People
How to share a service
Two key questions help decide which services should be bigger than any one agency.
People
New acquisition academy head lays out goals
Melissa Starinsky believes the weakness of federal acquisition training is not in the details of contracting.
Digital Government
Why did the lights go out at the Super Bowl?
Entergy New Orleans who provides power to the Super Dome called the outage an abnormality.
People
VA paperless benefits rollout gains speed
In 2012, the first 18 VA offices switched to the new Veterans Benefits Management System, and the rest are expected to this year.
People
How to make the most of a mentor
Experienced hands can help younger employees learn the skills needed to navigate a career. However, you must know how, and when, to draw on your mentor's experience to get the most value from the relationship.
Digital Government
Federal IT recruiters look to high schoolers
Students invited to 'shadow' fed technology professionals to learn about the job and work.
Modernization
Menu of safety-approved cloud products grows to three
CGI joins Autonomic Resources on the elite FedRAMP-authorized supplier list.
Digital Government
How can one nominate Fed 100 contenders?
The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.
Cybersecurity
Defense positions a military cyber squad on DHS turf
Computer security experts react to Cyber Command proposal with optimism, blunted by reality that attacks are hard to foresee.
Digital Government
Aging technology endangers Pantex security, auditors warn
Energy Department IG says plant's security system could malfunction if it does not receive maintenance.
Digital Government
Showcasing the best government data sources
An experimental website seeks to guide users to real-world examples of government data organized in useful ways.
Modernization
FedRAMP certifies a major player
The second company cleared by GSA's program to pre-certify cloud providers is a familiar name; plus, FedRAMP gets a new leader.
Digital Government
Pentagon ramping up for major cuts
Few people think sequestration will be averted a second time, and preparation is underway at the Defense Department.
Emerging Tech
HHS innovator seeks better digital digs
The solicitation filed on RFP-EZ, a contracting site developed by Presidential Innovation Fellows.
Digital Government
VA kicks off massive study of veterans’ deaths
Analysts will focus first on those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Digital Government
Tech pros see largest pay spike in over a decade
Salaries for those who regularly use Hadoop, NoSQL and Mongo DB are all at six figures.
Digital Government
Here’s the North Korea nuclear site they’re trying to hide from the world
Analysis showed a camouflage net placed over the tunnel entrance to the testing facility.
Cybersecurity
China hacked the Wall Street Journal, too
Hackers infiltrated the newspaper to monitor its coverage of China.
Digital Government