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.
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.
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