Digital Government

Group Aims to Reform Government Around Citizen Services

Organizers of Smart Lean Government will hold a workshop on the concept Jan. 22.

Digital Government

Fighting the Next Obamacare Tech Fail

Removing CGI Federal treats a symptom and does nothing for the problem. So what would a real solution look like?

Digital Government

Air Force Nuke Officers Used Text Messages to Cheat on Exam

What began as a drug probe has implicated 34 officers in a cheating scandal.

Modernization

Next up for acquisition workforce: virtual training

The Federal Acquisition Institute wants to develop mobile apps to help employees experiment with techniques and strategies in a low-risk environment.

People

Federal IT's Fosbury Flop

FCW's Troy Schneider asks: In 2014, can something change everything?

Cybersecurity

Commentary: We Hacked North Korea With Balloons and USB Drives

An airborne challenge to Kim Jong Un’s information monopoly.

Emerging Tech

U.S. to Achieve Energy Independence by 2035

Surges in domestic oil and gas output will spur a 75 percent drop in oil imports and a rise in liquefied natural-gas exports, report says.

Digital Government

Spending Bill Includes Overtime Pay for VA Claims Processors

The legislation also provides an extra $20 million in hardware for the new electronic benefits management system.

Digital Government

Congress Cracks Down on Purchases of Chinese-Made IT

Spending bill bars NASA, Commerce, Justice, and NSF from buying systems from China until vetted by authorities and restricts supercomputer acquisitions.

Digital Government

House Democrats Charge Issa Is Playing Fast and Loose with HealthCare.gov Docs

A spokesman for the Republican lawmaker calls it a ‘false controversy.’

Modernization

Social Security seeks software for private cloud

SSA was an early cloud computing adopter and is one of the few non-intelligence agencies to put big data to use.

People

Security-check oversight measure clears House

The Senate could soon send the bill, intended to tighten investigations of contractors and federal employees, to the White House for President Obama's signature.

Digital Government

Your Internet Connection Is Slower Than Advertised

According to new data from Netflix, the bandwidth consumers actually receive is much less than what they are promised.

Cybersecurity

The NSA Can Get You Offline, Too -- With Radio Waves

According to a new report, the NSA has developed technology that can access computers through these waves.

Cybersecurity

Google Chrome’s Little Helpers Are Offering Hackers a Backdoor to Hijack Your Web Browsing

Google's lax rules for developers could hurt Chrome reputation for safe web surfing.

Digital Government

How the Cloud Could Be Helping Agencies More

Only 13 percent of survey respondents say they rely on cloud computing to meet critical agency goals.

Modernization

Border bots target tunnel smuggling

The wireless robot-based program is aimed at disrupting the flow of contraband without putting agents in harms' way.

Emerging Tech

NASA's Budget Woes Eclipse Plans for Another Moon Walk in 2020

Americans have not set foot on the moon's surface since 1972. During his presidency, George W. Bush wanted to change that.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Command, network defenses bolstered in spending bill

Spending on cybersecurity will be dramatically higher in 2014 -- and so will reporting requirements for the agencies getting the money.