Digital Government

BYOD: Game-Changer, or Fad?

Study predicts more than one-third of organizations will stop providing devices by 2016.

Modernization

How Mobile Payments Might Be the Global Money-Laundering Machine Criminals Have Dreamed About

Millions of people now use their mobile phones to do their banking, especially in the developing world.

Digital Government

China May Soon Peddle Discount Drones to the Developing World

Chinese aerospace companies aren't hindered by rules against selling UAVs.

People

Former GAO head seeks congressional OK for cost-cutting commission

David Walker, the leader of the Government Transformation Initiative, envisions a bipartisan commission to trim government waste and duplication.

Emerging Tech

Half of NASA's New Class of Astronauts Are Women

The new possible spacepeople were chosen from a pool of over 6,000 applicants

Digital Government

Where did the VA comments go?

A few readers wonder if there was some back-channel pressure that led to comments being removed on a controversial story.

Cybersecurity

Still seeking a CIO

The announcement that EPA CIO Malcolm Jackson is stepping down adds that agency to an already-long list.

People

EPA CIO heads for private sector

Malcolm Jackson, credited with leading EPA's move to to cloud-based email and centralized IT hardware procurement, is leaving government.

Digital Government

Defense bill heightens supply-chain scrutiny

If the House-passed bill becomes law, DOD officials would have to look closely at contractor networks, with two specific manufacturers in the crosshairs.

People

Why does it take so long to fill top agency slots?

The Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta puts the current staffing efforts in perspective.

Cybersecurity

Auditors and IRS Pan Tax Regulations for Bitcoins

The agency lacks time and money for formal rules on collecting revenue for income earned through the virtual currency.

Emerging Tech

Vines Across the Oceans

U.S. embassies abroad are beginning to adopt Twitter’s viral video site.

Digital Government

More Spectrum for Everyone -- Except Feds, Apparently

President Obama’s memo on sharing the airwaves puts agencies in a difficult position.

Cybersecurity

How NSA Surveillance Jeopardizes Obama's G-8 Trip to Europe

Obama's task in Europe this week has been made even more challenging by the recent disclosures of American surveillance in allied countries.