People
By the numbers: Defense IT spending
To understand the enormous scope of the Defense Department's enterprise IT strategy, one need only look at the numbers involved, which are big enough to form a tempting target for budget cutters.
Modernization
DOD discovers IT consolidation best practices
DOD's IT Enterprise Strategy and Roadmap is designed to streamline defense IT, but insiders wonder if major budget cuts could derail it.
Modernization
NOAA's innovative climate website gets cutback in House
House lawmakers approved only a single cutback to the proposed Commerce and Justice department budgets this week, targeting a new climate website.
Modernization
Sky's the limit for new IT options at NASA's Goddard center
Adrian Gardner, CIO at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, says balancing IT agility with sound and secure practices is a challenge
Acquisition
Small businesses face federal market storms
The federal budget crunch could crush small businesses without more agency support, warns columnist Jaime Gracia.
Digital Government
Treasury: Uncloak true business owners to disrupt terror-financing
The top intelligence official at the department warns that al Qaeda offshoots are soliciting money through kidnappers and shell companies.
Digital Government
The U.S. government has collected more data than it could ever possibly read
Only 40 percent of government IT professionals say their agency is analyzing collected data.
Digital Government
Navy seeks proposals for new network
Bids on $7 billion to $10 billion NGEN contract are due July 18.
Digital Government
Pentagon will be the primary provider of IT for integrated health records
Defense will offer the baseline architecture, identity management, storage and data dictionary.
People
Belt-tightening prevents long-term plans for federal managers
The current fiscal era can be downright scary to all government employees, but budget uncertainty is paralyzing the federal government’s effort to move forward and look for efficiencies.
Digital Government
Social Security’s IT modernization lacks a strategic plan
The agency is replacing and updating legacy systems.
Digital Government
The dangers of relying on the always-present Internet
Nowadays, it's rare to find a locale without wireless connectivity. But when it happens, it's not pretty.
Emerging Tech
Intel agency seeks technology to suspend users’ cultural perspective
Data visualization and game tools could offer ideas, says solicitation.
Cybersecurity
Border Patrol relies on data analysis in new strategic plan
The Border Patrol describes a "whole-of-government" approach, reduces need for fences and agents.
Digital Government
President continues push for regulatory reviews
New executive order requires agencies to issue reports on outdated regulations twice a year.
Digital Government
Issa to IGs: Don't leave Congress in the dark
Oversight committee chairman shares his new interpretation of the law on inspectors general reporting to Congress.
Modernization
Which agency's websites are outscoring Amazon for customer satisfaction?
Agencies benefit from customer satisifaction when users are content to use the website rather than telephone or walk-in service.
Modernization