People
VA reports inroads on claims backlog
As processing speed improves, official expresses confidence of meeting the effort's 2015 target.
Modernization
Energy-saving data center contract languishes under OMB hold
OMB put the brakes on a contract between the Energy Department and Lockheed Martin in March and has yet to explain its reasons, according to the affected parties.
Cybersecurity
Facebook's Former Security Chief Now Works for the NSA
The Chief Security Officer at a tech company is primarily concerned with keeping its information inside the company.
Digital Government
The NSA Guidelines for Spying on You Are Looser Than You've Been Told
These documents are particularly significant given the repeated recent insistences that the government does all it can to minimize collection of Americans' data.
Acquisition
Bill seeks limits on contractor executive reimbursements
A new bill would tie contractor salary reimbursements to the vice president's salary, a proposal that raises the ire of some contractor advocates.
Digital Government
Big data brings new vigor to health research
Today's data tools open the door to new scientific discoveries and better understanding of healthcare trends.
Modernization
What the NSA Does With the Data It Isn't Allowed to Keep
The rules surrounding what information must be destroyed remain shrouded in secrecy. By what right?
Digital Government
Foundation Offers Scholarships to Turn Vets Into Cyberwarriors
Military veterans are often equipped to help fill the cybersecurity shortage with just a little additional training.
Emerging Tech
Here You Go, Taxpayers: A Billion-Pixel Image of Mars
Nearly 1,000 frames, combined into a single Martian mosaic.
Digital Government
Video: The 'Google Earth' of 3D Brain Maps is Here
"Big Brain" is the first high-res, 3D digital model of the human brain.
Digital Government
Can Silicon Valley Stand Up to Washington?
A response to the NSA surveillance program has been arduous.
Digital Government
Ex-Government Official: The Private Sector Is Threatening Your Privacy
Are data-mining companies and social-media platforms scarier than the government?
People
Who will take the pledge?
Steve Kelman has a modest proposal for improving the agency procurement process. It involves commitment.
Digital Government
Op-ed: Hagel's Gospel on Defending Networks
The Pentagon is pouring money into cybersecurity, but how that will work is another thing entirely.
People
Jason Chaffetz: Tech-savvy leader on the Hill
The Utah congressman is carving out space for himself as one of the key technology policy experts in the Republican caucus.
Digital Government
Your essential catch-up on the week's news
Edward Snowden, hard-to-fill vacancies and an XBox reversal
People
Remembering Ginny McCormick
A GSA veteran and linchpin of the federal IT community passes away.
Digital Government
By Helping Others, Vets Can Save Themselves
Grass roots service organizations are giving some veterans renewed purpose.
Digital Government
Surprise: Security not BYOD's biggest hurdle
In the Defense Department at least, there are barriers to personnel using their own devices that are thornier than security.
Cybersecurity