People
Mazer steps down as Interior CIO
Longtime department leader will assist with transition until July.
Modernization
FCC seeks $13.5 million for IT modernization
Chairman Tom Wheeler calls his agency's computer systems incompatible and highly inefficient.
Digital Government
What a 3.3 Percent Pay Hike Could Mean for IT
The increase could help federal technology salaries better compete with the private sector.
Acquisition
18F unveils first pilot app
FBOpen is designed to make it easier for small businesses to search for contracting opportunities.
Modernization
Facebook Predicts Future Internet Powered by Drones and Lasers
Mark Zuckerberg sets his sights on bringing the Web to "every person in the world."
Digital Government
99 problems but annotating ain't one
GSA has teamed up with social media annotation platform Rap Genius to make government jargon more understandable.
Cybersecurity
How Google Responds to Search Warrants (in One Plain Language Stop Motion Video)
Government requests for Google user info in criminal cases are up about 120 percent since 2009.
Modernization
TSA wants to link alarms with CCTV
Improving the interoperability of first responders' radio systems was also among the recommendations in a report written in response to the killing of a TSA officer last fall at LAX.
Digital Government
SEC's MIDAS program highlights how to do big data
Rather than retroactively try to reconstruct the next market anomaly, the SEC launched the Market Information Data Analytics System, which collects more than one billion records per day.
Digital Government
Don't call it derivative!
Steve Kelman contemplates a new Shanghai restaurant that serves "American-style" Chinese food.
Cybersecurity
Theft of flash drives from hospital employee’s car affects 5,000 patients
Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Digital Government
The Government's Technology Agency Admits It Has Lousy Technology
The FCC's aging technology leaves it vulnerable to attacks.
Digital Government
U.S. Nuclear Security Agency Has 'Failed,' Advisory Panel Says
Drastic reforms needed to address NNSA's 'systemic' management shortcomings, group says.
Digital Government
This Electronic Health Record's Cost Has Jumped 2,233 Percent
…and other billion dollar horrors from GAO.
Digital Government
Electronic Warfare Accounts for 5 Percent of the Defense 2015 Science Budget
Advanced systems are needed to counter threats from adversaries, including China, lawmakers told.
Digital Government
Obamacare Enrollment Tops 6 Million
The White House clears a major milestone with four days left in the enrollment window.
Emerging Tech
Where to Go for a Fresh Take on Kanye, Tupac and Federal Policy (Hint: Rap Genius)
GSA inks deal with the edgy annotation site and posts a document about mentors.
Modernization
DOD approves four cloud solutions for department-wide use
Commercial offerings meet DOD Impact Levels 1 and 2.
Digital Government