Digital Government
CIA’s research investment focus shifts from missiles to big data
One-third of the companies in In-Q-Tel’s portfolio are in Silicon Valley.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon takes nano-approach to eliminating viruses
DARPA wants to microscopically treat diseases.
Acquisition
Think small business when buying small things
Administration puts more emphasis on increasing contracts with small businesses.
Digital Government
HP Enterprise Services snares $543 million deal with VA for Real-Time Location System
System will track medical equipment and supplies in all VA hospitals.
Modernization
State considers $16.5 million contract for Amazon Kindles
Department officials said other e-readers were unsuitable.
Digital Government
Open government effort makes big promises of enhanced transparency
U.S.-India open initiative to democratize government information.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon experiments with bomb-sniffing rats
The army has spent more than $100,000 on the first phase of the project.
Digital Government
Army kicks off new passive RFID procurement
Tags and readers will be used throughout the Defense Department.
Modernization
Microsoft, CSC nab $91 million FAA cloud contract
The announcement comes the day before a governmentwide deadline to outsource at least three IT systems to the Web.
Cybersecurity
Senators drafting bipartisan compromise on cybersecurity legislation
As Congress battles over cybersecurity laws, a few lawmakers are looking for agreement.
Digital Government
Northrop Grumman to acquire Australian network security firm
Contractor seeks to broaden its international presence amid budget uncertainty.
Cybersecurity
Military, intel officials call for Senate action on cybersecurity bill
The measure is vital to economic security, they say.
Cybersecurity
DHS accelerates cyber workforce development
New initaitive will zero in on efforts to man the cyber frontlines.
People
Is the military draft system on the chopping block?
The Selective Service System, which would administer a military draft if needed, hasn't been reevaluated in nearly 20 years, according to a GAO report.
People
VA employees to protest position downgrades
VA employees said they've been targeted by unfounded position downgrades and now plan to vent their grievances in upcoming rally.
Digital Government
What we misunderstand about drones
A practice of shoot first and ask questions later, and an over-emphasis on short-term gains, make us more reliant on these tools than we maybe should be.
Modernization
VanRoekel: IT reform 'a shock to the system'
Less than two years in the making, the plan to transform federal IT management has seen some significant milestones.
People
OFPP freshens up time-tested cost-savings technique
Officials propose several revisions to the value engineering model, an approach to saving money when resources are tight that dates from WWII.
Modernization
Typewriter Man: Ralph Nader on the failure of high-tech consumer protests
The low-tech versions of yore packed more punch.
Cybersecurity