Acquisition
Tracking the IT budget's upward curve
Apart from a couple of minor dips, the federal IT budget has been growing steadily for the past 25 years.
Cybersecurity
New White House cyber czar brings intell chops
Michael Daniel, Howard Schmidt's successor at the White House, brings new skills to bear.
Digital Government
Requesting public documents is about to get easier
System due in September could save more than $200 million over five years if deployed governmentwide.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon wants to fast-track genetic engineering
DARPA has dished out $18 million to seven institutions.
Digital Government
Not an app for that? One moment.
The Army's training program in app writing has proven successful.
People
GAO urges involving more partners in cross-cutting initiatives
Setting good goals is only part of the solution where programs that span multiple agencies are concerned, GAO says.
Modernization
NASA pulls back from open-source community with praise
OpenStack, an initiative launched by NASA and vendor RackSpace, has grown up nicely, official says.
Modernization
NIH wants to create an iPad app for the public
The research agency aims to improve access to scientific findings.
Acquisition
Contract audits may save millions for GSA, IG says
GSA's Inspector General has conducted pre-award audits on dozens of contracts and identified potential savings in the hundreds of millions.
Emerging Tech
Video: Don Pettit is about to become your favorite astronaut
The space station scientist has found the best way imaginable to pass the lonely hours away from earth.
Digital Government
DOD needs new tech for Asia, Panetta says
As the U.S. military shifts its focus to the Asia-Pacific region, it will need to develop new technologies, its leader says.
Digital Government
Video: Swiss scientists train paralyzed rats to walk
Experiments spark hope for new therapies for soldiers.
Digital Government
OMB to update old cybersecurity guidelines
Three former OMB officials are working on effort to revise circular.
Cybersecurity
Report: Secret cyberwar against Iranian nukes began under Bush
The U.S. and Israel initiated a series of cyberattacks against Iranian program.
Digital Government
Navy seeks algorithms to make sense of unstructured intelligence data
Service leaders want to be able to identify threats more quickly.
Digital Government
Kelman gets schooled in China
A Harvard professor visits a university on the other side of the world.
People
Bill with pay freeze extension passes House
A bill whose primary purpose is to fund certain military and VA activites would also extend a freeze on federal pay for certain employees.
Digital Government
What's new about evidence-based budgeting?
The recent memo on evidence-based budgeting builds on the work of the past. What's new in it?
Modernization