Modernization

Commentary: Mobile Tech Could Sharply Boost Feds’ Productivity

Industry has become 50 percent more productive over the last two and a half decades while government has become less productive.

Cybersecurity

Urgency grows to align cyber, physical combat

Cyber warfare is widely seen as a separate discipline from more conventional forms of combat, but experts say that approach has to change -- and soon.

Emerging Tech

U.S. Nuclear Lab Ready to Shelve Costly Facility Plan

The laboratory would instead permanently parcel out work to an array of smaller buildings.

People

Neon signs and dives into fire

CTO Todd Park wants to find the innovators in government, but it is not always obvious who they are.

Cybersecurity

‘See Something, Say Something’-like System to Power Sharing of Cyber Tips

White House asks intelligence agency for help executing part of its cybersecurity directive.

Digital Government

The larger message in social media metrics

Tracking clicks and engagement is good, Steve Kelman notes, but what really matters is government's embrace of performance management.

Digital Government

Senator Graham: America Has Killed 4,700 People With Drones

The figure is in line with the findings of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Is that where he got it? Or does he know something we don't?

Digital Government

How Big Data Can Catch Oxycontin Abusers and Bad Docs

A team of forensic experts are trying to stanch the flow of prescription drugs into the black market.

People

Innovation fellows program to expand

Strategic sourcing, better sharing of best practices also discussed by Management Advisory Board.

Cybersecurity

A case for active cyber defense

A report from the Center for a New American Security outlines reasons for policymakers to provide guidance and clarity on the debate about active cyber defense.

Digital Government

VA CIO Roger Baker Retirement Ceremony March 1

Outgoing CTO Peter Levin also will be honored at the event, which coincides with Sequestration Day.