Cybersecurity
DARPA gears up for Cyber Grand Challenge
The challenge is a chess-like competition that pits teams of researchers against each other in a contest to develop unmanned cybersecurity systems.
Acquisition
Davie: GSA saved a billion on 2013 IT buys
The assistant commissioner for Integrated Technology Services claimed $1.35 billion in savings through innovation and reduced duplication of effort.
Emerging Tech
Another Problem for Amazon's Delivery Drones? Angry Birds
The notional postal workers may be flying some exceedingly unfriendly skies.
Digital Government
OPM to Agencies: Don't Forget to Expand Telework This Winter
Agencies must increase the number of telework-ready employees as part of continuity of operations plans.
People
Telework Week 2014 aims higher
The Mobile Work Exchange wants to exceed 2013's record number of 112,000 federal employee participants.
Digital Government
America’s Outer-Space Spy Program Has a New Mascot: a World-Eating Octopus
James Clapper tweets.
Acquisition
Financial management and freedom of choice
An industry spokesman argues that an official preference for federal shared service providers will hurt the agencies hoping to consolidate.
Digital Government
Treasury, Recovery Board Officials Embrace Efforts to Standardize Federal Data
Leaders of governmentwide transparency aren’t waiting for DATA Act.
Emerging Tech
Smart Sanctions 2.0
Sanctions should carve out space for personal tech that can promote human rights.
Digital Government
For Some of Us, Recovery From War Is Its Own Hell
There’s an interesting debate going on in the comments on my Tuesday article.
Digital Government
VA Paperless Claims System ‘Spontaneously’ Shuts Down
The system also mixes up evidence between veterans’ files, lawmakers told.
Emerging Tech
NASA Taps Silicon Valley Space Miners to Crowdsource Asteroid Threats
Company has already experimented with the Internet’s ability to bring people together
Digital Government
Ex-Lab Scientist May Reverse Plea in Nuclear-Secrets Case
Leonardo Mascheroni is trying to secure a new public defender.
Digital Government
Obamacare’s Next Step: Fixing Medicare and Medicaid Data Sharing
Medicare wants to standardize state Medicaid data.
Digital Government
Technology Can Drive Federal Hiring Reform
Feds must leverage tech to improve the applicant experience, HR software exec says.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Sending Basil to the Moon
The space agency is sending a few seedlings to live and prosper on the moon before we can.
People
CMS shares traffic reports for HealthCare.gov
Administration touts the spike is usage, but questions persist about data transmission to insurers.
Cybersecurity
Is Cyber Command ready to stand on its own?
Alexander's planned retirement offers a chance to reorganize, but the changes required are anything but simple.
Acquisition
Better contracting through multisourcing
The approach can help reduce risk and improve oversight at a time when agencies are being asked to do more with less.
Digital Government