Cybersecurity
Spires lands CEO post
The former DHS CIO will lead Resilient Network Systems, a San Francisco-based Internet software company.
Digital Government
Issa Charges Sebelius with Criminal Obstruction of HealthCare.gov Investigation
The House oversight chairman says the government can’t bar contractors from cooperating with his investigation.
Cybersecurity
NSA Spends $1 Billion on Crypto – A Fraction of Total Spy Budget, Researchers Say
Only 23 percent of the black intelligence budget goes to tech for bugging other IT systems worldwide.
Digital Government
Are VA Claims Accurate 90 Percent or 45 Percent of the Time?
It depends on how you count.
Digital Government
VA Offers Conflicting Accounts of Claims System's 'Spontaneous' Shutdowns
IG says VBMS issues were reported as recently as August.
Modernization
Japan Now Spends More on Mobile Apps Than Any Other Country
Per capita, the Japanese were spending 2.5 times as much on apps as Americans.
Digital Government
How to Fix Obamacare: Listen to Doctors
A doctor shares his views on what’s wrong with the Affordable Care Act.
Digital Government
Proposed Budget Deal Offers Stability for Federal IT
The plan may make it harder to recruit top tech talent, though.
Acquisition
Experts debate value of reverse auctions
Addressing fees and the need for oversight and guidelines would help avoid what one lawmaker called the trap of 'making it up as we go along.'
Emerging Tech
Far More People Sought Copies of Health Law Than Enrolled in Plans Online
Obamacare law is the most viewed document ever posted online by the Government Printing Office.
Digital Government
How Government IT Shops Can Learn From Starbucks
There are lessons in the coffee chain's business model.
People
Air Force strengthens CIO role
The CIO will have more influence on IT strategy and budgeting, and the Air Force will move some of its components to DOD's enterprise email.
Acquisition
Sebelius orders probe of website contracting
The HHS secretary is also calling for the creation of a chief risk officer position at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tasked with reducing risks associated with major policy initiatives.
Digital Government
Army, Navy using big data to increase energy savings
Analytics speed up the energy inventory process by telling an auditor what kinds of data to collect, and can compare multiple combinations of potential improvements.
Cybersecurity
NSA Uses Google's Tracking Cookies to Find Targets
'PREF' cookies are best because they include more information, report says.
Digital Government
The Future of Big Data
TIBCO CEO Vivek Ranadivé knows the evolution of data better than anyone. Here's where he thinks it's moving next.
Emerging Tech
Outsourcing the Small Stuff, Too
Agencies enlist the masses and giants to pitch in on digital projects.
Digital Government
Budget deal would avert threat of January shutdown
The final deal calls for $1 trillion in spending for fiscal 2014, reduces sequestration cuts, adds money for defense and domestic programs, and requires newly hired federal employees to contribute more to their retirement plans.
Digital Government
HHS Chief Seeks Investigation Into Obamacare Website Contracts
Kathleen Sebelius also directed CMS to appoint a chief risk officer to oversee IT acquisitions.
Digital Government