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.
Digital Government
Navy bags San Diego IT conference
Tighter travel and conference policies to blame.
Digital Government
Government data goes public
Federal real estate data contributed to two IPOs this summer.
Digital Government
U.S. lawmaker demands action to secure alleged Syrian uranium
Experts have suggested the Bashar Assad regime might have amassed up to 50 metric tons of the substance.
Digital Government
Old procurement tools gain new luster
Reverse auctions, strategic sourcing and other procurement techniques are expected to find renewed enthusiasm in 2013.
Cybersecurity
Cyber threats, and agency costs, expected to climb in 2013
McAfee warns: New adversaries aim 'not to annoy you but to cripple you.'
Digital Government
On its way out, the U.S. will give Afghanistan its own fleet of drones
Although the type of drones hasn't been specified, the unmanned vehicles will be unarmed.
Emerging Tech
What the NRA should fear most from government action: Research
Tasking the CDC with a scientific study of gun violence would be enlightening.
Digital Government
OMB: Time to get serious about sequester preparation
With congressional action unclear, Jeffrey Zients urges “intensified efforts” to plan for reduced budgetary resources.
Digital Government
Prescription-strength Google?
Americans search the Web to self-diagnose medical ailments.
Cybersecurity
DHS, Agriculture to keep secretaries in second term
As President Obama makes appointments for his next term, the leaders of two cabinet agencies save him the trouble.
People
ID management moves past passwords
As it becomes widely recognized that simple techniques aren't secure enough to prevent unauthorized access to government information, agencies are considering other options.
People
In Memoriam: Richard Hackman, a scholar who cared about government
Steve Kelman's tribute to a professor in Harvard's Psychology Department who pioneered research on managing teams.
Digital Government
Feds like BYOD so much they’d consider paying their agency to update their devices
Government employees estimate they gain nine hours per week in productivity.
Digital Government
Mobile boosts productivity, risk for feds
Survey finds most employees bring their own mobile device to work, but just one in nine say their agency has a clear policy.
Emerging Tech
When We the People talk it’s not always pretty
Experts respond to secession petitions.
Digital Government
Vets seeking disability benefits should live in small towns
Report shows disparity in claim awards.
Emerging Tech
The end of labor: How to protect workers From the rise of robots
Technology used to make us better at our jobs. Now it's making many of us obsolete, as the share of income going to workers is crashing, all over the world. What do we do now?
Digital Government