Emerging Tech
We All Need to Help NASA Find Killer Asteroids
The agency's Grand Challenge, asks everyone to compete to figure out the best way to detect and study earth-threatening asteroids.
Acquisition
Bid protest problems overblown, says former OFPP head
Dan Gordon's study shows that protests are less frequent, more beneficial than critics claim.
People
Stacie Boyd: Bringing business rigor to NSF's IT
Stacie Boyd, branch chief for security, architecture, policy and plans at the NSF's Office of Information and Resource Management's Division of Information Systems, has 'risen at every job she's done,' says Dan Chenok.
People
Paul Brubaker: Budget-conscious before it was cool
Through his varied career that includes congressional staff positions, the private-sector and agencies, Brubaker has pursued a singular goal: government efficiency and lower costs.
Digital Government
S. Korea Plans Navigation System to Defeat the North's GPS Jamming
The technology was abandoned by the U.S. in 2010.
People
FCC nominee avoids policy commitments at hearing
FCC chairman nominee urged to commit to reducing federal communications spectrum.
Digital Government
Senate Panel Backs More Money for VA Claims Hardware and Overtime
Maryland senator says vets shouldn’t have to face a ‘quagmire of bureaucracy.’
People
Senators press on reform at Tangherlini's confirmation hearing
Vote set for next week on acting GSA administrator's nomination to take the role permanently.
Emerging Tech
FDA Plans to Mine Shipping Data to Expose Illegal Cigarette Sales
Agency wants a vendor to spot anomalies in tobacco shipments.
Cybersecurity
How far is too far in cyber defense?
The revelations of monitoring at the NSA are just part of the larger debate over appropriate measures against cyber attacks.
Digital Government
Pentagon Awards Microsoft and Oracle Software Contracts Valued at Nearly $700 Million
Agreements cover support for Defense and Navy licenses.
Modernization
Ford Gives up on Turning its Cars Into Smartphones
Ford saw a future in which every surface is a touchscreen, but its customers didn’t share in that vision.
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.
Digital Government
Americans Gave Away Online Privacy to Advertisers Long Ago
Facebook, Amazon and other firms have already dug deep into users' lives.
Emerging Tech
Video: Here's What Happens When You Light a Fire in Space
"Strange flames" on the International Space Station.
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