Digital Government
OPM Advertises Vacant CIO Position
The salary for the Senior Executive Service job ranges from $120,000 to $180,000.
People
Economic effects of open data policy still 'anecdotal'
At FOSE, VanRoekel touts examples and potential of open government efforts to date, while warning against letting commercial demands for federal data overwhelm the government's resources.
Digital Government
The skinny on SEWP
The NASA-run GWAC for tech products is being revamped -- and the agency wants others in government to know what's available.
Digital Government
Lawsuit Says IRS Illegally Seized 60 Million Health Records
Agents scooped up e-records in a tax case, violating health privacy laws, California suit alleges.
Digital Government
APIs help agencies say 'yes'
Census Bureau's approach to data garners singular praise at FOSE trade show.
Digital Government
VA seeks input on new standards for veteran-owned small businesses
Public notice cites challenge of balancing fraud prevention with business-friendly process.
People
Is the old-school agency hierarchy doomed?
Agency org charts probably will look the same for a while, but experts from both the public and private sectors say the new rules of innovation and sharing are rapidly changing things.
Digital Government
House Spending Panel Backs Joint Defense-VA Electronic Health Record
Committee will withhold funds unless both departments sign on to project.
Modernization
Android Might Own 75% of the Smartphone Market But All the Action is Still on the <span>i</span>Phone
Phones running iOS use much more data than those with Android. How much exactly?
Cybersecurity
There Are 12.5 Unprotected Versions of the Average American’s Personal Information on the Web
Safe Shepherd is a company that searches the web for all the public records available on its clients.
Digital Government
Syria's Internet Is Offline Again
For the second time in as many weeks, the Internet usage in Syria disappeared mysteriously.
Digital Government
How Drug Companies Keep Medicine Out of Reach
The promise of delinking research and development from the actual manufacture of drugs, and why the pharmaceutical industry rejects an idea that could turn neglected diseases into profit.
Modernization
What the AP Subpoena Scandal Means for Your Electronic Privacy
Telecom operators that cooperate with feds are protected from lawsuits.
Acquisition
A graphic look at procurement reform
Comparing Clinger-Cohen and FITARA: The tale of the tape.
Cybersecurity
Spreading the word about cybersecurity
How Chief Information Security Officers put cybersecurity at the top of officials' minds.
Digital Government
Data Center Consolidation Savings ‘Minimal’ So Far
The government has kept insufficient metrics on savings and is unlikely to meet its goal of $3 billion in savings by 2015.
Digital Government
IRS Officials Breached Trust. Did They Also Breach Data?
Agency personnel might have exploited information collected when vetting conservative groups, lawmakers say.
Modernization
GAO: Metrics, leadership leave savings unclear in data center consolidation
Congressional committee leaders seeking insight into the ongoing effort to reduce the number of federal data centers were unhappy over OMB and GSA officials' absence at field hearing.
Emerging Tech
Dot-govs Dip Below 1,000
That’s down from about 1,500 when the White House launched a consolidation initiative in 2011.
People