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
Digital Government
Pressure on Lockheed over F-35 is mandatory, general says
First four contracts for F-35s are exceeding their target cost by $1 billion.
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
DARPA wants to prevent overheating in military chips
Venture wing has created new funding program.
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.
Cybersecurity
Agencies to dole out new hardware keys for secret networks
Move follows alleged leaks about cyberwarfare.
Digital Government
Lieberman re-introduces cybersecurity bill
Revised cybersecurity bill emphasizes sharing of threat information, monitoring and offers more carrots than sticks, GCN reports.
Digital Government
Half of technology leaders are bullish on big data
Others worry the government and corporations will abuse it.
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.
Digital Government
Recovery board’s ‘wall of shame’ gets smaller
Stimulus recipients achieve lowest nonreporting rate yet.
Modernization
Virtualization: A first step to the cloud
Tackling the cultural and technical changes required for the virtualization of IT can make a future transition to a cloud environment much easier.
Digital Government
Is mobility the key to DOD’s future?
Mobile devices have quickly become an important defense asset, and now the department is looking to a mobile future.
Digital Government
Can we wage a just drone war?
A response to a recent New York Times story called, "The Moral Case for Drones," which argued that lethal "offer marked moral advantages over almost any tool of warfare."
Digital Government
Video: Lasers may soon keep drones perpetually aloft
New technology from Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive could keep drones in flight for 48 hours.
Modernization
CSC unveils new federal cloud platform
Service offers unprecedented security and startup speed, company says.
Modernization
A world with more phones than people
A new World Bank report details astounding growth in mobile phones
Digital Government