People
Civilian agencies outpace DOD for spending on ongoing IT maintenance
GAO: Agencies spent 70 percent of a $79 billion IT budget on existing systems in 2011.
Acquisition
Agencies adjust contracting approach for coming fiscal clampdown
As contractors brace for the impact of budget cuts, agencies also must recalibrate their expectations.
Acquisition
Concerns over acquisition prove to be long-lived
Agency leaders identify the same concerns today as years ago, suggesting that proposed solutions so far have not worked.
Digital Government
What happens if the Syrian rebels steal Assad's chemical weapons?
The Pentagon has drafted up several plans for how to deal with different scenarios involving the weapons.
Modernization
Be careful when downloading your Twitter archive
New feature may surprise users when used.
Emerging Tech
Commentary: No, really, regulate the bullets
In the era of 3D-printed guns, ammunition may prove a better regulatory target than the weapons themselves.
Emerging Tech
Gun control petition is most popular ever posted to White House site
More than 120,000 people have signed the petition posted after Friday's deadly school shooting.
Digital Government
DHS agrees to outside study on cancer risks of airport body scanners
The National Academy of Sciences will probe the health and safety risks of the airport machines
Digital Government
Navy wants to buy a bunch of 'Black Ops' games
Service seeks Xboxes and Wiis for sailors.
Modernization
Army plans widescale deployment of energy smart meters
Engineers could install them in 20,000 facilities.
Digital Government
Contractors find that doing business with government is increasingly risky
Profits are down markedly, a new survey says.
Digital Government
GSA offers online training in conference etiquette
Agency uses Blackboard platform to draw teachable moment from conference 'mistake.'
Digital Government
What big space data looked like in 1962
Fifty years ago, we recorded the learnings of our space explorers with paper scrolls.
Digital Government
Agencies falter on FOIA
A watchdog group's audit of federal agencies reveals that a startling number have not followed directives issued by President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to update Freedom of Information Act policies.
People
5 steps to take command of mobile
Careful planning and deliberate implementation lead to mobility success, writes Eric Rife. Read on for 5 specific steps to take.
Digital Government
GAO analyzes federal health IT incentives
Medicaid EHR incentives typically went to nonprofit, independent acute-care facilities in Southern cities last year, report finds.
Digital Government
Forecast: Big data still big kahuna in 2030
Big data and other technologies are likely to continue to expand in influence in coming years, but fears of a surveillance state could play a limiting factor, according to the National Intelligence Council.
Digital Government
Immigration officials struggle with identity management – and mismanagement
As the cache of personal data grows, so does the risk that con artists will exploit it for financial gain and federal authorities will misuse it.
Modernization