Cybersecurity
Budget shows how cyber programs are spreading
Defense and Homeland Security get the bulk of cybersecurity funding, but hundreds of millions go to other agencies.
Modernization
Intel and Baidu Join Forces as They Scramble to Keep Up with Mobile Growth
The two companies plan to develop software for China’s mobile internet market.
People
Could virtual meetings replace conferences in sequestration age?
A renewed sense of cost-consciousness is leading agencies to rethink travel policies.
Digital Government
Anxiety, Traditional Medicine, and Plenty of Purell: Beijing Watches and Waits for Bird Flu
"From day one we were getting a lot of phone calls from nervous patients."
Digital Government
Is Government Cool Again for IT Pros?
One CEO predicts a wave of new fed IT hires as workers leave because of sequestration or retirements.
Cybersecurity
No, That German Hacker Probably Can't Hijack an Airplane with Software
FAA says it wouldn't be possible to take over a plane's controls.
Digital Government
Lies, damned lies and budget forecasts
The president's budget is a valuable guide to administration priorities, but agency executives should know better than to count on any one number.
Digital Government
Well, what ARE the Air Force's cyber weapons?
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Digital Government
President’s Budget Moves Spending Transparency Site from GSA to Treasury
The move could be good or bad news for transparency advocates.
Digital Government
Pentagon’s $1.45 Billion Health IT Budget Request Includes Spectacles
System for ordering eyeglasses cuts processing time for deployed patients.
Digital Government
Obama Slashes Border Surveillance by $100 Million, Against Lawmakers’ Wishes
Both parties back bills to block illicit trafficking by deploying more digital detection tools.
Digital Government
House Oversight Chairman Calls IT Budget Request Misleading
Poor reporting makes it impossible to tell whether IT spending is up or down, Issa says.
Digital Government
VA Seeks a 10 Percent IT Funding Boost in 2014
The top development priority is the integrated electronic health record with Defense.
Emerging Tech
EPA Nominee Declines Comment on Controversial Nuclear Incident Guide
Document references IAEA guidelines suggesting intervention is not needed until drinking water is contaminated with radioactive iodine 131 at a concentration of 81,000 picocuries per liter.
Digital Government
Will IT spending survive coming budget battle?
Budget 'rosier than expected,' reflecting role of technology as money-saver, analyst says.
People
DOD leaders defend planned workforce cuts
Citing a need for 'full flexibility,' Hagel and Dempsey explain their plans to a House panel.
Digital Government
NOAA's budget boost could help weather satellite program
A proposed increase could enable the science agency to develop new satellites faster, but still might not prevent a coverage gap.
Digital Government
Study: Google Searches Reveal Mental Health Patterns
Search terms implied that people are 24 percent less likely to consider suicide in the summer, among other seasonal fluctuations that may be useful in epidemiology for illnesses that are difficult to track.
People
Cleared for takeoff: How pilot projects fast-track mobile tech
Pentagon officials are testing new technologies -- and bypassing budgetary red tape -- to learn what works best.
Modernization