People
Advising the next president on federal IT
Veterans of federal IT policymaking and management have some suggestions for the winner of November's election.
Digital Government
How close is a cyber executive order?
While an executive order on cybersecurity is expected, the president still has not seen the draft under development.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon cyber-threat sharing program lost participants
Moves highlights challenges to securing critical infrastructure.
Acquisition
GSA OASIS contract enters home stretch
OASIS is intended to solve many of the problems associated with professional services contracting, and a draft RFP is just a few weeks away.
Acquisition
HUBZone contracting gets harder
Contracting officers were already having a difficult time finding qualified HUBZone businesses before the Census of 2010 dramatically reduced the number of them available.
Digital Government
Army expands telebehavioral health care in Afghanistan
Service connects troops on the battlefield with counselors elsewhere.
Digital Government
Cyber protections might accidentally tumble down fiscal cliff
Security initiatives are so intertwined with IT programs it may be hard to shelter them from cuts.
Emerging Tech
Coalition launched to lobby support for Internet radio bill
The Internet Radio Fairness Coalition will push lawmakers to pass legislation introduced last month in the House.
People
Bowman: Leading DOD across the enterprise finish line
The Joint Staff CIO says teamwork is the key to overcoming cultural barriers and transforming DOD into a networked, agile organization.
People
ELC to feature mobility, big data
Top federal officials headline the sessions at the annual Executive Leadership Conference, which starts Sunday in Colonial Williamsburg.
Digital Government
Army official sidesteps the central issue on disability system
Injured soldiers languish in claims processing system, but the service won’t say for how long.
Digital Government
Texting doctors turn off pagers
Fifty-seven percent of doctors surveyed use text messaging for work.
Digital Government
Hillary Clinton: The U.S. doesn't rely on Facebook for intelligence
Clinton's statement comes after reports that an Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for the Benghazi attacks on social media
Emerging Tech
DARPA to fund development of laser systems
Pentagon plans $12 million funding drive in laser technology.
Modernization
Google's Street View sherpas tackle the Grand Canyon
Despite all our robots, humans really are the best at certain tasks, like hiking the Grand Canyon
Emerging Tech
Dot-gov reform presses on, here and across the pond
U.S. agencies have shed about 400 websites since December; the U.K. is down to one.
Cybersecurity
Did Iran hack the world's biggest oil company?
Saudi Aramco, the world's most valuable company, has been hit by a nasty computer virus
Cybersecurity
Feds take kickbacks from outsiders to steal digital intellectual property
Public administration and financial services offices make up two-thirds of cases.
Modernization
4 steps toward smart data center consolidation
A report from IDC offers strategies for agencies working to eliminate redundant servers and migrate applications to a cloud environment.
Acquisition