Digital Government

Website problems drive drop in satisfaction with government

Only Internet service providers got a lower rating than the government in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index survey, and federal websites bear much of the blame.

Cybersecurity

Turnover at top DOD, DHS S&T posts

Longtime Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale is among those heading out the door, to be replaced by Mike McCord, now the principal deputy undersecretary of Defense.

Digital Government

Senator 'Won't Back Down' Despite White House Efforts to Weaken Federal Spending Transparency Bill

Obama officials want to roll back a DATA Act requirement for common spending codes across agencies. Mark Warner, D-Va., disagrees.

Digital Government

Op-Ed: Where Are the Citizens You’re Trying to Reach? That’s Where You Need to Be.

The rise of social media and mobile devices is forcing government officials to reconsider how they deliver vital services.

Cybersecurity

Borras leaving DHS for private sector

Undersecretary for management's departure will shift responsibility for Homeland Security's $19 billion annual procurement budget.

Cybersecurity

Three things to watch on information sharing

The ODNI'S Kshemendra Paul offers a guide to the 2014 Information Sharing Environment.

People

Can acquisition be improved through fun and games?

ASI Government's Lisa Akers argues that the real potential is in training and developing critical thinking.

Ideas

Analysis: Three IT Procurement Problems Worth Solving

If agencies want to tap the expertise of innovative tech startups, they have to fix the process for doing business with them.

Emerging Tech

Feds Shoot Down Beer Delivery by Drone

It seemed like a foolproof business model, but the FAA says it’s illegal.

Emerging Tech

Commerce Seeks a Single System to Manage Its Citizen Services

Similar private-sector platforms allow customers to have a single profile across different divisions of a company.

Modernization

Why Google Just Sold Motorola to Lenovo for $3 Billion

Google originally bought the company for $12.5 billion in May 2012.

Modernization

Have Presidential Speeches Gotten More 'Tweetable'?

Not really, but the speech is but one piece of the spectacle of the State of the Union.

Digital Government

31 Percent of Feds Will Be Eligible to Retire by 2017

Report calls for broader workforce planning efforts to keep mission-critical areas fully staffed.

Cybersecurity

Mobile malware meets BYOD

Infections of malicious software in mobile devices surged by 20 percent in 2013, just as bring-your-own-device strategies are gaining greater acceptance in government.

Digital Government

Presidential fellow hawks MyUSA site as proof government can innovate

The upcoming launch of the My.USA.gov will help agencies engage with the public, says Hillary Hartley.

Digital Government

Defense Launches New Health Record Procurement

Officials plan to deploy the EHR, which ultimately will serve 9.6 million beneficiaries and 70,000 clinicians, starting in late 2016.