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

Digital Government

How best to measure social media?

The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.

Cybersecurity

Anons spy on Bank of America spies

Financial Services

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

Republicans Threaten to Block Nuclear Arms Reductions

Lawmakers seek a modernized U.S. atomic arsenal.

Digital Government

How Much YouTube Do Employees Really Watch at Work?

J.C. Penney employees are reported to have watched five million YouTube videos from the office during the month of January.