Digital Government
Op-Ed: Labor’s Moneyball Approach to Boosting Performance
By setting concrete, measurable metrics and holding agencies accountable, the department has improved operations across the board.
Cybersecurity
Telework, IT could aid in 'major reassessment' of DHS HQ consolidation
Congressional report finds department has not factored tech advances into its space needs at St. Elizabeth's campus.
Cybersecurity
VA still dragging feet in answering congressional inquiries
Veterans Affairs has not fully responded to questions from Congress about data breaches dating back almost two years.
Digital Government
Report reveals feds’ mobile security gaps
Federal employees are much more likely to play fast and loose with mobile security than with a desktop computer, a new study says.
Digital Government
Federal Technology Performance Info Should Be Public All the Time, GAO Says
The IT Dashboard is offline now while the White House reviews its budget.
Digital Government
Commentary: Transparency Is Overrated
In a representative democracy, data only goes so far—and knowledge is no substitute for real regulation.
Digital Government
DC Metro Buys $184 Million Smart Payment System; Similar System Draws Fire in Canada
Officials bash Ontario's Accenture-built payment system as outmoded and overpriced.
Digital Government
Marines Again Eye Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
The service considered using a thin client architecture to cut expenses two years ago.
Digital Government
Network Security Drill Could Probe HealthCare.gov
A simulated cyberattack will pit insurers, hospitals, HHS and others against a virtual intruder, officials say.
Digital Government
About 30 Percent of ObamaCare Enrollees Are Younger Than 34
December enrollment on HealthCare.gov was 7 times October and November enrollment combined.
Digital Government
Groups plan SOPA-style online protest of NSA
Privacy advocates will mark the 13-month anniversary of the suicide of Aaron Swartz with another Web-based uprising.
Emerging Tech
When CGI Made It Work
The much-maligned HealthCare.gov contractor helped make a Medicare Plan Finder tool an unvarnished success.
Digital Government
Defense Health Agency focusing on IT for savings, efficiencies
Beyond migrating to a new electronic health records system, the agency is consolidating IT infrastructure, moving to DOD enterprise email and boosting R&D.
Digital Government
Hill turnover will affect federal IT community
Term limits and retirements will alter the lineup of committee chairs with jurisdiction over federal IT policy.
Modernization
How You’ll Write Emails on the Tiny Screen of a Smartwatch
Kids of the near future could be writing term papers on these.
Digital Government
Tech's Gender and Race Gap Starts in High School
A look at who takes the Advanced Placement computer science exam—and who doesn't
People
GAO: Agencies need to improve IT Dashboard data
Of 80 investments reviewed, 27 had ratings that were inconsistent with investment risk, according to the Government Accountability Office.
People
Former DOD official to lead industrial base review
One of Brett Lambert’s duties at the Pentagon was to lead efforts to improve communication between the department and the defense industrial base.
Modernization