People
Wennergren on key projects
David Wennergren, finishing 32 years of government service in his last role as the Defense Department's assistant deputy chief management officer, spoke with FCW about lessons he learned while driving major projects.
Digital Government
Big Data Is Giving China an Edge in Renewable Energy Production
IBM is deploying technology that crunches data coming from individual wind turbines.
Digital Government
Op-Ed: Data is Inert -- It’s What You Do With It That Counts
Open data can fuel innovation, but only if you first fix your business practices.
Acquisition
OASIS under protest
Days after GSA issued the long-awaited RFPs, two protests have been filed.
Digital Government
How Missile Detection Technology Can Help Us Predict Floods
A new radar system can show us exactly how much rain is falling in a given spot.
Modernization
This Recycling Bin Is Following You
The startup Renew has outfitted recycling bins with gadgets that track smartphones.
Acquisition
GSA portal aids in contract selection
GSA has launched its new electronic tool designed to help federal, state and local government agencies find their way through the growing thicket of federal IT purchasing contracts.
Digital Government
White House Unveils CIO Council 2.0
New structure for chief information officers should be more agile and efficient, officials say.
Acquisition
Contractors like late date for NASA SEWP
Federal IT suppliers swamped with end-of-the-fiscal-year purchase orders take some solace in the timing of one of the largest government-wide acquisition contracts.
Digital Government
Postal overhaul could open up IT revenue opportunities
An overhaul bill could allow the Postal Service to exploit its massive IT operations for profitable commercial uses.
Digital Government
NSA Will Replace Potential Snowdens With Computers
Agency to eliminate 90 percent of systems administrators who monitor networks.
People
Reader: Government is ready for videoconferencing
An FCW reader argues that technology is not the real challenge to expanding the use of video.
Digital Government
Your essential catchup on the week's news
Contract protests, Wennergren's exit and a map of the universe.
Cybersecurity
UK Anti-fraud Agency loses 32,000 pages involving BAE probe
Defense Industrial Base // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Government (International) // UK
Digital Government
Defense Contractors Aren't Ready to Comply With Anti-Counterfeit Rule
By March 2014, the Pentagon will withhold pay from companies that don’t develop an acceptable detection and avoidance system.
Emerging Tech
Georgia Goes Drupal
The state expects to save nearly $5 million using the open source Web management system.
Emerging Tech
Tackling the Greatest Digital Divide
The Internet is leaving America’s elderly behind and we’re all paying the cost.
Digital Government
Wounded Soldiers Languished 540 Days in Fort Riley Transition System
Lack of staff and months-long searches for medical records contributed to the problem.
People
Paper records account for most VA data breaches
Top IT official says VA has good track record for protecting data considering the volume of information it handles.
Digital Government