Digital Government
Privacy code of conduct initiative off to a messy start
Much of the day-long session was spent focusing on process and how to get to the work of actually drafting industry guidelines.
Acquisition
How to make acquisition part of the solution
New OFPP Administrator Joe Jordan talks about making the most of the government's buying power and how to provide cutting-edge solutions for agencies while still maintaining oversight.
Acquisition
Was the GSA scandal really scandalous?
Columnist Steve Kelman wonders whether agencies might be justified in spending money on lavish conferences.
Digital Government
Tech acquisition aims to boost geospatial intelligence offerings
Software maker TerraGo buys Geosemble Technologies; both backed by In-Q-Tel.
Digital Government
U.S. officials seize 70 websites
The sites allegedly offered counterfeit merchandise.
Cybersecurity
Sometimes its smart to use dumb passwords
The recent Yahoo hack reveals a new way to look at passwords
Digital Government
Technology is no longer open data’s biggest challenge
Managers must get on board with government data transparency, conference panelists say.
Digital Government
Russia passes law that will create a blacklist for websites
Critics contend that the law's reach will go far beyond the child-pornography and suicide-promotion sites it is intended to shutter.
Digital Government
Drones outlast narco boats in Caribbean
Remotely piloted jets can linger for up to 20 hours, helping them track unpredictable drug smuggling vessels.
Digital Government
DOD rescinds report length limit after outcry
Saying rule was 'misinterpeted,' DOD will no longer impose length limits on reports to Congress.
Digital Government
Chopra to run for lieutenant governor
Former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra plans a bid for political office.
Emerging Tech
Energy plans to restart solar finance spigot closed since Solyndra
SoloPower and 1366 Technologies hope for final government credit approval by the end of the year.
Acquisition
For DOD, trust may be the key to cost savings
Unraveling a bureaucracy built on suspicion could be part of the cure for DOD's ills, study suggests.
Acquisition
Leveraging buying power: A lesson from the private sector
A purchasing group in a family of companies shows the government how it's done.
Modernization
DISA takes lead role in DOD cloud strategy
DOD's efforts to streamline and economize includes a move from duplicative silos to a more agile approach.
Digital Government
Administration privacy approach to get first test
Commerce will convenes the initial meeting aimed at developing industry codes of conduct for the mobile-apps sector Thursday.
Modernization
Will the digital strategy change management patterns?
To achieve the plan's goals, federal managers will need to give up some control over employees and information.
Modernization
7 challenges to 'cloud first'
Agencies are well on their way to the cloud but better planning is needed to fully realize the cloud-first policy.
People
NASA beefs up telework plan
The space agency seeks to complement its Work From Anywhere program with new mobility strategy.
Modernization