Modernization

Apple CEO Not Interested in Cheap iPhones

Tim Cook says: Tech giant is not in the 'junk business.'

Digital Government

GSA encourages mobility to reduce real estate needs

Total Workplace program will modernize the federal workforce while reducing costs for office space and energy, GSA argues.

Digital Government

Congress wants answers on clearance for alleged Navy Yard killer

The congressional inquiry joins other investigations launched after the deadly shooting rampage.

Digital Government

GAO critiques NOAA satellite programs

Congressional hearing, new reports explore program-management challenges and the problems that launch delays could produce.

Cybersecurity

Brazilian hacktivists mistake NASA for NSA

Government (U.S.) // United States

Digital Government

Procurement Sleight of Hand Gave Contractors Access to Naval Bases

Navy tapped government purchase cards, piggybacked on other contracts to acquire access control system.

Digital Government

A Ten Year Old Boy and the Navy Yard

Mourning innocent days and the victims of the senseless shooting this Monday.

Digital Government

Everyone Agrees It Should Be Easier to Say How Much the Government Spends

DATA Act's proposed common codes and data standards win broad praise.

Digital Government

One ID for Military Benefits, Bank Accounts -- and Movies?

NIST funds test of a single, secure login to access government forms and secure consumer sites.

Digital Government

Give Up Your Office Space, Federal Teleworkers

Effective mobility requires moving beyond real estate, CIO says.

People

Deadly shooting prompts examination of clearance process

Aaron Alexis, the assailant in a shooting rampage at the Navy Yard, had been awarded a security clearance despite a past that should have raised red flags. Now the DOD, the Navy and an independent board will examine the process by which the clearances are evaluated.

Digital Government

SEC taps analytics to predict risk

Predictive analytics could provide early identification of firms heading for trouble.

Cybersecurity

Trusted ID programs garner $7 million in NIST grants

Five organizations working to develop and pilot identity protection and verification systems have earned a funding boost.

Acquisition

IT pricing policies are dinosaurs, say contractors

An industry group objects to the price reduction clause in GSA Schedule contracts.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Field Not Ready to Be Professionalized, Study Finds

Demand for cyber pros is too great to erect barriers, author explains.

People

GSA's Bajinder Paul to change agencies

Paul will become CIO at the Federal Trade Commission.

Digital Government

House to take up budget stopgap that defunds Obamacare

Repealing, or at least delaying, the health care reform law remains a key priority for House Republicans.

Emerging Tech

Google Is on the Way to Quietly Becoming an Electric Utility

The tech giant may end up driving up prices.

Digital Government

New NASA Machine Can Detect a Human Heartbeat Under 30 Feet of Rubble

Radar system wasn't ready after Moore, Okla., tornado. It will be next time.

Digital Government

OMB tells agencies to prepare for possible shutdown

Memo from Sylvia Mathews Burwell includes guidance on IT systems, contracts and other key questions.