Digital Government
Senate Champion of NSA's Mammoth Data Center Is Now Silent
Republican Orrin Hatch welcomed the $1.2 billion Utah complex as a tool to protect computer systems from cyber threats, but its role is actually much broader.
People
Minh-Hai Tran-Lam: Bringing the big picture into focus
As government releases more information online, OMB's Minh-Hai Tran-Lam helps agencies change their processes for managing IT investments and disseminating the data.
People
GAO warns CMS exchanges behind schedule
As deadline nears, testing delays leave little margin for error, report finds.
Emerging Tech
U.S. History Now on Facebook
Agencies have been filling in their timelines, perhaps a little too quickly, judging by one blunder.
Digital Government
Fed Spectrum Sharing and Wi-Fi
Commercial wireless carriers have already found spectrum.
Modernization
Pentagon to Wireless Industry: We Need Our Spectrum
Defense CIO says the military must retain exclusive access to some frequency bands.
Cybersecurity
$11,000 for Anyone Who Spots an Internet Explorer Bug Before Dot-gov Hackers
Microsoft will pay hard cash to coders who tell the company about the software holes
Emerging Tech
Op-Ed: Don’t Let Privacy Concerns Stifle Innovation
The Internet of Things could stoke the economy and improve lives, but not if it’s choked by new regulations.
People
Federal workers remain pessimistic about rewards
Survey shows pockets of employee confidence at certain agencies, but lower morale is common.
Cybersecurity
U.S. teams with unexpected new cyber ally
The United States and Russia put aside differences on some issues to join forces in cyberspace.
Digital Government
VA Integrates Electronic Systems to Speed Claims Processing
Combining the eBenefits portal with the Veterans Benefits Management System could help reduce the backlog.
Digital Government
Congress demands progress on advanced ID cards
Twelve years after a presidential directive called for identification cards incorporating biometrics, federal efforts have lagged.
Acquisition
OMB issues new spending-data directive to agencies
A memorandum puts some additional controls on contracting data, but transparency advocates say it falls far short of a possible legislative remedy.
Digital Government
NSA Targets Systems Admins to Prevent Snowden-Type Leaks
One idea partners workers with top-secret clearance before they access classified docs.
Cybersecurity
What Snowden's thumb-drive stash of NSA secrets means for feds
No matter how much security technology an agency has, the human factor is hard to predict.
Acquisition
DISA gets Microsoft source code
As part of a contract for cardholder support services, the defense agency gets access to the proprietary code.
Acquisition
Taking the pulse of contracting professionals at the Bureau of Prisons
Steve Kelman finds the frustrations and opportunities for improvement are remarkably constant, whether the contract is for high-end IT or improved food services.
Emerging Tech
What It's Like to See the Aurora From Space
Two astronauts chatting about seeing the specialness of Earth's beauty from above.
Digital Government
Which Tech Company Does the NSA Use Most?
By sheer numbers alone, the government asks the most of Microsoft.
Emerging Tech