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

Facebook wants to make every user an advertiser

The social network will begin rolling out a service that enables users to promote their status updates.

People

Managers knock information management efforts

A survey finds that many agencies are still dependent on paper records despite years of efforts to move management practices into the digital world.

People

Taking the social-media pulse of Chinese students

Steve Kelman quizzes visiting Chinese students on their use of social media in the repressive Chinese regime.

Digital Government

Big ideas about big data could win prizes

NASA and other agencies are hosting a series of competitions to gain ideas regarding some challenges of big data.

Digital Government

Fed IT workers watch private-sector colleagues get raises

Government pay freeze especially tough for techs.

Cybersecurity

European professionals play defense in simulated cyber war

Cyber Europe 2012 drill is under way.

People

Departments missing chance to save big money

A pending report on four key agencies finds less than 5 percent of FY 2011 procurement was managed through strategic sourcing.

Modernization

FCC commits $300 million to close gaps in mobile coverage

Wireless providers obtained the Mobility Fund money through participation in a reverse auction.

Acquisition

Industry resists government's push for low prices

The cheapest deal isn't always the best buy, industry advocates argue.

Modernization

FCC kicks off TV band auction process

UHF channels targeted for mobile broadband use.