Cybersecurity

Amazon CIA contract protested

GAO is set to rule soon on IBM's protest of Amazon's ground-breaking cloud services deal with the Central Intelligence Agency.

Cybersecurity

Hack Strikes Feds in Drupal.org Community

Websites running the widely-used open source content management system are unaffected.

Modernization

The cloud, simplified

Gartner futurist provides advice for agencies hoping to cut through the buzzwords.

Cybersecurity

Ex-campaign manager leaks N.M. governor’s emails to her opponents

Government (U.S.) // New Mexico, United States

Ideas

Meet Jennifer Pahlka: She Wants to Reboot the Way You Work

The founder of Code for America will soon become the deputy U.S. chief technology officer.

Digital Government

Today Is the Real Memorial Day

Let’s call a halt to the annual ‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle rally.

Digital Government

Defense Contractors Vastly Outnumber Troops in Afghanistan

The Pentagon spent $160 billion on contractor support for two wars between 2007 and 2012.

Digital Government

Strangling Google in China?

Steve Kelman finds unexpected search-engine difficulties while traveling in a foreign land.

Acquisition

Breaking down the 2014 IT budget request

Deltek analysis charts the winners and losers in the president's numbers.

People

Pahlka named deputy federal CTO

The founder of Code for America is now in charge of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.

Digital Government

Is IT the Department of 'No?'

A number of government leaders say it's hard to get new technology approved.

People

Metzenbaum to lead government trust initiative

Shelley Metzenbaum, previously associate director of performance and personnel management at OMB, will head the Volcker Alliance.

People

USDA expands telework access

Some 75 percent of department employees are now elegible to telework.

Modernization

Secret Service Explores a Unified System to Manage Smartphones, Tablets

Administrators would be able to remotely wipe employee devices if problems are detected.

Modernization

New Program Will Help Agencies Manage Mobile Devices

The GSA program will help agencies remotely manage thousands of employee smartphones and tablets at lower costs.

Digital Government

Is Big Pharma Standing in the Way of Curing the New SARS?

The developing disease has been described by the World Health Organization as "a threat to the entire world."

Emerging Tech

Are New Ultra-Cheap 3D Printers Revolutionary or Just Toys?

The parallels between the personal computing revolution and the one in 3D printing are irresistible.

Modernization

All Your Worst Fears About Google Glass Are Coming True

Google's facial recognition API presents a terrifying privacy scenario.

Emerging Tech

The Future of the Spacesuit

It involves gyroscopes and better jetpacks.