Emerging Tech
Smartphone friendly, congressional search site unveiled
Thomas.gov replacement will include video.
Acquisition
DOD interpreting labor rate cap too strictly, group claims
A law requires Defense agencies to try to keep labor and overhead rates charged by contractors to 2010 levels, but a contractor advocate says the department has more leeway than it realizes.
Cybersecurity
Coming soon to a military theater near you: The Age of Surprise
Air Force grad students, video producers air trailer-like preview of conflict in 2035.
Digital Government
Army gears up for new round in battle of the smart phones
Mobile devices including iPads and Android phones can be suitable for soldiers to use, but they have to pass muster for security.
Digital Government
NASA, SBA use Google+ to praise small business
Small businesses have played a key role in the Mars Curiosity mission and are a core part of the space agency's strategy, according to its administrator.
Modernization
Library of Congress tests new legislation research site
The new Congress.gov is intended to eventually replace the venerable Thomas site, launched in 1995.
Digital Government
House Republicans support Smith’s STEM bill
Measure would make it easier for foreign students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in sciences to stay in the United States.
Cybersecurity
Rising Star: Benjamin Black
Benjamin Black, an enterprise architect at DHS, lead an analysis of systems, data and policies to support budget decisions.
People
Rising Star: Christine Calvosa
Christine Calvosa, chief technology officer at the Agriculture Department's Natural Resources Conservation Service, developed and deployed the NRCS website only months after taking over the troubled project.
Digital Government
White House cybersecurity record is ineffective, other IT results mixed, report says
Federal News Radio measures the Obama administration’s policies.
Modernization
FCC plans to measure mobile broadband performance
Program will be modeled after similar assessments of wired broadband service for consumers.
Emerging Tech
The time of the 'social media' candidate is nigh
How social media can intersect with the lives of politicians and public figures and even bolster them.
Cybersecurity
Aviation electronics firm nabs DARPA unmanned security contract
Rockwell Collins will provide tech to secure UAV systems data.
Digital Government
Open source database developer raises In-Q-Tel venture funding
System stores data in formats other than tables and rows.
Modernization
DARPA awards contract for gigabit-speed mobile hot spots
Raytheon will develop ground and drone-mounted high-speed nodes.
Digital Government
Once and for all, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is not a Google double agent
When Yahoo appointed former Google loyalist Marissa Mayer as CEO, some suspected that it was part of a Google plot to bring down the competition.
Modernization
Political junkies beware: Obama, Romney apps track supporters’ locations
The software accesses user data without permission.
Modernization
Feds predict $16.6 billion in cloud savings, triple OMB’s estimates
Security remains the greatest barrier, survey respondents say.
Digital Government
Americans are so fat, we need bigger MRIs
Many hospitals don't have equipment strong enough to deal with their injured, obese patients
People