Modernization

Sometimes it's hard to share...

Cartoonist John Klossner's take on the push to free up agency-controlled spectrum.

Digital Government

An IT audit for the IRS

GAO finds 25 percent of major IT investments are behind schedule.

Cybersecurity

Intel cuts, cyberattacks 'insidious' national security threats

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warns that reduced spending brings real risk.

People

Doing more with less?

For health IT and other agency programs, finding ways to turn the catch-phrase into actual action is key.

Emerging Tech

Wanted: Someone to Keep an Eye on Mount Rushmore

Park Service has monitored troubling 'rock blocks' on the monument since the early 1990s.

Digital Government

Crowdsourcing the Boston Marathon Bomber

Do online vigilantes help or hinder an investigation?

Digital Government

Defense Chief Recounts His EHR Roots at VA

Pioneering health IT system was Hagel’s priority as VA deputy in the early 1980s.

Digital Government

House Passes Bill to Enhance Cyber Workforce

Measure would establish a task force to develop cyber training.

Digital Government

Hagel Takes Personal Responsibility for Electronic Health Records

Promises to have 'something decided' on the iEHR within 30 days.

Emerging Tech

IRS Should Be Doing More With Its Websites, GAO Says

Better analytics could help the agency develop a Web strategy, auditors say.

Digital Government

Feds tackle 'major data crunch' in Boston investigation

Overload of video, social-media data brings both opportunities and IT challenges for FBI and other agencies.

Cybersecurity

Where the cyber bills stand

The House passed three measures already this week, and will likely vote on a fourth -- CISPA -- on April 18. Here's what they mean for the broader cyber debate.

Modernization

Secretary of the Navy's site now on Amazon cloud

Commercial approach was faster, cheaper than government-owned hosting, CIO says.

People

Putting shared services to work

CIO Council releases implementation guide for agencies

Digital Government

New Boston Bomb Parts and Crime Scene Photos Provide Early Marathon Answers

Investigation enters its third day.

Modernization

The Shame of Boston's Wireless Woes

Government didn't shut down the cellular networks. They fell apart on their own.

Digital Government

Medical Research Cuts Have Immediate Health Effects

The sequestration means many promising research trials will go unfunded. That immediately undermines a sense of hope for some patients with incurable conditions.

Digital Government

When IEDs Come Home: What Boston Looked Like to Iraq Veterans

Bombing resembles roadside incidents in war.