People
White House, committee spar over acquisition workforce training funds
The Obama administration and a House committee are fighting over workforce development fund.
People
DISA awards $578M contract to company with history of fraud
DISA's recent contract award to Red River includes services similar those the company was once fined for failing to provide, but a key executive involved in the charges is no longer with the firm.
Emerging Tech
Even robots need to become more energy efficient
DARPA seeks technology to keep robots on the battlefield longer.
Acquisition
Agencies fail, again, to meet small-business contracting goals
Small businesses received $91.5 billion in prime contracts last year, falling short of the percentage supposed to go to them.
Digital Government
Pentagon seeks to expand Afghan drone operations
The military wants to reprogram $94.2 million to expand the use of ScanEagle aircraft.
People
The federal pay debate: To be continued
Why can't the disagreement over which sector earns the most be settled for once and for all?
Digital Government
Illegal software export helped China develop its first attack helicopter
U.S. military contractor’s Canadian subsidiary took a calculated risk, documents show.
Cybersecurity
DHS called in for fewer industrial hacks, but accounts of intrusions intensified
Government report on critical sector cyber intrusions presents a mixed picture.
Digital Government
Air Force firefighting C-130s return to duty
Interagency center predicts 'above normal significant fire potential' in Colorado and Wyoming.
Cybersecurity
Intel acquires heartbeat biometric-sensing company
IDesia Biometrics products can uniquely identify you by your heartbeat.
Digital Government
Agencies should publish lists of all their data, group says
Sunlight Foundation is developing a best practices guide for government transparency.
People
Why telework doesn't always work
Federal agencies are pushing for telework as a way to function during emergencies, but widespread power, telephone and Internet outages could undermine that vision.
People
No summer break here: Agencies to receive plain-language report cards
Government agencies are being assessed on their compliance with the 2010 Plain Language Act.
Digital Government
Inside the bureaucracy that crippled Microsoft
Recently obtained emails reveal the top-down company culture that stifled innovation.
Digital Government
Video: How drones misidentify targets; a retired general speaks
He warns that their operators lack important context, and gives a chilling example from the field.
Digital Government
Pentagon taking snail mail into the digital era
DOD turns paper and ink into binary code for efficiency.
Modernization
Amazon data center outage raises questions about federal cloud computing
Lawmakers plan to hold a hearing before the August recess.
Digital Government
In report, Twitter lists zero cases where it has removed content in response to government requests
But requests from copyright-holders resulted in the deletion of more than 5,000 tweets.
Digital Government
Arlington Cemetery developing smartphone app
Visitors to Arlington Cemetery will soon have a virtual tour app to show them around.
People