Cybersecurity

Data-sharing is good ... when agencies do it right

Agencies understand the importance of sharing information, but it still can be difficult to do well. Two new reports document some of the reasons.

Digital Government

Aging activists draw attention to lax security in uranium storage complex

82-year-old nun and two others slip past security equipment.

Emerging Tech

Coalition launched to oppose Internet sales tax legislation

Online business are forming group to counter lobbying efforts.

People

After VA, Maurice Stewart joins the Ambit Group

Stewart led Veterans Affairs Department efforts to improved communications and transform its relationship with suppliers.

Digital Government

Study: On Facebook, voting is contagious

Large-scale study of more than 60 million users conducted during the November 2010 election finds social network has discernible effect on participation.

People

Counting federal employees is no simple task

The federal workforce is on the hot seat as policymakers try to cut costs, but the simple question of how big the workforce is yields no definitive answer.

Modernization

Converged infrastructure: Is less really more?

IT shops across government are turning to standard technologies in pretested combinations to save time and money while still meeting expanding user demands.

People

GSA's SAM continues to frustrate its users

One system frustrates an entire community of federal agencies and government contractors.

Digital Government

Electromagnetic pulse could knock out U.S. power grid

EMPs triggered by weapon or space weather threaten electronics and communications, officials warn.

Digital Government

Online-gambling bill stalled by tactical spat

After months of negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., appear to have come to an impasse

Digital Government

Moondoggle: The forgotten opposition to the Apollo Program

For most of our lunar adventure, a majority of Americans did not support going to the moon. On the 50th anniversary of JFK's "We choose to go the moon" speech, we examine why.

Emerging Tech

Does the Federal CIO Shop Need Bold Vision or Implementation?

VanRoekel didn’t just stick with his predecessor’s plan, he added his own initiatives.

Digital Government

State Department seeks blogger

Who says feds don't offer cool jobs?

Modernization

All the latest from Apple's big iPhone event

The bigger iPhone 5, prettier iTunes, and better iPods

Digital Government

Republican FTC nominee an expert on Google

Joshua Wright, the conservative economist appointed by President Obama as one of the top antitrust scholars of his generation.

Digital Government

U.S. sending drones to hunt Libyan attackers

CNN reports that the United States will send unmanned drones to Libya to look for jihadist camps, as the White House now accepts the belief that the Benghazi attack was the premeditated work of terrorists

People

GSA may lower some contract surcharges for agencies

With a surplus on hand in the GSA Schedules program, the time may be ripe for restructuring the fees, according to GSA's leader.