Digital Government

Navy secretary calls for cuts in IT spending

Measures also include freezing civilian hiring, terminating temps.

Emerging Tech

New tactics emerge on We the People

Some White House petitioners may not be interested in an official response.

Digital Government

System bugs in Navy’s $34 billion P-8 aircraft degrade performance

Pentagon tester identifies flaws in radar, electronic warfare and communications systems.

Digital Government

Defense Department: Antimissile system held back by kill vehicle

The ground-based Midcourse Defense system has not had a successful test intercept since 2008.

Ideas

The White House’s interactive push for gun control

New site automatically integrates video and graphics as visitors scroll through.

People

USDA points to telework's bottom-line benefits

While security concerns still bedevil telework, agencies are beginning to meet the challenge with results to show for it.

Digital Government

Analytics: Big data takes center stage in 2013

Data analytics generated headlines in 2012, and experts believe performance metrics and big data will become even more prominent in 2013.

Digital Government

Military cyber assault testing yields real-life data leaks, report says

Pentagon lacks ‘sufficiently advanced cyber defensive tactics’ to counter adversaries.

People

The coming mobile explosion

Security and BYOD concerns move closer to resolution as the trend toward greater use of mobile devices picks up speed.

Emerging Tech

Japan's largest airline just grounded its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Another emergency landing for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner grounds the planes.

Digital Government

Big data meets Big Brother in the passenger screening line

TSA considers vetting travelers by analyzing personal behavior gleaned from diverse commercial sources.

People

Interior secretary to step down

As President Obama's second-term cabinet takes shape, another top official plans an exit.

Digital Government

Confirmation hearings could lead to drone policy review

John Brennan's nomination as CIA director should spur re-evaluation of U.S. strategy.

Digital Government

White House raises the bar for petitions

A flurry of popular petitions, both silly and politically sticky, prompt officials to quadruple threshold for an official response

Cybersecurity

Cyber espionage; Insider attack; Unauthorized use of employer’s data

Technology // Massachusetts, United States

Digital Government

Where are the electronic health record savings?

RAND study reverses earlier verdict on key part of Affordable Care Act.

Digital Government

F-35 software isn’t ready for prime time, Pentagon report says

Evaluation cites ‘virtually no progress’ in development, integration and lab testing.