Acquisition

GSA looks to trim Microsoft product costs

The General Services Administration says a new blanket purchase agreement could save the agencies 15-20 percent annually on commercial software.

Modernization

The Quest to Build an NSA-Proof Cloud

European leaders want to go head to head with Amazon and Google.

Cybersecurity

Senate panel approves DHS secretary nominee

Confirmation by the full Senate is expected, but could be slowed by procedural moves aimed at getting more information about the administration's border security plans.

Modernization

A fundamental shift -- and a long-term proposition

It might take a generation for federal IT managers to fully digest the technological evolution of the past few years.

Cybersecurity

Cyber, intell in 'infant stages' of cooperation

The military is still determining how best to apply ever-changing technology to gathering and using intelligence.

Cybersecurity

Stuxnet Used an Old Movie Trick to Fool Iran's Nuclear Program

An earlier version of the virus relied on the cyber-attack equivalent of a camera trick in the movie Speed.

Digital Government

Nextgov Bold Awards 2013 Honors Feds for Innovative Tech That Saves Time, Money and Lives

Hackathon, whale app and BYOD effort among the boldest of the Bold Awards winners.

Digital Government

The HealthCare.gov To-Do List

What the online Obamacare marketplace must do by the end of the month and beyond.

Digital Government

Senator Seeks to Prevent NATO Use of Chinese Technology

Amendment pertains to a possible Turkish effort to buy an antimissile system from Beijing.

Acquisition

FITARA proposed as part of Senate defense package

Move could fast-track IT procurement reform, as the House added its version to the defense authorization bill in June.

Modernization

Supporters renew push for federal data center bill

A House bill designed to improve the energy efficiency of federal data centers could wind up as part of a bipartisan Senate energy measure.

Digital Government

New Program Preps Veterans for Wireless Careers

Warriors for Wireless aims to help connect returning service members to high-tech careers.

People

Own a Picasso for $150 -- another interesting public-private partnership

Steve Kelman looks to Paris for a creative way to fund efforts that government alone cannot afford.

Digital Government

Is It Time for a Secretary of Technology?

HealthCare.gov critic says the U.S. should learn from the British digital government model.

Emerging Tech

Sugar Daddy Dating Site Offers Obamacare Fix

Our site is far more complex than HealthCare.gov, SugarDaddyForMe says.

Cybersecurity

Where Do Cyber-Weapons Come From? Try a Cyber Arms Dealer

Multiple attacks on government and other targets may have come from a single source, report finds.

Acquisition

Bolden: Crew transport project will drive innovation

The next phase of the Commercial Crew Program will "spur American ingenuity," NASA chief says.