Acquisition
A show of support for strategic sourcing
Legislation to expand bulk buying expected on July 18, as FAS commissioner touts savings to date.
Modernization
Data center holdup: A question of funding?
A reader wonders whether the mysterious hold on a data-center consolidation project could be over who pays the bill.
Emerging Tech
84 Senators Still Stand for the Tyranny of Paper
Filling campaign finance docs online would save government time and money.
People
David Wennergren's reading recommendations
A longtime federal IT executive shares his thoughts on recent books that inspire and challenge anyone who seeks to lead in these trying times.
Digital Government
DOE appeal: Breaking exaflop barrier will require more funding
As China takes the lead in the supercomputer race, the Energy Department asks for continued congressional support in its efforts to advance.
Emerging Tech
Contest Aims to Make Proposed U.S. Laws Machine Readable Worldwide
The challenge is to align federal legislation with emerging international standards.
Modernization
Pentagon Buys Untested Mobile Security System for 300,000 Users
Contract did not require a past performance evaluation of vendors tapped to configure smartphones and tablets.
People
Moving beyond the screen reader in 508 compliance
To make visual data accessible to the visually-impaired, try starting from scratch.
Digital Government
Marines Eye Exotic Condoms for Field Radio Antennas
Here’s why I suggest improving 3-foot whip antennas instead.
Digital Government
FDA Wants to Track its Social Media Reach
The proposed tool would let FDA know who’s responding to its programs and what they think.
Emerging Tech
You're an Astronaut on a Spacewalk — and Your Helmet Is Filling With Water
It's a space-based nightmare ... one that, this morning, actually happened.
Digital Government
Pentagon Expects to Save $2.4 Billion by Reforming Military Health Care
Use of common IT systems could yield $672 million over six years, report says.
Digital Government
DOD negotiating the way forward for mobility
Pentagon plans expansion in the wake of DISA's latest mobile contract.
Digital Government
Bid Protests Stop Clock on $3.5 Billion Navy Network Contract
Computer Sciences and Harris challenge award of the Next-Generation Enterprise Network deal to HP.
Digital Government
White House Revamps Government Data Trove
The new Next.data.gov website, still in beta form, boasts better search and responsive design.
Acquisition
Some senators skeptical about strategic sourcing
Can GSA's bulk-buying strategy really save the big dollars its supporters promise?
Digital Government
Feds Aren't the Only Ones Looking for Big Data Pros
Silicon Valley leads the country in percentage of jobs.
Digital Government
Army Says It's Safe to Detonate Mustard Shells at Kentucky Depot
It will take 38 weeks to explode 15,000 blister-agent filled munitions.
Acquisition