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.

Digital Government

What About That iEHR Decision?

Hagel promised a plan within 30 days. That was more than 30 days ago.

Digital Government

Navy Readies Full Production Buy of Shipboard Network Systems

Service plans to launch procurement by end of month.

Ideas

How Feds Fail

The way in which innovations miss the mark can be as important as how they succeed.

Digital Government

Shared Services Can Be a Money Maker for Some Agencies

Agencies counteract dwindling IT budgets by offering services to other divisions.

Digital Government

Boston Marathon shows good and bad of info sharing

The response to the bombings at the Boston Marathon put agency collaboration ambitions to the test.

Emerging Tech

From Russia with Opacity

The former Soviet state officially withdraws from the international Open Government Partnership.

Digital Government

DOD business systems under fire -- again

A GAO report, echoing longstanding criticisms, diagnoses the causes of DOD's sputtering modernization progress.

Digital Government

Mobile Strategies Maturing at One-Year Mark

Security and budgets remain concerns.

People

Agencies address the 'people problems' of shared services

IT leaders discuss obstacles to buy-in, tactics for overcoming 'component-level resistance.'

Cybersecurity

GSA seeks public comments on infrastructure protection

A new RFI is open for public input on ways to implement presidential orders issued earlier this year.

People

Virtual training saving the Navy time, money

The Naval Safety & Environmental Training Center provides training to some 10,000 Navy personnel and government civilians around the world each year.

Digital Government

The benefits of mobility

What does greater access to mobile devices do for agencies? Here are some of the key benefits cited by respondents to a study conducted by the Mobile Work Exchange. For more information, and a link to download the full study, <a href="http://fcw.com/articles/2013/05/20/mobile-work-exchange-digital-survey.aspx">click here</a>.

Modernization

As Mobile Explodes in Africa, Nairobi Emerging as a Tech Leader

Kenyan capital becomes third African city to hostan IBM 'innovation center.'

Modernization

Consumer Smartphones OK'd for Military Use Lack Certain ID Protections

Pentagon disclosed security approvals for Apple iOS and BlackBerry 10 mobile devices.