Digital Government

Mobility push intensifies for e-government

The federal government gets good ratings from citizens for its e-government, but there has been little improvement in the past three years. Is mobility the key to pushing scores higher?

Digital Government

To model the simplest microbe in the world, you need 128 computers

What a pathbreaking computer simulation tells us about the future of biotechnology.

Cybersecurity

It's time to start stoking fears of cyberwar

Tensions mount as a bill sponsored by Sen. Lieberman could come to a vote Wednesday

Cybersecurity

US faces new uphill battle in cyberspace

Emerging threats from developing nations will pose new dangers to the nation, according to a cyber official.

People

NASA scores high on innovation

Feds are gung-ho about innovation, but managers are still on the fence.

Emerging Tech

Video: Astronaut Sally Ride defied gravity

Video of the journey that turned a physicist into a trailblazer.

Modernization

Seeing the train as a 'mobile office'

A new report argues that travel by train could be the most productive.

Cybersecurity

Obama presses Congress on cybersecurity bill

President Obama took to the Wall Street Journal to urge the Senate to pass a cybersecurity bill.

Digital Government

Data analytics won’t stop a madman

Law enforcement officials lack the technology and the authority to predict and prevent mass killings.

Emerging Tech

University of North Dakota offers 4-year drone-piloting degree

The plains state is on its way to becoming the capital of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry, and with that comes inevitable difficulties.

People

Assessing Networx at midlife: Are we there yet?

The transition to the Networx contract, which GSA awarded in 2007, has turned out to be an arduous process marked by slow progress and uncertainty. Will the government finish before the next contract is awarded?

Acquisition

Mis-measuring Networx progress

Some say the General Services Administration has the wrong number when it comes to assessing agencies’ speed in moving to the Networx telecom program.

Digital Government

What comes after Networx?

The next federal telecom contract will focus on mobility, cloud and flexibility.

People

GSA's 5 steps to directing customer traffic

GSA officials are building a more flexible Multiple Award Schedules program by directing suppliers to those schedules customers use most often.