People

A window into the federal soul

Technology can simultaneously amplify mistakes and make them easier for customers – in the government’s case, citizens – to see.

Digital Government

Does Your STEM Degree Have a Shelf Life?

Some are at risk of being pushed out of their fields in favor of younger workers.

Emerging Tech

Pentagon Wants Help Tracking Space Debris

Retaining space dominance is going to require investment, Air Force Space Command chief tells lawmakers.

Cybersecurity

The NSA Is Using Facebook to Hack Into Your Computer

The spy agency is not above posing as the social-media site, according to Snowden files.

Digital Government

Fake Websites Created by Republicans Spur Ethics Complaint

Washington group files complaint against Rep. Greg Walden from Oregon.

Cybersecurity

CBP unveils revamped website

The redesign of the Customs and Border Protection portal is the first in the DHS agency’s existence.

Cybersecurity

Agencies at odds over border tech

CBP official Mark Borkowski complained that the agency's new system was being unfairly linked to the failed SBInet program.

Digital Government

20 big-dollar IT budgets

Most of the biggest spending proposals are in the fiscal 2015 budget are agency-wide enterprise or infrastructure projects.

Cybersecurity

Federal Website Security Bill Moves Forward in House

Measure would require CIOs to certify websites collecting citizens’ information are safe.

People

Data the key factor in mobile device management

Few people care about what happens to a device, points out Good Technology CTO Nicko van Someren, but most care what happens to the data on it.

Cybersecurity

FEMA's new CISO comes aboard

Donna Bennett was formerly the senior information assurance officer at National Defense University.

Emerging Tech

How Maps Drive Decisions at EPA

Spreadsheets and graphs no longer anchor the agency's discussions.

People

Cobert: TechStat will adapt to agile development

A renewed focus on improving IT delivery in the wake of HealthCare.gov’s troubles includes intervening earlier in the development cycle and examining the direction and risk of projects at the pilot stage.

Cybersecurity

NSA Nominee Confirms Ukraine Is Under Cyberattack

Vice Adm. Michael Rogers warns the U.S. is also vulnerable.

Digital Government

OPM Unveils Strategic IT Plan

Agency is modernizing retirement programs, USAJOBS and other federal HR systems.

Emerging Tech

Here’s What the Future of Car Navigation Looks Like

Carmakers have been experimenting with head-up displays in cars since the late 1990s

Digital Government

75 Percent of Hospitals and Clinics Are Worried about HealthCare.gov Hacks

Most health facility operators surveyed said Obamacare, in general, increases the risk of compromising patient data.

Digital Government

Obamacare Enrollment Slows Again in February

About 4.2 million people have signed up for insurance through HealthCare.gov and other sites.