Acquisition
Agencies take action as GAO knocks strategic sourcing effort
After an audit found that agencies have made very little use of strategic sourcing, DOD and other agencies point to some reforms, pledge to make more.
People
GSA agrees to speed up system patches
GSA failed to comply with its own patching guidelines in three of the four systems examined, IG finds.
Cybersecurity
Nation-state sponsors learn lesson of too-sophisticated cyber weapons
Only organized governments are capable of targeted system destruction and surveillance, so their handiwork is easier to identify.
Digital Government
Events for the week ahead
A selection of noteable happenings coming up in the federal IT community.
Modernization
I-Q-Tel continues aggressive drive to deploy cloud, data tools
Taps third cloud-oriented firm in three months.
Modernization
Op-ed: Encryption, not restriction, is the key to safe cloud computing
Requiring that government data be stored domestically and handled by U.S. citizens is counterproductive.
Cybersecurity
U.S. seizes hundreds of websites accused of selling fake drugs
ICE and Interpol seized 686 websites this week for allegedly selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
People
More setbacks for DOD financial management reform?
Unauthorized changes, data inconsistencies could put audit-ready goal at risk.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity awareness descends on Washington
Cybersecurity Month has sparked a renewed push to talk up the urgency of the risk and the need for solutions.
Digital Government
A ride for life to stop soldier suicide
Brian Kinsella is on a mission to save veterans.
Digital Government
GAO sustains IBM protest in medical equipment tracking system deal
The contract, worth $543 million, was awarded to HP Enterprise Services in June.
Digital Government
Drone strikes kill five suspected al Qaeda fighters in Yemen
Yemen’s leader discloses role in drone operations.
Digital Government
Blood in zero gravity: NASA tries to prepare for surgery in space
Zero gravity and bodily fluids are a dangerous combination.
Digital Government
The extremely personal computer: The digital future of mental health
Meet your new therapist -- you're looking at it.
Digital Government
The forgotten mapmaker: Nokia has better maps than Apple and maybe even Google
It's impossible to create a perfect map, but that hasn't stopped Nokia from trying. Here, we go inside the company's neverending drive to create a digital copy of the world.
Cybersecurity
Cyber crooks should make you very nervous
To raise awareness, the FBI is going public about hacker takedowns.
Emerging Tech