Modernization
This Recycling Bin Is Following You
The startup Renew has outfitted recycling bins with gadgets that track smartphones.
Acquisition
GSA portal aids in contract selection
GSA has launched its new electronic tool designed to help federal, state and local government agencies find their way through the growing thicket of federal IT purchasing contracts.
Digital Government
White House Unveils CIO Council 2.0
New structure for chief information officers should be more agile and efficient, officials say.
Acquisition
Contractors like late date for NASA SEWP
Federal IT suppliers swamped with end-of-the-fiscal-year purchase orders take some solace in the timing of one of the largest government-wide acquisition contracts.
Digital Government
Postal overhaul could open up IT revenue opportunities
An overhaul bill could allow the Postal Service to exploit its massive IT operations for profitable commercial uses.
Digital Government
NSA Will Replace Potential Snowdens With Computers
Agency to eliminate 90 percent of systems administrators who monitor networks.
People
Reader: Government is ready for videoconferencing
An FCW reader argues that technology is not the real challenge to expanding the use of video.
Digital Government
Your essential catchup on the week's news
Contract protests, Wennergren's exit and a map of the universe.
Cybersecurity
UK Anti-fraud Agency loses 32,000 pages involving BAE probe
Defense Industrial Base // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Government (International) // UK
Digital Government
Defense Contractors Aren't Ready to Comply With Anti-Counterfeit Rule
By March 2014, the Pentagon will withhold pay from companies that don’t develop an acceptable detection and avoidance system.
Emerging Tech
Georgia Goes Drupal
The state expects to save nearly $5 million using the open source Web management system.
Emerging Tech
Tackling the Greatest Digital Divide
The Internet is leaving America’s elderly behind and we’re all paying the cost.
Digital Government
Wounded Soldiers Languished 540 Days in Fort Riley Transition System
Lack of staff and months-long searches for medical records contributed to the problem.
People
Paper records account for most VA data breaches
Top IT official says VA has good track record for protecting data considering the volume of information it handles.
Digital Government
Security-Cleared Pros Don't Like Leaks -- or Wait Times
Survey respondents fear Snowden fallout could drag down the security clearance process.
People
The future of government mobility
In a 'brave new world,' government adapts on the fly to innovation.
Cybersecurity
Congress finds harmony on VA and DHS IT spending
Proposed budget levels reflect a predicted decline.
Digital Government
Every Three Years Someone Gets Busted for Using a GPS Jammer
The devices are so cheap and ubiquitous it’s hard to nab truckers using them near airports.
Modernization
US Firms Worry Edward Snowden Is Wrecking Their Business, but the Patriot Act Was Already Doing That
Reports show the U.S. cloud industry could suffer due to government surveillance.
People