Digital Government
How Facebook’s IPO was Bungled by Nasdaq’s Computers
A glitch in the exchange's computer system botched the social network's public offering
Modernization
Feds showcase successful moves to the cloud
Officials from DHS, Interior and the federal courts share case studies for those looking to get started.
Cybersecurity
Could the sequester make us smarter about security?
Agencies can achieve a much bigger bang for their precious bucks by investing in better management of existing security assets.
People
DOD still lacks proper workforce plan
A new audit reveals that Defense officials have not followed requirements for workforce planning, identification of critical functions.
Acquisition
Navy NGEN contract delayed again
The expected award date has been pushed back by a month.
Digital Government
Airport Scanners No Longer Show Graphic Body Images, TSA Says
The agency made the changes in advance of a May 31 deadline.
Cybersecurity
Op-ed: The Human Side of Cyber Threats
An agency’s biggest data security vulnerability is its employees.
Digital Government
Is 16 Minutes the Best We Can Do for Tornado Warnings?
For now, yes. But Congress would like to change that.
Digital Government
How Hard Will Lisa Jackson Pressure Apple's Suppliers on the Environment?
The former EPA chief faces new challenges.
Emerging Tech
Cell Providers Must Bounce Back 911 Texts That Don’t Go Through
Text-to-911 service is coming for major wireless carriers in 2014.
Emerging Tech
What Will the App Developers Make of This?
A look at the government's newly released streaming data feeds.
Digital Government
Video: Big Changes Coming to Your Gmail Inbox
The design overhaul will roll out to inboxes gradually.
Digital Government
Army Puts Out Casting Call for Spanish Radio Novella
Program would promote family values to counter guerilla messaging.
Emerging Tech
This Is What It Feels Like to Finally Reach Space
Smiles on the faces of all the astronauts last night as they boarded the International Space Station
Emerging Tech
Our Equal Future: Does Technology Hold the Key to a Flatter World?
Far from making the world more fair, technology serves to reinforce, and perhaps even increase, inequalities.
Acquisition
New sourcing rules for China IT remain a work in progress
Two months after becoming law, restrictions and their impact remain unclear to industry and agencies alike.
Digital Government
Navy Delays Award of $5B Network Contract to June 10
Award was originally scheduled for May 31.
Cybersecurity
China Doesn't Care if Its 'Digitalized' Military Cyberwar Drill Scares You
The drill is taking place on a large military training field and not some underground hack-a-thon bunker.
Modernization