Emerging Tech
Access to broadband internet is the new access to ports, rail, and electricity
"State of the Internet" report says Korea leads in high-speed access worldwide.
Modernization
The iPhone app that helped save Algerian hostages in the desert
The compass application guided the hostages for 20 miles.
Digital Government
Senate resumes cybersecurity push
Democratic bill co-sponsored by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)would return efforts to pass comprehensive cybersecurity legislation to the Senate's front burner.
Digital Government
The bright side of obsolescence
COBOL is old, limited and stagnant. But it has one thing going for it.
Emerging Tech
An entire Senate on Twitter. Really.
Senators don’t just have Twitter accounts, they’re sharing useful information.
People
New acquisition chief brings customer perspective
Thomas Sharpe, who is taking the corner office at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, has been on the other side of the fence for years.
Modernization
Here come Apple's huge iPhone sales numbers
Apple will soon deliver its earnings report for the end of 2012.
Digital Government
Fiscal pressures ignite interest for shared services
If there's a bright side to tightening budgets, it's in the increased motivation among agencies to look for opportunities to share.
Digital Government
Evidence that Syria used chemical weapons is stacking up
Reports suggest the Assad regime has already crossed Obama's "red line," an offense offensive enough to spur a U.S. military intervention.
People
Agencies learning to measure social media impact
Nearly every agency has embraced at least one of the 60 federally approved social-media platforms, and many have joined several. Now, agencies are turning to analytics to glean meaningful insights, improve their social media outreach and monitor the effectiveness of their platforms.
Digital Government
FBI joins TV’s ‘White Collar’ to uncover real fraud
Campaign seeks viewer tips to help solve actual open cases.
People
Waste in IT spending takes many forms
Committee hearing covers redundant systems, failed programs and lapses in oversight, all of which contribute to billions in misspent funds.
Cybersecurity
Title: East Europeans ransack NASA, U.S. computers with bank password-stealing virus;
Government (U.S.), Financial Services // U.S., Europe
Emerging Tech
A 2006 battery fire destroyed Boeing 787 supplier’s facility
A dismissed whistleblower lawsuit alleged the batteries were unsafe.
Digital Government
Budget authority and executive titles come in for scrutiny in IT reform debate
Lines of authority need to be clearer in federal IT shops, says federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel.
Digital Government
Boeing at end of space station battery supply chain
NASA bought batteries from maker of those implicated in Boeing 787 Dreamliner fires.
Modernization
Congressional commission to look closer at China cloud computing
Group plans study on security risks of Chinese cloud.
People
Issa turns again to IT reforms
Resuming an effort he started last year, Darrell Issa is pushing legislation centered on improvements to technology acquisition.
People
Federal Acquisition Service gets a new leader
Tom Sharpe, former senior procurement executive at the Treasury Department, will take the reins of GSA's acqusition operation.
Digital Government