Cybersecurity
Twitter for disaster responders
FEMA tells Congress how the agency is building social media into response planning.
Digital Government
GSA Launches Reverse Auction Site
Reverse auctions have saved agencies 17 percent on some past purchases.
Digital Government
Why College Students Make Better Decisions Than Intelligence Agents
Science says collegians make the more rational decisions. Really.
Emerging Tech
Storify: Government Goes Instagram
Officials announced an agreement with the photo sharing site on Monday.
Acquisition
GSA launches reverse-auction platform
The Navy is among the first users of the new online tool.
People
White House announces new director of presidential personnel
Jonathan McBride, currently Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel, is about to take the top spot.
People
Mobile productivity: Too much of a good thing?
Feds are using mobile devices more than ever, but is that necessarily a plus?
Modernization
Why Your Next <span>i</span>Phone Should Probably Be the Budget One
According to rumors the new smartphone will be half the price of the iPhone 5.
Digital Government
Analysis: The State Department Isn't Great at the Internet
The department's Bureau of International Information Programs' focuses too much on getting Facebook likes, according to the Inspector General.
Digital Government
Obama’s Case for the Benefits of Big Brother Government
The President touts the government's use of big data.
Digital Government
Snail mail offers no escape from monitoring
The USPS tracks mail for law enforcement, suggesting another massive database project for an agency already deep into supercomputer-powered analytics.
Digital Government
White House trims 2013 deficit forecast
Heading into fiscal 2014 budget talks, the Obama administration is projecting lower deficits and lower unemployment than previously forecast for 2013.
Digital Government
How new open-data policies enable start-up's business model
Govini sees an opportunity in the explosion of government contracting and finance data.
Digital Government
Commerce Trashes $170,000 Worth of Tech to Disinfect Imaginary Viruses
IG: Computer Incident Response Team member assigned to handle the perceived malware wasn't trained, lacked critical skills.
Acquisition
Army to streamline commercial IT purchases
CIO/G-6 office to handle all requests to buy outside CHESS contracts.
Cybersecurity
The IRS Mistakenly Exposed Thousands of Social Security Numbers
Data breach concerns transactions by nonprofit political groups known as 527s.
Modernization
DISA Plans $427 Million Hybrid Cloud Storage Setup
Vendors will supply hardware housed in agency’s data centers.
Digital Government