Modernization

IBM intervenes in Amazon cloud case

Legal maneuvers in disputed CIA cloud contract demonstrate the importance of the deal.

Digital Government

How 24 Tiny Satellites Could Change Business Forever

Skybox doesn't want to see pictures of Earth from space just for kicks. It wants to scour the globe for information that will remake industries.

Modernization

Is the US Government an IP Hypocrite or Just in Love With Apple?

Obama's recent Apple decision is the first time a President has overruled the ITC since 1987.

Cybersecurity

McAfee's Phyllis Schneck reportedly heading to DHS

Security firm's CTO will take over for Bruce McConnell as undersecretary of cybersecurity, according to sources.

Cybersecurity

It Now Appears Possible to Hack a (Fancy, Japanese) Toilet

These are the dangers of putting computers in objects that did not used to have computers.

Emerging Tech

How Curiosity Became an Astronaut

From the earliest years of the space program, the exploration of other worlds has been a source of the same techno-anxieties we have today.

Cybersecurity

DHS adds foraging to tech arsenal

For DHS, the rest of the government is just one big attic full of useful stuff.

Modernization

Why data centers are hard to count

A reader suggests that the difficulty with data center consolidation is a matter of definition.

Digital Government

Calculate Your Cyber Salary

Online tool calculates average earnings based on title, experience, location and more.

People

NASA's deputy administrator leaving space agency

Lori Garver has a private-sector career planned.

People

David Wennergren: The exit interview

As he wrapped up 32 years of government service, the Defense Department's assistant deputy chief management officer spoke with FCW about leadership and the importance of understanding people.

Cybersecurity

Feds pegged as culprits in Tor privacy breach

Entertainment // Global Organizations // Technology // Web Services

Digital Government

How a Misplaced Reef on a Digital Chart Helped Destroy a Navy Minesweeper

Error by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was compounded by the Navy’s reliance on GPS for navigation.

Digital Government

DISA Turns on First Joint IT Node

Move is part of the 'largest restructuring' of IT management in Defense’s history, agency says.

Digital Government

Commentary: It’s Time for Congress to Take on Patent Trolls

Unethical lawyers are draining the economy of billions of dollars every year.

Digital Government

New TV Show on Agencies Spotlights Information Technology

WJLA’s Sunday morning ‘Government Matters’ is aimed at feds, contractors.

Digital Government

Readers complain about 'brass creep'

The military's problems may be due in part to an overabundance of 'chiefs and supervisors,' FCW readers say.

People

Will Coburn lift Archuleta hold?

The Obama administration's signal that the federal government would continue to offer contributions to the health care premiums of congressional staffers appears to clear the way for Sen. Tom Coburn to lift a hold on the OPM nominee.