Digital Government
How tech can help retiring feds pass along their wisdom
Technology will be a game changer for effective knowledge transfer.
Digital Government
Four finalists left in SAVE Award competition
The winner of the SAVE Award gets to present his or her idea to the president in the Oval Office, while even ideas that don't win the top honors can become part of the president's budget proposal.
People
Some cultural observations in Mexico
Mexico is one of just a few countries that has successfully evolved from single-party rule to a democracy, Steve Kelman learns.
Cybersecurity
Costs mount as NASA responds to October data breach
Agency accelerated laptop protections after Oct. 31 theft compromised data on 10,000 employees.
Cybersecurity
Online profiteers expected to hit up Newtown sympathizers
About 85 percent of new sites related to the tragedy have not conveyed their aims yet.
Digital Government
Navy blows development of officer candidate medical database
Senator pushes service chief for an explanation.
Digital Government
DARPA wants to develop gigabit speed radios
This is among the toughest challenges the agency faces.
Modernization
Video: An astronaut-guided tour of the most amazing house ever built
Fun fact: The space station's pantry is stocked with marshmallow fluff.
Emerging Tech
NASA goes Gangnam Style
Check out the Johnson Space Center students' newest pop song parody.
Emerging Tech
Gun violence petition continues to break records on We the People
White House petitioners also want to designate funeral protesters as a hate group.
Modernization
GSA has yet to approve any cloud products under FedRAMP
Companies are spending as much as $200,000 to go through the certification process.
Digital Government
The E-Gov Act's legacy
Ten years later, the E-Government Act of 2002 still guides federal IT.
Modernization
The road to a private cloud
Server virtualization is about more than mobility and efficiency — it can also help agencies succeed in the quest for a secure, private cloud.
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