Cybersecurity

What Mandiant-FireEye merger means for the federal market

FireEye could look to capitalize on Mandiant’s existing relationships with federal agencies and integrators.

Emerging Tech

This Is the Year of the Electric Car

Get ready for Ford's new solar-powered vehicle, too.

Digital Government

An Analog Data Breach: A 1971 FBI Break-In

Burglars come forward after more than 40 years.

Acquisition

Lower contractor compensation caps now law

The measure limits how much firms can bill the government for salaries and benefits paid to employees working on federal contracts

Acquisition

GAO: Networx contracts not as effective as they might have been

GAO said a slow transition was part of the reason GSA did not make the most effective use of its telecom contracting vehicles.

Digital Government

Costs Could Climb for $1.5 Billion Terrorist Tracking System

A planned upgrade of a DHS database at the heart of the nation's effort to thwart foreign threats keeps going back to the drawing board.

Acquisition

GAO denies OASIS protest

The protesting firm, Aljucar, Anvil-Incus & Co., says it will seek redress in the Court of Federal Claims.

Modernization

Diaz: What’s in store for open standards

IBM's vice president of open standards is keeping an eye on ecosystems.

Emerging Tech

Get Ready for Connected Everything

Here comes an explosion of connected devices -- some of which may help government.

Ideas

What to Expect from Open Data in 2014

A leader in the still-maturing field predicts significant innovation in the coming year.

Modernization

It's the Beginning of the End for Dumb Phones

Non-smartphones will no longer be sold in three years, investor predicts.

Digital Government

Few IT Pros Aspire to CIO Ranks

IT workers are being recruited to work in marketing, logistics and other fields, survey finds.

Modernization

Chenok and Kamensky: Looking at the big picture

Two executives from the IBM Center for the Business of Government identify seven significant changes to watch for in the coming months.

Digital Government

Commercial aerospace up, defense down

“Government customers of global defense companies continue to be challenged with affordability and competing domestic priorities,” says a new report from Deloitte.

Digital Government

Here Comes the Crowdfunded Edward Snowden Biopic

A new film seeks to explain the psyche of the famous NSA whistle-blower.

Cybersecurity

DHS moves to tighten trusted traveler privacy exemptions

Airline passengers using the PreCheck program would have limited access to background check information.

Emerging Tech

2014 Will Be the Year You Actually Want a Smart Watch

Apple and Google are expected to introduce models, joining Samsung and Sony.

People

Balutis: A few predictions for 2014

IT will be a hot legislative topic this year, says Alan Balutis.

People

Report: Administration mulls new federal IT unit

Among the more radical changes under consideration is creation of a one-stop tech shop to work on high profile public-facing websites.

People

New Army CIO takes over

Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell succeeds Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, who retired in October.