Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Rejoining the battle on Capitol Hill
2012 was an eventful year for cybersecurity, but 2013 could see one event that didn't happen then: the passage of legislation.
People
Cavalry not coming for acquisition workforce
Although agencies have tools to make procurement more effective, 2013 is likely to remain a difficult year for acquisition workforce challenges.
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.
Emerging Tech
Innovation fellows help you navigate the federal Web
New tool will alert dot-gov visitors to related government sites.
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.
Emerging Tech
White House raises We the People response threshold to 100,000 signatures
Only a handful of petitions have crossed the new threshold.
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