Digital Government
Tableau’s $150 million IPO offers more proof of Big Data’s big growth potential
The company's bread and butter is sophisticated analytics software and services.
Emerging Tech
What Became of the Parachute That Delivered Curiosity to Mars?
It sits on the Red Planet, flapping hauntingly in the wind.
Digital Government
Key Pentagon IT Programs Survived 2013 Budget Cuts Mostly Unscathed
Despite sequester, DISA received full funding but Army communications took a $537 million hit in omnibus budget.
Digital Government
Could feds run afoul of vague 'political intelligence' guidelines?
Though federal employees are often the source of valuable information on rulemaking and other government actions, the definitions and disclosure guidelines remain unclear.
People
Progress and problems in hashing out government mobile baseline
s government agencies work to implement measures under the White House's digital government strategy, leaders say collaboration and learning as they go along are helping to propel progress.
Digital Government
More questions on global cyber war
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
Modernization
How Smartphones Could Revolutionize the Way We Heat and Cool Our Homes
Customers could run their appliances and manage their utilities from their mobile devices, cutting down on power use.
Emerging Tech
The New House Republican Web Strategy: Just Add BuzzFeed
NRCC site redesign will likely be rolled out this weekend.
Digital Government
Hagel plans budget in trying times
DOD needs flexibility and budget certainty to address acquisition, personnel, and overhead costs in smart ways, but is going to have to do its best without them.
Digital Government
Seeking Yodas for data analysis
A few people are especially adept at planning and using big-data strategies. Why not sprinkle them throughout the government?
Digital Government
Waning Leadership Scores Tied to Low Morale
Study shows employees planning to leave their jobs rated top management lower.
Acquisition
Acquisition mythbusting gets the spotlight
Work for an agency that did great things with acquisition? You might want to consider it for the Myth-busting Award.
People
CIOs on cyber workers
A new report seeks to help agency leaders understand the cybersecurity workforce.
Digital Government
This Defense Contractor Is Repeatedly Spear-Phishing 68,000 Innocent People
The exercise is meant to teach employees how to identify and report network intrusions.
Emerging Tech
Development Agency’s Chief Innovator to Step Down
Maura O’Neill championed private sector funding models for innovations in international development.
Cybersecurity
How do You Create U.S. Cyber Guidelines for Foreign Firms?
Multinational companies and critical U.S. businesses with consumer divisions could have trouble fitting into a standard security framework.
Digital Government
Hagel Takes Aim at Risky and Expensive Pentagon Programs
In his first major policy speech, the Defense secretary also blasted the bloated bureaucracy.
Digital Government
Feds could take a Twitter lesson from Capitol Hill
Some members of Congress excel in their use of social media, research service finds.
Digital Government
Food and Drug Agency Triples Down on Data Mining
The FDA has begun solicitations for three services to analyze drug data in the past month.
Modernization