Digital Government

Navy money will get new tech in the field faster

Rapid Innovation Fund will dish out $50 million in awards of up to $3 million each.

Modernization

Data center consolidation success not guaranteed, Sen. Tom Carper warns

Agencies must submit critical aspects of their data center consolidation plans as OMB requires, or the effort could largely be a bust, senator says.

Cybersecurity

VA fails to communicate clearly; who gets a better grade?

A new report finds few agencies have made progress in meeting the requirements of the 2010 Plain Writing Act.

People

Working for results can be tough ROWE to hoe

The results-oriented work environment brings its own pressures, even to a freelance cartoonist.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity compromise: Responsible move or political cover?

The White House had painted anything short of mandatory standards as “insufficient.”

Modernization

The decline of Google (and the Internet's) ad business

The tech company reported a cost-per-click decline for the third quarter in a row.

Digital Government

Video: Lieutenant General Mary Legere on military intelligence

The senior officer outlines opportunities and dangers provided by new technologies

People

Hacker humor

Here's a good one from a hunter of hackers.

Digital Government

Mitt Romney's algorithmic campaign

The Republican contender wants to reverse engineer the Obama team's data-driven tactics.

Modernization

Challenges dog data center consolidation efforts

Agencies report successes on data center consolidations, but challenges continue to put hurdles along the path.

Digital Government

Baby steps: The drone industry's code of conduct skips over key questions

A trade group's set of best practices is a start, but unmanned vehicles -- like the car and airplane before them -- will require revising old laws.

Digital Government

Lieberman re-introduces cybersecurity bill

Revised cybersecurity bill emphasizes sharing of threat information, monitoring and offers more carrots than sticks, GCN reports.

People

House trims, then passes, DOD spending bill

As lawmakers passed the defense appropriations bill in the late hours of July 19, they put new scrutiny on the department's spending and cut the actual amount appropriated.