Digital Government

Shutdown Freezes Antarctica Research

Stations will only be staffed enough 'to ensure human safety and preserve government property.'

Digital Government

Geospatial conference postponed

U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation announces that DOD's current travel restrictions make the GEOINT conference, planned to take place in Tampa, untenable.

Modernization

Supercomputing upgrade to improve big data at Postal Service

USPS has awarded a contract to expand the agency's already formidable high-powered computing capabilities.

People

Seeking the 'story behind the numbers'

More than 100 federal financial leaders and senior leaders of advisory groups share insights on transparency, risk and cost management, and future challenges.

People

How agency heads are measuring to manage

Steve Kelman's research suggests that performance management is finally becoming ingrained in federal agencies -- especially those with outstanding leaders.

Cybersecurity

Former trading house staff accused of source-code-lifting

Financial Services // New York, United States

Digital Government

NSA Hid Explosions, Delays at $1.2 Billion Spy Compound

'This is why acceptance testing is done,' spokeswoman says of the Utah supercomputer center meltdowns.

Digital Government

Air Force Lays Out $20,000 for Hot Air Recruiting

In Albuquerque, as opposed to Washington, hot air is valued.

Digital Government

Defense CIO Takai Still on the Job

Acting Army CIO Krieger also not furloughed.

People

VA furloughs 2,700 IT employees

As carrryover funding runs out, department succumbs to shutdown.

People

Are we sitting ducks in the cyber pond?

Washington heavyweights warn that the shutdown could be potentially disastrous for national security.

Emerging Tech

Thwarted Users Vent About Obamacare Website on Facebook

It's not just the opponents who are angry: People trying to sign up for health coverage complain about long wait times and software glitches.

Modernization

Obama Official Tweets Racial Slur, Apologizes

Dan Pfeiffer quickly deleted it and apologized for a 'horrendous typo.'

People

Shutdown begins to affect contractors

The unavailabilty of systems subject to the shutdown is making it harder for businesses to hire.

People

Park: Demand overwhelmed healthcare.gov

White House officials say they know why the federal healthcare information site suffered so many slowdowns and failures in its first days.

Modernization

Amazon Prevails in CIA Cloud Suit

IBM, which argued Amazon unfairly won the cloud contract, plans to appeal.

Modernization

AWS can resume CIA cloud project

Although IBM plans to appeal a judge's ruling, Amazon Web Services is ready to go back to work.