Acquisition
GAO: Take account of reverse-auction growth
GAO recommends issuing governmentwide guidance aimed at helping agencies maximize competition and savings when using reverse auctions.
People
DOD's Takai honors IT excellence
The Army Enterprise Email Migrations Team was a big winner in the DOD CIO awards.
Modernization
Wheeler postpones spectrum auction until IT is tested
The disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov looms as an object lesson on proving technology before it is deployed.
Cybersecurity
Eight Tech Giants Urge Obama and Congress to Curb NSA
Open letter says electronic surveillance needs to be restricted by law.
Digital Government
About 10 Percent of Obamacare Enrollment Files Have Errors
HHS has struggled to figure out the extent of HealthCare.gov’s back-end problems.
Cybersecurity
Leading tech firms seek stronger surveillance rules
Open letter urges Congress and the president to ensure U.S. surveillance efforts are "restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent and subject to independent oversight."
People
How many Commerce CIOs does it take to...?
Deltek's annual holiday party brought together five current and former Commerce Department IT leaders.
Modernization
The scary truth about modernization
Delaying efforts to update or replace old IT systems has serious implications for agencies’ ability to achieve their missions.
Digital Government
Congress Grills TSA on Chinese-Made Luggage Scanner Parts
About 250 systems sold by Rapiscan are installed inside U.S. airports nationwide.
Cybersecurity
Web traffic from U.S., Germany, South Korea and Iran intercepted by Iceland?
Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // U.S., Germany, South Korea and Iran
Cybersecurity
Data on 465,000 tax refund and benefits debit cardholders hacked
Financial Services // Government (U.S.)
Digital Government
Can Software Be Patented? The Supreme Court Might Finally Settle the Issue
Court agrees to hear CLS Bank International's challenge to a financial software patent.
Modernization
Now Your iPhone Can Pester You to Buy Whatever You’re Standing Next to
iBeacon sends alerts to your home screen when you're standing near an Apple store or other hotspot.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Plugs Contest for Watson-like System to Deflect Hackers
Cyber Grand Challenge winners will take home $2 million to create an unmanned hacker-stopper.
Digital Government
Using Search Tools to Declassify Presidential Docs -- Starting With Reagan's
White House also vows to bring all FOIA requests into a single platform.
Digital Government
White House unveils new open-government goals
The plan is a grab bag of existing transparency initiatives and a preview of policies due out next year.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon exploring methods to mitigate insider threats
The Defense Department wants contractors to offer up ideas on combatting espionage, sabotage, treason and terrorism.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Accidentally Auction Secrets, Ruin Relationships and Game Investors
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Congress still awaiting IT security answers from VA
Hill sources say the House Veterans' Affairs Committee has received only a single response to its multitude of inquiries.
Cybersecurity