Digital Government

Teresa Carlson: Changing the game for cloud services

As vice president of the worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, Eagle Award winner Teresa Carlson led the company's entry into the federal market.

People

Richard Spires: The long-term change agent

Drawing on decades of private-sector experience managing complex IT systems, DHS CIO and Eagle Award winner Richard Spires has been a key leader in the department's ongoing effort to unify its IT operations.

Cybersecurity

Pentagon contractor leaks classified data to Chinese national girlfriend

Defense Industrial Base // Hawaii, United States

Digital Government

New Study Shows IT Pay Decreased in Recent Years

Highest salaries are in the Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C.

Digital Government

Hagel and Shinseki May Rethink Integrated Health Record

New Defense chief has a longstanding interest in electronic records.

Ideas

Got a Problem with IT Reform? Let us Know.

The bill will fundamentally change the way agencies purchase technology.

Digital Government

Is the CIA Getting Out of the Drone Business?

The White House plans to take the power to launch drone strikes away from the CIA and make the program the exclusive to the Defense Department, according to reports.

Digital Government

A Bigger Staff Isn’t Helping VA Process Disability Claims Any Faster

Lawmaker laments lack of progress; department’s benefits chief says accuracy has improved.

Digital Government

Analysis: There’s No Such Thing as a Tech Company Anymore

The label haphazardly persists, despite vastly differing businesses garnering it.

Emerging Tech

The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor

For the Apollo engines, it's one if by space, two if by sea.

Emerging Tech

Chinese banks force Suntech into bankruptcy

Solar panel maker said today that eight Chinese banks had filed a petition to declare the company’s Chinese operations bankrupt.

Emerging Tech

Curiosity's Hit-and-Run Leads to Another Martian Discovery

Behold: "One of the whitest things" we've seen on the Red Planet

Emerging Tech

Space Apps and Duck-Sized Horses in Microgravity

Astronaut Ron Garan answers questions about NASA’s Space Apps Challenge on Reddit.

Cybersecurity

South Korean Websites Taken Down In Possible Cyberattack From North Korea

The web servers of three television networks and three major banks in South Korea were brought down.

Digital Government

Senate votes to keep government open through September

A fast-moving afternoon session led to passage of a bill that will prevent a government shutdown.

Acquisition

Procurement reform bill passes committee

Despite complaints from advocacy groups that they've had too little time to review new provisions, the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act has cleared its first hurdle.

Cybersecurity

DHS IT: Real progress or persistent problems?

Oversight hearing explores agency savings and agile development efforts, urges more attention to delays and overruns.

People

Congratulations to the 2013 Federal 100

Read all about this year's winners from government, industry and academia. We present the full list of winners, and profile each to highlight their unique accomplishments and contributions to federal IT in 2012.

People

Challenges await the next OMB head

Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, is expected to be easily confirmed. That may be the last easy thing about the job.