Modernization
IRS needs better data center consolidation plan: IG
Agency is shuttering some data centers, but lacks clear metrics or management plan, audit finds.
Emerging Tech
Chicago Police Got New Twitter Accounts. Will It Make a Difference?
A few social media norms the department should be prepared to address.
Digital Government
Tech Workers in Southern Europe Can’t Compete With Their Northern Neighbors
In northern Europe, it pays to have skills in science and technology.
Modernization
Why the Price of Mobile Data in India Is Suddenly Plummeting
Some of India's leading telecom operators have slashed their mobile data rates by as much as 90 percent.
Modernization
VA terminates $36 million cloud deal with HP
Agency cites changing requirements and "convenience of the government" as the reason for canceling the enterprise e-mail contract.
Digital Government
A season of gridlock
What are Congress-watchers telling contractors about the prospects for the fiscal 2014 budget?
Emerging Tech
When Government Goes to Burning Man
Protecting the environment during the desert arts festival can be costly.
Digital Government
Congressional Picks for DHS Head Include Backers of Mass Surveillance
Names floated include lawmakers, a former New York Police Department commissioner and a former Coast Guard commandant.
Cybersecurity
Next year's models
Some core building blocks of federal IT are primed for radical improvement.
Cybersecurity
Hospital where Kardashian gave birth axes workers for breaching medical records
Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
Modernization
Analysts Expect Government Cloud Spending to Rebound in 2014
More money is going toward infrastructure services instead of software.
Modernization
Why the Smart Grid Might Be a Dumb Idea
Security experts worry that the more connected our electric utilities are to the Web, the more vulnerable they’ll be to cyberattack.
Digital Government
How Much Is the Air Force Support Contract With Microsoft Worth?
This is not a military secret.
Digital Government
Intelligence Community Backs Off Information Sharing
Alternative to a common IT environment will allow officials to remain within an agency’s “native domain.”
Digital Government
Are Microsoft's Government Search Days Numbered?
GSA considers new vendors for USASearch.
Cybersecurity
One Big Threat to Cybersecurity: IT Geeks Can’t Talk to Management
A new report helps explain why IT employees and their corporate bosses don’t see eye to eye about hacking and other threats.
Emerging Tech
Forget 3D Printing—3D Subtraction Is Going to Arrive in Your Garage First
The simpler, older technology is already used at automated factories.
Digital Government
Competitive Video Gamers Can Now Get Visas to 'Work' in the U.S.
Immigration and Citizenship Services is granting gamers visas normally reserved for professional athletes.
Emerging Tech
3-D Printing Could Transform NASA
Using the technique to produce a fuel injector, officials cut costs by 70 percent.
Cybersecurity