Digital Government

GAO denies General Dynamics protest of shipboard network contract

System will aggregate traffic over multiple circuits.

Emerging Tech

#Sandy’s lessons for government social media

Keep it simple; keep it clear; repeat.

Modernization

Government has shuttered 64 data centers since August

Officials expect to close 315 more data centers by late 2013.

Digital Government

IT projects may not be getting enough oversight

Watchdog recommends closer tracking and more CIO accountability.

Digital Government

Agencies promise better investment oversight

GAO cites need for better analysis of legacy IT systems and the $54 billion spent running them in FY 2011

Digital Government

Fiscal cliff buzz muffles medical device industry message

Industry executives went to Capitol hill to argue against a medical device tax that goes into effect in 2013.

Digital Government

GAO raps Defense for transparency

DOD's CIO may have understated the riskiness of some of its IT investments, auditors assert.

Digital Government

Social media can both help and hurt when looking for a job

If you spend too much time online, prospective employers could wonder where you find the time.

Modernization

The Google Maps iPhone app is real

Application should be on iOS deviced by 2013.

Cybersecurity

The future without passwords will be complicated

The password no longer suffices as a mean of protection for computer using humanity.

People

The key to securing mobile devices

An application-control strategy can help agencies develop a secure approach to BYOD that is fine-tuned to their unique mission requirements, writes David Donnelly. To find out just how to do that, read on.

Modernization

The allure of mass Apple gadget thefts

High-profile crimes make headlines for many reasons.

Emerging Tech

A single, severed cable cut contact between Russia and its satellites

The cause was, as it always is, all too human.

Digital Government

When the nerds go marching in

President Obama’s reelection campaign brought 40 engineers into their ranks to build the technology needed to get the president reelected.

Emerging Tech

Video: Kepler's mission comes to an end, and begins anew

NASA decided back in April to keep the Kepler program going through fiscal year 2016.

Cybersecurity

Senate clears bill to fight online fraud

The Safe Web Act authorizes the FTC to support foreign spyware investigations.

Modernization

Don't bet on an online gambling bill

Senate leaders don't expect Congress to address gaming legislation.

People

Putting your best foot forward

A second term does not equal status quo. Here’s how to survive and thrive in the transition to Obama II.

People

Can digital identity services breathe new life into USPS?

Plagued by declining revenues and rising costs, the postal service is looking for new revenue streams -- including, possibly, digital ID creation and authentication services.

Ideas

Live-tweeting war

Israel issues social media updates on missile strikes; Hamas tweets response.