Digital Government

The Internet of Everything is worth trillions

New value of $14.4 trillion will be created in the private sector worldwide and $4.6 trillion in the public sector, according to an analysis from Cisco.

People

Elizabeth McGrath joins Deloitte

McGrath capped a 25-year Pentagon career when she retired in November after a stint as DoD’s first deputy chief management officer.

Modernization

Using the cloud to break the 'iron triangle'

The vice president of Amazon Web Services’ Worldwide Public Sector predicts that the cloud will improve the government’s agility.

People

TechAmerica: Congress key to effective procurement reform

Association's new head of public sector policy applauds executive branch proposals, but says legislation is needed to cure what ails IT acquisition.

Modernization

A better, more social government in 2014

The General Services Administration's social media program manager has a short list of signals to watch.

Digital Government

IT aids best practices for citizen engagement

A new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government says IT is a boon to the public’s involvement in government problem-solving.

People

Changing of the guard at Army IT commands

The new commander of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command is a 2012 Fed 100 honoree, Brig. Gen. John B. Morrison, Jr.

Cybersecurity

Hacker ‘Guccifer’ pocketed Downton Abbey script, Tina Brown’s rolodex, and scores of other celeb secrets

Entertainment // Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Media // Telecommunications // Web Services // Scores of public figures

Cybersecurity

Hacked Agencies Are Inconsistent in Alerting Victims

The uncoordinated responses could impair efforts to protect citizens and federal employees, GAO finds.

Modernization

Commerce Needs More Money to Modernize the Census, Secretary Says

Pritzker also told techies she’s optimistic about the chances for immigration reform.

Emerging Tech

Where Do We Go From Here? 8 Hypotheses About Tech in 2014

The year ahead will be the beginning of a new cycle in the long story of humans and the tools they use.

Cybersecurity

GAO: Security breach response by feds is uneven

Auditors find that "none of the agencies we reviewed consistently documented the evaluation of incidents and resulting lessons learned."

Emerging Tech

The Internet Could Suffer if Companies Start Paying Your Wireless Bill

AT&T's new pricing arrangements could transform the economic of the entire smartphone ecosystem.

Cybersecurity

Why the holidays made your BYOD approach a little trickier

All those smart phones and tablets under the Christmas tree inevitably mean a lot of new devices on the network – and plenty of accompanying security risks.

Cybersecurity

IG nominee faces 'warring camps' at DHS

One senator said the office is split between those loyal to the former acting IG and those who complained about him to Congress.

Modernization

More stuff that's not around any more

Steve Kelman muses on everything from IT acquisition to subway tokens.

Digital Government

Government can borrow from private sector’s big-data playbook

Real-time systems offer a multitude of potential benefits for the civilian side of government, according to an executive at MemSQL.

Digital Government

Four things to watch in big data

Splunk's vice president of public sector business sees a surge in "non-traditional" big data users.