Digital Government
DISA program among finalists for Excellence.gov award
Defense Connect Online one of five contenders in ACT-IAC contest.
Digital Government
Agencies still struggle with workforce stewardship
New survey finds that leaders fail to wisely manage limited resources.
Emerging Tech
Tool makes it easier to tap into the conversation on federal regulations
Docket Wrench allows users to search comments by topic, agency or proposed rule.
Digital Government
House helps small businesses speak out on agency regulations
New site spotlights regulations that are open for comment.
Digital Government
Navy’s $5 billion network award slips to May
Service needs more time to review NGEN bids.
Acquisition
Can RFP-EZ really change procurement?
This Presidential Innovations Fellows project aims to help contracting officers and small businesses alike. Now agencies will see whether it works in real life.
Digital Government
Iran and North Korea are upping their nuclear games
One is prepping for a nuclear test; the other is bragging about putting its program into overdrive.
Cybersecurity
China hacked the New York Times for four months straight
Hackers managed to steal the passwords of every single Times employee.
Digital Government
U.S. agents rescue sex slaves through data fusion
Software that connects phone calls, money and old cases leads ICE to victims of human trafficking.
Digital Government
Hopes and fears: China edition
Steve Kelman finds that Chinese students have hopes that would sound familiar, but fears that are much less so.
Digital Government
Navy delays NGEN award
Officials cite complexity of requirements, not budget or sequestration concerns.
Digital Government
Another four years for VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker?
There's 'no better federal CIO job,' he says.
Digital Government
Can computers predict medical problems? VA thinks maybe.
An advanced ‘clinical reasoning’ system will tap the Veterans Health Administration’s vast digital archive.
Modernization
Library of Congress wants mobile access options for staff
Employees can access data remotely only with government-furnished devices.
People
Hagel faces tough budget questions
While his controversial statements on homosexuals and Israel are more widely known, the Defense secretary nominee may also have to answer for what he has said about the DOD budget.
Acquisition
GAO pushes new interagency contracting rules
The policy framework is in place, but now GSA and DOD have to implement it.
Digital Government
Fast failure could lead to big-data success
Big data investments are often high risk, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Emerging Tech
Just putting bills online doesn't tell you what they mean
To aid transparency, the House should update the U.S. Code.
Digital Government
How agencies can put Hadoop to work
The open-source platform is proving its mettle, but it's just one piece of a bigger puzzle.
Modernization