and morale.
Digital Government
Change, technology and the federal workforce
From using data intelligently to adjusting to a younger workforce to training with a purpose, experts analyze the near-future of government.
Cybersecurity
Emails between patients and Catholic hospital system intercepted by hacker
Healthcare and Public Health // United States
Digital Government
Federal Managers Need Better Training in Data Analytics
Agencies aren't sufficiently preparing staff to make the most of the information at their fingertips.
Digital Government
NIH Launches $20 Billion Governmentwide IT Procurement
Contract covers everything from fax machines to genetic sequencing.
Digital Government
More Cyber Scholarships for Vets
Up to 12 awards in 2014-2015 season, (ISC)2 says.
Cybersecurity
German iPhone Hackers Pledge to Fund Snowden
The Chaos Computer Club, or CCC, aims to promote technical research and social issues, including privacy.
Modernization
DISA director: Industry has a role in Pentagon cloud
While the Snowden and Manning leaks may have underlined the importance of the Joint Information Environment, it is unclear if they accelerated the timetable for completion.
Modernization
Will shared services disrupt competition?
As the government moves forward with a policy to promote the use of federal shared-service providers for financial management, industry leaders wonder what will happen to the marketplace.
Cybersecurity
Justice reassures ISPs on information-sharing
A DOJ white paper asserts that federal law does not preclude companies from providing aggregate data -- if that data contains no specific, detailed information on customers.
Emerging Tech
Why Google is Making a Big Deal Over a Little Solar Device
Gadgets called inverters are key to making usable solar energy, and Google wants them super small and cheap.
Emerging Tech