Digital Government
Video: The Daily Show’s Rules For Politicians on Twitter
With Hillary Clinton joining the social network, John Oliver and Jessica Williams have advice.
Cybersecurity
Inside the IBM/Amazon protest
GAO's ruling in the protest of the CIA cloud services contract sheds light on how the agency conducted the procurement.
Digital Government
How Yahoo Fought PRISM — and Lost
2008 case had an effect on other Silicon Valley companies.
Acquisition
FITARA passes House in Defense bill
Legislation harboring some major changes to federal IT, including budget authority for CIOs, is one major step closer to becoming law.
People
HUD falters at project management
GAO uncovers deficiencies in two key modernization programs.
Modernization
Obama asks agencies to share spectrum
New presidential memorandum requires agencies to document their use of valuable frequencies, sets high bar for those who want to keep it exclusive.
Digital Government
Unintended benefits
Steve Kelman believes the government is often helpful – sometimes without even meaning to be.
Digital Government
Livermore has petaflops to share
One of the Energy Department's national laboratories is offering space in its supercomputer to industry and academia.
Modernization
The ‘Ramp’ Into the Federal Cloud Market Is More Like a Climb
Government and industry concede FedRAMP does not cover all agency security requirement.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Agencies underuse TechStat for IT programs
The accountability review intended to help evaluate programs at risk of failure is seeing inconsistent use.
Cybersecurity
UK healthcare trust fined for faxing mental health records to wrong recipient
Healthcare and Public Health // Staffordshire, UK
Digital Government
Your essential catch-up of the week's news
NSA's data challenge, the Postal Services technology innovations, and Facebook's DIY servers.
Cybersecurity
Army releases cybersecurity handbook
A new Army publication provides a quick reference to address threats such as phishing or the aftermath of a data breach.
Digital Government
We Should Be Getting More From IT Project Reviews, Report Says
GAO calls for TechStat reviews on all risky IT projects.
Digital Government
Special Ops Command Extends Booz Allen’s IT Management Deal
The decision comes three days after employee claims responsibility for one of the largest intel leaks in history.
Digital Government
Forest Service Fights Massive Colorado Fire With its Largest Airtankers
Colorado Guard and Fort Carson units deploy firefighting helicopters.
Digital Government
Op-Ed: Open Data Is Re-Defining Government in the 21st Century
The emerging digital collaboration between the public sector and entrepreneurs could transform the economy.
People
Successor found for Kathleen Turco at GSA
Chief Acquisition Officer Anne Rung will keep current duties while also heading the Office of Governmentwide Policy.
Acquisition