Acquisition
Senate committee wants answers on energy saving delays
Contracts based on energy savings could aid the optimization of data centers, but the OMB put a hold on the first such effort was to begin, raising senator's concerns.
People
Navy set to announce NGEN contract
As long-awaited announcement nears, the Navy removes the network's champion and project leader, citing a 'loss of confidence.'
Digital Government
A Few Agencies Use Internal Apps to Boost Mobility, Collaboration
Most are still mapping out their mobile strategies.
Acquisition
House panel probes 'cozy relationship' between IRS official, contractor
The IRS's Gregory Roseman invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in the face of congressional questioning about work given to a business that claimed HUBZone status -- since revoked -- and service-disabled veteran-owned preference based on the owner's 1984 sports injury.
Emerging Tech
Going Really, Really Green: Earth's Plant Life, as Seen From Space
Satellite images of vegetation can help to forecast droughts and fires and even diseases.
Digital Government
Deep Brain Stimulation for the Soul
See the effect of the "mind control" surgery, when patients turn their electrodes off.
Cybersecurity
Your Passwords Aren't Nearly Strong Enough
Pretty soon, though, there will be a more secure alternative.
Digital Government
How Edward Snowden’s Encrypted Insurance File Might Work
Snowden has given copies of the files he purloined from the US National Security Agency, his former employer, to “many different people around the world.”
Cybersecurity
USCIS inconsistent in database use, IG says
The agency tasked with monitoring immigration may be compromising efforts to detect fraudulent applications for benefits.
Modernization
How Zombie Phones Could Create a Gigantic, Mobile Botnet
Android operating system is most vulnerable.
People
Tester takes leadership role on federal efficiency
Montana's junior senator has taken the helm of a new subcommittee overseeing the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs.
People
A graphic look at federal hiring
Vacancies and staff turnover are seemingly a fact of life for today's agency IT executives. And for senior positions, the hiring hoops can take many forms.
Cybersecurity
What's wrong with cybersecurity training?
An emphasis on academic accomplishment rather than real-world skills might be part of the reason the government has so much trouble filling cybersecurity positions.
Emerging Tech
Snowden Petition Shows Many Paths to a White House Response
A post-indictment boost gave a petition to pardon the NSA leaker enough signatures for an official administration reply.
Digital Government
Most of Us Just Love Drones, Apparently
Survey shows an overwhelming majority of Americans support the use of unmanned aircraft for security and search and rescue.
Emerging Tech
Labor Does More With Less on Streaming Data
The agency has a single Application Programming Interface that connects to 175 data sets.
Digital Government
A Spiffed-Up Website for Obamacare
Greater 'functionality' coming later this summer.
Digital Government
Wyden: Medicare data should be more transparent
Wyden, Grassley re-introduce bipartisan bill to establish database for Medicare information.
Digital Government
Eight Clever Ideas for Making Government Work Better With Data
Easy-to-use tools to cut through bureaucratic red tape, via the Knight News Challenge.
People