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
Government and industry urged to share airwaves
White House panel calls for users to share 1,000 MHz of spectrum.
Digital Government
Video: Longest running Earth-imaging satellite turns 40
Landsat has tracked climate change, deforestation and urbanization.
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.
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
Pentagon aims to detect network intruders by their strange behavior
Coveros gets DARPA funding.
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.”
Emerging Tech
USAID considers medical tracking technology in Haiti
Smart cards would reduce duplication in databases, agency says.
Modernization