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
What's next for digital government?
At FOSE, Rick Holgate and Gwynne Kostin outline the coming agenda for open data and other initiatives.
People
DOD furlough decision made
The Defense Secretary has decided how many unpaid days off civilian employees will have to take.
Emerging Tech
The Story of an Open Document
Here's how the White House open data policy came together.
Modernization
Freedom: BlackBerry's BBM Is Coming to the iPhone
The new app will have voice and screen sharing options.
Digital Government
GSA to provide help choosing between contracts
A forthcoming Web-based tool will help agencies navigate the increasingly tangled knot of IT contracts.
Digital Government
Demand for IT Grads Is Driving Up Supply, Study Finds
IT-related bachelors degrees and associates degrees up 9% and 16%, respectively.
Modernization
Feds Release Source Code for Dozens of Government Apps
Agency developers could use the code to create new apps or suggest changes to existing apps.
People
Why do officials really conduct business on personal e-mail?
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Digital Government
Commentary: If Drones Are Illegal, Then Only Criminals Will Use Them
Drones may be used to replace "mules" in the drug business.
People
USDA research efforts need management improvements: GAO
Oversight agency critiques collaborative planning and other aspects of Agriculture's research programs.
People
OPM releases SES career positions list
As required by law, agencies have published their lists of senior executive positions that are limited to career federal employees.
Cybersecurity
Customers of gas store chain inconvenienced by hack
Food and Beverage // Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky and Mississippi , United States
Digital Government