Digital Government
General Services Administration will reorganize CIO shop
Move is aimed at improving the cost and performance of the agency’s IT portfolio.
Modernization
Could DOD’s ambitious joint information environment lead to iPhone-wielding warriors?
Hopes are high that DOD's cloud-based architecture will make a real difference for deployed soldiers, but some challenges still remain to be solved.
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.
Modernization
Government Printing Office adopts internal XML system
New format will make it easier to launch apps and e-books, CTO says.
Digital Government
Feds work one month less per year than private sector peers, study shows
Data is based on a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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.
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.
Modernization