Acquisition
5 contracts to watch
Some IT procurement deals are bigger than others, not just in terms of dollars, but also in their implications and precedents for agencies and contractors. Here are five that bear watching.
Cybersecurity
Belgium telco bugged, and virus’s fingerprints point to NSA
Telecommunications // Belgium
Digital Government
Navy Yard Shooter Adhered to ID Protocol to Access Military Bases
Despite misconduct, gunfire arrests and apparent mental illness, Aaron Alexis passed background checks to receive facility and computer credentials.
Cybersecurity
How Google Will Track You Without Cookies
Amid consumer unease over cookies, Google looks at different ways to serve its ads.
Emerging Tech
Analysis: NASA’s New Role as Partner
Space exploration is evolving from a government-led venture to a rich collaboration with the private sector.
Modernization
Constitutional Analysis: There’s an App for That
Get about 3,000 pages of analysis from Supreme Court decisions on your phone.
Digital Government
Let’s Not Play the PTSD Card in the Navy Yard Shooting
My friends handle their grief with tears, talk and therapy – not automatic weapons.
People
Contractors clamp down on Snowden material
As agencies made clear during Wikileaks disclosures, classified documents that have been leaked are still classified.
Digital Government
Air Force scrambling to protect cyber, other priorities from budget ax
Service eyes reorganization among other strategies to shield its top priorities from spending cuts.
Cybersecurity
Intell community seeks energy-efficient supercomputer
Superconductor technology may allow an expansion of computing speed while reducing power demands.
Digital Government
The 72-Hour Workweek Is the New Norm, but Don't Blame Your Smartphone
Some use personal time--and gadgets--to make up wasted time at the office.
Emerging Tech
This Robot Army Is Obsessed With Random Acts of Kindness
Rather than kill people, 100 child-sized "Lovebots" are highlighting good deeds done by community members in Toronto.
Digital Government
Facebook and Twitter Access in Iran Was Just a Glitch, for Now
The lack of a filter on Facebook last night was apparently due to technical problems, according to the head of Iran’s filtering and monitoring committee.
Cybersecurity
Two eyed for CIO posts at DHS, FEMA
DHS finds a replacement for Richard Spires, while FEMA welcomes a NASA veteran.
Cybersecurity
DHS, IG spar about social media policy
Department privacy officials argues that some IG policy recommendations are unrealistic and would be ineffective.
Cybersecurity
Is cyber-offense the answer?
A private-sector expert warns that industry 'has had enough' of cyber-attacks, and wants stronger deterrence from feds.
Digital Government
Gold in the data, but a shortage of miners
Universities are graduating only a fraction of the data scientists that federal agencies need.
Digital Government
The federal funding fail
A look at the history of continuing resolutions, Congress' go-to alternative to passing a budget.
Digital Government