Digital Government
Customs and Border Protection flouts Napolitano’s vision for IT consolidation
The agency argues buying its own tool to track aircraft inventory is cheaper than collaborating with the Coast Guard to link portfolios.
Digital Government
Senators ask Pentagon to consider debarring United Technologies from future contracts
Company may have caused ‘significant harm’ to national security with China sales, lawmakers say.
Modernization
Google agrees to pay record fine for privacy violations
The FTC said that the search giant's actions violated a consent decree.
Modernization
Census debuts new economic indicator app
Gives the raw numbers for each piece of data as well as a graph charting a two-year trend line covering indicators.
Emerging Tech
Google's self-driving cars: 300,000 miles and not a single accident
The automated vehicles are slowly building a driving record that's better than that of your average American.
Acquisition
Will less federal spending really mean fewer jobs?
Conventional wisdom holds that federal budget cuts lead to less spending on contracts and, therefore, to job declines. Is that really true?
Emerging Tech
NASA's rover captures gorgeous panoramic view of the Martian landscape
But it's not from the rover you think. Don't forget about Opportunity, who's been exploring the planet for eight years.
People
GSA sees air travel savings in new City Pair arrangement
Agency's purchasing strategies have lowered prices and allowed the government more flexibility when employees book flights, as work begins on the second iteration of GSA's electronic air travel management system.
Digital Government
American Cities: Uncle Sam wants your data
A new portal will collect open streams from different cities, making for easier comparisons.
Emerging Tech
Chinese firm rescues beleaguered Energy-backed company
Auto parts manufacturer Wanxiang Group offers U.S. battery maker A123 Systems a $450 million lifeline.
Digital Government
Top FDA officials were privy to surveillance of employee emails
Monitoring of scientists’ emails began in spring 2010 after media leaks.
Acquisition
Study quantifies coming cuts in federal IT spending
As inevitable budget cuts come nearer, market research firm attempts to predict just where spending will fall the most.
Cybersecurity
White House weighs executive order on cybersecurity
Obama has urged officials to continue to look for ways to use existing authority to bolster the nation’s cyberdefenses.
Modernization
Confessions of a PowerPoint convert
A reluctant professor finds that PowerPoint presentations can enhance the quality of his teaching.
People
Harder times ahead for federal HR leaders
External pressures make the jobs of chief human capital officers harder, but they aren't ready to give up, according to survey.
People
How BYOD is helping one agency ease the pain of budget cuts
A careful analysis led the EEOC to find a few simple adjustments to make up for lost funds. Here's how they did it.
Digital Government
Sixteen months behind schedule, Army airship finally lifts off
The 300-foot hybrid airship successfully completes its first test flight yesterday.
Cybersecurity
Apple's reconsidering their security measures after epic hack
The tech company has put a temporary freeze on one of their password reset options until they reach a decision.
Digital Government
Biometric wristband could match health monitoring devices to electronic records
The bracelet could prevent mix-ups of health records at military hospitals.
Cybersecurity