Digital Government
State Department to provide Mexican security agency with surveillance apparatus
Civil liberties advocates say the system could violate Americans’ privacy rights.
Digital Government
Wanted: Developers to quickly create virtual landscapes for missile tests
Graphical rendering of real-world terrain is time consuming and expensive.
Acquisition
Spare parts pricing -- still crazy after all these years
Despite years of recognition that it's a problem, the government hasn't solved spare-parts pricing.
Digital Government
Twitter value includes response
If an agency Tweets and nobody answers, did it matter?
People
Perception of government could affect agency hiring
Agency recruiting might just have gotten harder as survey paints a "disturbing" picture of attitudes toward the federal government.
Acquisition
Industry wants agencies in control, not mandates
Industry groups want agencies to have discretion and the authority to manage its acquisition as it sees best.
Digital Government
Navy seeks real-time data tool to detect threats at sea
The system would alert officers to unusual ship patterns.
Cybersecurity
Rogue Google engineer tried to steal your information
Employee collected emails and passwords from unprotected networks while working on Street View.
Digital Government
The real cybersecurity worry
Will agencies become cybersecurity Luddites by necessity?
People
Agencies not playing around with gamification
A familiar concept in the private sector, gamification makes a splash in the federal space.
Digital Government
Drone strikes continue against suspected militants in Pakistan
The U.S. is under increasing pressure to stop such operations.
People
Why can't government handle cascading goals?
The concept of cascading goals works well in private business, but government agencies have more difficulty setting meaningful goals, writes consultant Howard Risher.
Digital Government
Looking for lessons from the GSA conference spending debacle
In the wake of the scandal, agencies are concerned that all training and networking events will be trimmed.
Digital Government
Pilots: Drones pose major safety threat in civilian air space
FAA has cleared dozens of organizations to operate unmanned aircraft.
Emerging Tech
DARPA seeks game developers to build medical training app
DARPA seeks game developers to build medical training app.
Digital Government
Republicans boycott technology field hearing
Oversight panel leader says event to tap the expertise of Northern Virginia contractors could be a political gimmick.
Digital Government
DOD puts its acquisition procedures under a microscope
DOD is taking a multi-faceted approach to overhauling the way it buys goods and services in the face of dwindling funds.
Digital Government
FCC moves to implement spectrum auction legislation
Under the plan, broadcasters may tell officials what it would cost to get them to share their spectrum.
Cybersecurity
House approves bill to boost cybersecurity research
Plan would authorize cybersecurity education.
People