Digital Government
Is a 1 Percent Pay Raise Enough?
Even with the pay freeze lifted, if could still be hard to keep pace with private sector IT salaries.
Cybersecurity
DHS offers IT career path guide
CIO Richard Spires announces the release of a document that explains how IT professionals can have a successful career at Homeland Security.
Acquisition
NASA open source project back on track
The incumbent vendor, who lost the latest competition, has withdrawn a protest that had threatened to stop the space agency's efforts to move to an open-source content management system.
Cybersecurity
Hackers execute sophisticated strike on government cybersecurity contractor Bit9
The two-step supply chain attack echos earlier assault on security vendor RSA.
Cybersecurity
Kuwait hackers' throw shoe at Iraq PM on his official site
Government (Foreign) // Iraq
Cybersecurity
RSA-like sophisticated attack strikes another security contractor
Defense Industrial Base // Energy // Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // Government Contractor // Social Media // Web Services // Other Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Peeping Tom employee breaches driver's license records
Government (U.S.) // Minnesota, United States
Digital Government
New York's Real-Time Snow Plow Map to Get its First Major Test This Weekend
With a foot of snow in New York City all but assured by Saturday morning, PlowNYC is about to hit the big time.
Modernization
GSA Seeks Governmentwide Mobile Device Management Contracts
The government hopes to save on MDM and other mobile services by buying in bulk.
Emerging Tech
Though It Might Take Out a Couple Satellites, This Asteroid Will Not Destroy Earth Next Week
The asteroid DA14 is half the size of the International Space Station.
Digital Government
Did Bing Just Reveal the Location of the Secret Saudi Drone Base?
The base's hangars bear a remarkable resemblance to similar structures on other American drone outposts.
Modernization
The Supercharged Technology Behind the Nemo Blizzard Emergency Alert
Why did the National Weather Service's notification work when others failed?
Acquisition
Proposal would take suspension, debarment powers from agencies
Darrell Issa would like to change the way the government decides to bar some companies from contract eligibility.
Digital Government
What will measure the success of RFP-EZ?
The creation of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, RFP-EZ is intended to make procurement easier. How will we know if it's working?
Emerging Tech
The Land of the Free: How Virtual Fences Will Transform Rural America
A USDA scientist has created a startling innovation with GPS-equipped free-range cows.
Digital Government
Virginia senators fear sequester
Government contractors will bear the brunt of budget cuts fallout, says Sen. Mark Warner.
Cybersecurity
How Can a President's E-Mail Get Hacked?
A hacker known as Guccifer got into "at least six separate e-mail accounts" of Bush family members.
Emerging Tech