Digital Government
Virtual worlds mean more than Second Life
Second Life remains a popular 3-D platform, but agencies are exploring other options, including in-house development.
Digital Government
Initiative aims to reform government services around life events
Smart Lean concept would reorganize IT from the outside in.
Digital Government
Your Guide to the Management of Change Conference
Upcoming conference will explore the implications of cloud, mobility and security.
Emerging Tech
Patient S3: The woman who controlled a robotic arm with her brain
15 years after she lost the ability to move her body, Cathy Hutchinson is learning how to use her brain to control a robotic arm.
Digital Government
Agencies will need to share spectrum with private sector, NTIA says
Growing appetite of mobile devices could force feds onto new bandwidths.
Acquisition
OFPP hopeful Jordan gets Senate committee nod
Despite some points of controversy, OFPP nominee has cleared a hurdle on the path to confirmation.
Cybersecurity
Transportation seeks partners to help assess network security
Lawmakers have called on government to be proactive with cybersecurity.
Acquisition
Obama could veto defense authorization
The National Defense Authorization Act contains a number of troubling provisions, including an increased top-line budget, constraints on defense strategies, and a limited ability to cut resources where officials see fit, according to the administration.
Digital Government
House panel wants to spend an additional $874 million on weapons
The full appropriations committee is slated to take up the proposal Thursday.
Acquisition
Is the government getting aggressive on vendor prices? (Round Two)
Steve Kelman renews his call for agencies to fight for good deals from vendors.
Cybersecurity
TSA reporting on security breaches has gaps, IG says
The Transportation Security Administration is not consistently documenting its security breaches at airports, according to a new audit.
Modernization
3 steps for federal CIOs toward greater IT success
Inspired by the 25-point plan, a new white paper provides additional guidance to federal CIOs on how to make sense of the "firsts" policy.
Digital Government
EPA offers Twitter response cheat sheet
An EPA "cheat sheet" to help federal officials decide when to respond to a tweet or comment has gained an endorsement in a recent report.
Digital Government
Portable dialysis tool sought by military could reduce fatality rate from sepsis
Device could save tens of thousands of lives annually.
Cybersecurity
How to make continuous security monitoring work
Improving cyber defenses with real-time awareness takes an investment in planning and new capabilities.
Acquisition
VA's Frye stirs debate with reverse auction explanation
The VA official who halted reverse auctions becomes the focal point of the debate.
Cybersecurity
10 ways to secure the IT supply chain
NIST's streamlined guidance on risk management focuses on a set of key recommendations for ensuring the security and reliability of information and communications systems.
Digital Government
Army eyes options for filling an ‘urgent need’ for tactical radios
The service needs to equip a brigade heading to Afghanistan in 2013.
People