Digital Government
DHS Ups Its Big Data Game, Asks Vendors What They've Got
The agency wants presentations on new products.
Cybersecurity
CBP needs better ways to estimate wait times
GAO urges the border agency to update its manual methods for estimating the length of time trucks wait in line to cross Mexican borders into the U.S.
People
Content from Obama transition site vanishes
Did the Edward Snowden incident kill Change.gov? At least one transparency advocate thinks it's possible.
Digital Government
Vendors Flock to $450 Million DISA Commercial Cloud Buy
Amazon, defense contractors, and computer and telecom firms eye procurement.
Digital Government
Get Ready for Your Close-Up: Your Next Job Interview Probably Won't Be in Person
More hiring managers are skipping face-to-face meetings, something many candidates say they prefer.
People
Dickover leaves State for Institute of Peace
Noel Dickover, pioneer of e-Diplomacy efforts, has joined an organization devoted to non-violent conflict resolution.
Modernization
Amazon Sues Over CIA Cloud Deal
IBM successfully fought CIA’s award of the $150 million cloud and is intervening in the lawsuit.
Emerging Tech
The Materials Breakthrough That Might Lead to Computers Thousands of Times Faster
New research may have found an alternative to silicon.
Cybersecurity
NIST cybersecurity center moves into high gear
Donna Dodson, who heads the center, describes its mission, priorities and strategy.
Digital Government
Why Democrats Laugh at the Republican Digital Strategy -- And Why They Shouldn't
New online toolkit rivals Obama campaign tech, company says.
Cybersecurity
White House Employees’ Personal Email Hacked
Targeted campaign aims to extract social media team’s Gmail and Twitter logins.
People
Making room for innovation
Agencies can retool their offices to cut real-estate costs and improve collaboration.
Cybersecurity
White House staffers personal Gmail hacked
Government (U.S.) // Social Media // Web Services
Digital Government
Pentagon and Environmentalists Unite in Opposition to Proposed Power Line Route
Project threatens operations at White Sands Missile Range and riparian areas in Arizona, critics say.
Digital Government
VanRoekel: OMB has no role in approving energy-savings contracts
As lawmakers continue to try to make sense of a hold on an Energy Department project, the U.S. CIO's response at a hearing provokes more questions.
Cybersecurity
BYOD: Bring Your Own Disaster?
As appealing as bringing personal devices to work may be, the downsides are hard to ignore.
Cybersecurity
Cybercrime Costs the US $20 Billion Each Year. Or $70 Billion. Or Maybe $140 Billion
A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies has suggested several numbers for the true cost.
Emerging Tech
Sequester Budget Cuts Imperil America’s Fledgling Private Space Industry
Several companies are competing to build a replacement for the Space Shuttle.
People
New NASA CIO embraces job's challenges
An audit of the agency's IT governance sets at least part of the agenda for Larry Sweet's tenure.
Emerging Tech