Digital Government
iGoogle, or something like it, could significantly improve border security
Retired Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen says Border Patrol agents must simplify the way they share information.
Acquisition
GSA's defenders line up
Rep. Jeff Denham's call to dismantle GSA meets skepticism and opposition in the acquisition community.
People
Lawyer urges feds to follow 'obey-now-grieve-later' rule
Take a stand for what's right, but not to the point of insubordination, lawyer advises.
Digital Government
GSA tool lets people verify genuine federal social media accounts
The General Services Administration's Social Media Registry is designed to allow agencies to manage their social media accounts while validating them for users worried that they might be fake.
Modernization
Cloud could squeeze even more savings, says survey
New estimates indicate agencies could save significantly more with cloud computing than they already are.
Acquisition
Issa warns against 'gimmicks' at technology field hearings
Two senior Democratic members of the House committee ask for field hearing to look at IT, acquisition priorities, but Rep. Darrell Issa has strong words for them.
Digital Government
Judge denies request to release Bin Laden photos
The Justice Department argued the images would provoke an anti-American backlash.
Digital Government
Controversial cyber bill sails through House
The president has threatened to veto CISPA if it reaches his desk.
Digital Government
FAS commissioner: Dan Tangherlini’s 'got our back'
GSA's acting administrator gets high praise from agency colleague.
Digital Government
Korea copes with multiculturalism
Steve Kelman observes how Korea's culture is become much more ethnically diverse.
Digital Government
Departing Lockheed CEO notes long-term pressures facing defense industry
The company exceeded expectations on first-quarter profits.
Digital Government
Defense-VA joint health record to deploy early
The electronic records system will be the largest in the world.
Cybersecurity
Defense to spy on its own data
Tool finds red flags without connecting to an end-user device, making it a good fit for smartphones and other mobile technology.
Digital Government
The Almost-Everything-You-Wanted-to-Know iEHR Summit
What will Roger Baker be doing during the summit on interagency electronic health records?
Digital Government
Army seeks wind-measuring devices to help snipers fire on target
The military wants battery-operated devices that could be mounted on weapons.
Digital Government
Draft House measure demands nuclear capability in bomber from get-go
Provision would toss out existing Air Force plans to phase in a nuclear capability only after a Long Range Strike bomber is initially fielded.
People
PSC: New research center isn't CMS' only option
As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid updates to meet the new health-care law, one industry group says officials have more options that launching a research center.
Acquisition
VA official explains decision to halt reverse auctions
Jan Frye says reverse auctions seem to have allowed contracting officers to take a lax approach to their work.
Modernization
USAJobs.gov user satisfaction hasn't recovered from last year's nosedive
After the debut of the new iteration of USAJobs fizzled, user satisifaction dropped and has still not recovered.
Modernization