Digital Government
Local Anti-Drone Activism Begins: 'If They Fly in Town, We Will Shoot Them Down'
Will surveillance-state opponents start to fight at the municipal level, as anti-nuclear activists did in the 1970s and 1980s?
Digital Government
Social Learning May Soon Come to Your Agency
OPM successfully piloted an online training project that incorporates social tools.
People
Friends, former colleagues praise Spires at event
The former DHS CIO, who left government service under strange circumstances, earned respect from peers during his tenure.
Acquisition
GSA ponders adding IT to office supply initiative
The procurement agency could add certain types of IT hardware including printers and keyboards to a strategic-sourcing program.
Modernization
NASA's fall from the cloud frontier
One of the first agencies to make bold moves toward the cloud, NASA has lost its edge, IG reports.
Acquisition
OASIS RFPs imminent
The final documents opening a new GSA contract to bidders are expected by Aug. 1.
Digital Government
A Dozen Agencies Produced 19 Finalists for Tech Innovation Awards
Nextgov’s Bold Awards program recognizes feds using technology to make government work better.
Digital Government
Change.gov is back
After having been down for several weeks, Change.gov has returned, a day after a transparency advocacy group called attention to the vanishing act.
Modernization
VA still seeks cloud solutions after canceling contract
The Veterans Affairs Department killed a cloud-based email contract and does not plan to reissue it, but says it is still 'dedicated' to using cloud services.
People
Making better use of evidence
Evidence-based decision-making in the private sector shows how government could use it effectively in public policy and management, writes Steve Kelman.
Cybersecurity
Turkish Group Might Be Behind White House Hacks, Analysts Say
Forensics specialists trace malicious emails to a webpage associated with supporters of the Islamist organization.
People
Mark Warner: Pushing for performance
In a sharply divided Congress, the Senate's management guru gains ground in his nonpartisan approach to the government's fiscal and performance challenges.
Cybersecurity
Move Over Huawei, There’s a New Bogeyman in Town and It’s Called Lenovo
Spy agencies of five different countries have a common policy banning the use of Lenovo machines.
Modernization
Your Boss Is Reading Your Text Messages
As more employers add mobile messaging systems to workers’ phones, the scrutiny of workers’ SMS inbox is likely to increase.
Digital Government
University of Texas Team Hijacks $80 Million Yacht With Cheap GPS Spoofing Gear
Grad students gain control of navigation system to veer ship off course.
Digital Government
Drones Approved for Commercial Flights
Aircraft will operate in Alaska to survey ice floes, whales and oil spills.
Emerging Tech
The IT Dashboard: Not Exactly Transparent
The transparency site’s big promises aren’t holding up in the light of day.
Digital Government
Memo adds detail to president's innovation agenda
OMB's Sylvia Burwell expands on the recent speech in which Obama announced the initiative.
Digital Government