Acquisition
What McCaskill is missing about past performance data
A punishment-only approach is bad psychology and bad management, even if it may be good politics.
Digital Government
Science and Tech Students Cite Mild Interest in Federal Careers
The bad news: Federal salaries can’t live up to their expectations.
Cybersecurity
Report: Target Breach Succeeded Because Retailer Didn't React to Its Own Safeguards
The hack compromised 40 million credit and debit cards.
Emerging Tech
Senator Wants to Save the World From 'www.you.suck'
Jay Rockefeller says domain name has 'little or no socially redeeming value.'
People
Project management, Jedi style
Major IT projects require a "do, or do not" approach, say those who have been through the wringer.
Digital Government
Bill Gates: 'The Idea That Innovation Is Slowing Down Is ... Stupid'
New ideas are coming at "a scarily fast pace," he says.
Modernization
To Turn the World Into a Web Page, Mobile Browsers Need to Improve Figuring Out Locations
Geographic certitude is at the core of everything an AR browser does.
People
NASA names new chief technologist, acting CTO
MIT's David W. Miller will serve as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden's principal advisor on agency-wide technology issues, policies and programs.
Digital Government
The intelligence community's big-data problem
Analyzing fragmented information that doesn’t come neatly packaged is a challenge most other government users of big data can relate to.
Digital Government
What Happens After Sexting and Luxury Travel at VA? Paid Leave
VA takes action against IG report subject, if you call paid leave action.
Cybersecurity
Panel votes to tighten federal website security
Under the legislation, any federal website that collects personally identifiable information from users would have to be certified as secure by the agency CIO before going live.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber framework team named
The group will work under Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity and Communications Phyllis Schneck.
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