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.

Digital Government

Tech companies top list of best places to work

How does government stack up?

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

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.

Cybersecurity

User accounts compromised

Government (Foreign) // Israel

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.