Cybersecurity
Among the NSA's Own Tips for Securing Computers: Remove the Webcam
And if the NSA doesn't trust a piece of hardware, you probably shouldn't either.
Emerging Tech
Good News! The UFO Just Spotted From the Space Station Was Not Really a UFO
... But also, imagine being an astronaut and waking to find a mystery object outside your window.
People
IG slams DOT for overuse of risky contracts
The Transportation Department relies too heavily on cost-reimbursement contracts, according to a report from the DOT inspector general.
Digital Government
Feds: Give Us a Seamless Mobile Connection and We'll Get a Lot More Done
Outdated IT hinders productivity, survey of 209 top feds finds.
Acquisition
China-sourcing restrictions spelled out in SEWP
NASA's new five-year IT acquisitions vehicle extends restrictions on sourcing computer gear manufactured in China.
Digital Government
NSA Searches 10 Times as Much of the Internet as It Said
The error was the result of bad math.
Emerging Tech
The Next Solar Manufacturing Boom Will Be in the Middle East
Here's more proof that the center of the solar-power universe is shifting.
Digital Government
NOAA retires long-serving weather satellite
GOES-12 more than doubled its initial life expectancy.
Digital Government
Pentagon Weighs Enlarging Nuclear Surveillance Program
An upgraded monitoring system would fine tune algorithms and enhance data analysis to better detect foreign nuclear activity.
Digital Government
DISA Plans to Spend $239 Million on Network Widgets through 2015
Agency says items appear on an approved product list.
Digital Government
Army Plans to Buy 193,279 Rifleman Radios
Lightweight radios will be used by infantry squads.
Digital Government
NASA Launches Mammoth IT Hardware Buy
Contracts worth between $5 billion and $10 billion can serve all federal agencies.
People
Personnel shuffles at GSA
Mark Day steps in for Kevin Youel Page, who takes over the Integrated Award Environment.
Digital Government
Feds to tap commercial databases for Do Not Pay initiative
The government has plans to use commercial data to sniff out improper payments.
Digital Government
State Awards $150M Desktop PC Deal to Nine Small Firms
Contracts are part of a global IT modernization program.
People
Study: More mobile would make feds more productive
Survey suggests seven hours per week could be gained by better connectivity.
Digital Government
White House Expands Guidance on Promoting Open Data
Agencies get specifics on goals for creating machine-readable formats.
Modernization
Is there an IT-acquisition generation gap?
GSA's Mark Day warns that disconnects could complicate already-difficult IT challenges.
Digital Government