Digital Government
Voices rise against coming cuts
Public, private groups eye sequester's approach with rising apprehension.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Guarantee Funds for VA Claims Processing, IT Projects
House measure calls for funding the department’s discretionary budget a year in advance.
People
Pentagon releases mobility implementation plan
Phased strategy covers mobile devices, wireless infrastructure and mobile applications for 600,000 users.
Digital Government
A Gaggle of Firms Lusting After DISA Mobile Software Job
At least a dozen bids, official says.
People
Feds worry about mission, personal lives under sequester
Survey shows what federal employees fear the coming budget cuts will mean to them.
Acquisition
DOD to start filing more contract information
Defense contracting officers are about to become subject to reporting rules that have applied only to civilian agencies for a year.
Digital Government
Agencies Balance Mobility and Cost Savings With Security
Cultural issues remain an impediment to telework.
Cybersecurity
NIST Aims to Fix Forensic Investigation Tactics, With Help From the Dutch
The U.S. agency and Netherlands Forensic Institute seek to sharpen the science of evidence analysis outside the trial room.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Now Has an Entire Team Devoted to Sandy Hook Scams
Three Connecticut lawmakers have asked Mark Zuckerberg to do something about the flood of fake Sandy Hook memorial pages.
People
Boehner bashes VA for lack of progress on claims backlog
The VA's new system, deployed in 2012 with a goal of dramatically cutting claims processing time, has so far not lived up to its promise.
Digital Government
Marissa Mayer Is Wrong: Working From Home Can Make You More Productive
The statistical evidence on telecommuting suggests that (1) sometimes people just like to work from home for a change, and (2) they're actually quite good at it
Modernization
Pentagon Details Mobile Plan to Support 600,000 End Users
No BYOD to start, though it is a ‘long term objective.’
Digital Government
How best to measure social media?
The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.
Digital Government
DISA Eyes Terabit Speed Global Network
The optical fiber would be so fast you could copy two full-length movie DVDs in about a second.
Emerging Tech
Government Map Site to Get Springtime Upgrade
Revamped Geoplatform.gov will include mapping communities and allow agencies to host their mapping applications on the site.
Digital Government
9 New Ways to Sit in the Office, Thanks to Smartphones and Tablets
Mobile computing has changed the way we communicate, the way we work ... and the way we lounge.
Digital Government
Defense Agencies Look to Replace $3.7 Billion Procurement Dinosaur
Navy and DCMA seek new contract writing systems.
Digital Government
Republicans Threaten to Block Nuclear Arms Reductions
Lawmakers seek a modernized U.S. atomic arsenal.
Digital Government