People

Tangherlini picked to be permanent GSA administrator

After serving in an acting capacity for more than a year, Dan Tangherlini is the president's pick to take the role officially.

Digital Government

Hagel Opts for Commercial Electronic Health Record Software

The Defense secretary leaves the door open for a VA-developed system.

Modernization

DISA Cancels $45 Million Award to Store Exabytes of Drone and Satellite Images

Competition planned for massive cloud storage contract.

Cybersecurity

Is government on the wrong road with cybersecurity?

NSA's Inglis: Security that depends upon compliance-based standards is a guarantee of heartbreak.

Cybersecurity

NIST chief: Private sector cybersecurity standards could help feds

A recent executive order exempts commercial information technology products from falling under the scope of critical infrastructure.

Modernization

250 Million Tablets Will Be Sold in 2013

The tipping point at which tablets become the planet’s dominant personal computing device is nigh.

Digital Government

NASA's 19-Gigapixel Filmstrip of the Earth from Russia to South Africa

A meditation on the diversity of Earth.

Digital Government

Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression

Augmenting psychiatric diagnosis with data

Cybersecurity

Slow IT procurement hinders security

NSA official provides some ideas for new approaches to cybersecurity.

Digital Government

Nate Silver: Big data's value is not in the data

Without good analysis, data can lead people down wrong roads.

Digital Government

VanRoekel to Temporarily Lead OMB Management Team

The administration's top tech executive will retain his duties as federal CIO.

Digital Government

If You Want a Job in Tech, Learn to Code

'I'm probably not going to hire you,' exec tells recent grads, too many of whom lack critical skills.

People

VanRoekel takes on management in temporary OMB shift

Federal CIO will take over while a permanent replacement for Jeffrey Zients is found.

People

ACT-IAC honors GSA's McClure with Franke Award

McClure earned the honor with his 'incredible track record of ... making good things happen.'

People

Deputy federal CIO outlines future priorities

Security, procurement and management initiatives top the Obama administration's goals for federal IT.

Emerging Tech

The Audacious Plan to End Hunger with 3-D Printed Food

NASA-funded grant explores the culinary potential for astronauts on very long space missions.

Cybersecurity

CenturyLink, AT&T Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threats

DHS lets the companies sell government-furnished protections against malware spotted by intelligence officials.

Modernization

Amazon gets FedRAMP certification

Commercial cloud giant is the third provider approved to sell secure cloud products and services.