Digital Government
NASA moves to protect lunar history
A guideline document seeks to protect Apollo landing sites from harm.
Digital Government
OMB exaggerated 25-point plan performance, GAO says
Federal CIO says the disagreement is a matter of ‘scoping.’
Modernization
Clouds don’t need real-time threat reporting tools to win federal stamp of approval
Providers slated to gain certifications to deliver Web-based services governmentwide by Dec. 31.
Modernization
Cloud vendors: Forget continuous threat monitoring
The government drops a security measure it had planned to require of cloud vendors.
Digital Government
TSA eyes iPads and iPhones for mobile computing
Agency plans to spend up to $3 million for Apple products.
Modernization
Can the government outsource solutions to its problems?
Technology is enabling a new kind of collaboration, and now the government is looking to institutionalize the approach to solve serious problems.
Digital Government
Gwynne Kostin to lead new innovation center in digital strategy
Gwynne Kostin will take on a key role in the new innovation center created under Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel's digital strategy.
Digital Government
Defense-VA electronic health record cost pegged at $4 billion
Deployment planned in stages from 2014 through 2017.
Modernization
What startups can teach agencies about IT
Take some tips for IT success from the upstarts, advises HHS official.
Modernization
GAO, OMB chart IT reform progress differently
GAO warns the Obama administration that it risks losing momentum in its IT reforms by declaring work completed too early.
Modernization
Tight budgets should not stall innovation, VanRoekel says
The public sector may have unique challenges but it could learn a thing or two from the industry.
Digital Government
Navy rolls out 4G network on three ships
The move, a first, portends new uses of tablets on vessels.
Acquisition
Proposed small-biz contracting goals 'laudable but overly ambitious'
Congress aims for higher overall small-business contracting goals, even as administration officials consider them "unrealistic."
Digital Government
Defense-VA disability evaluation system still broken, Senators charge
VA plans upgrade next month to key tracking system.
Digital Government
Pentagon enlists scientists to build intel-decoding software
DARPA wants technology that can ‘see through language.’
Digital Government
Federal officials, Hill committees probe Facebook IPO
House and Senate panels join SEC, others, in launching investigations.
Digital Government
White House seeks ‘badass innovators’
Fellows will spend six months to one year on five major technology projects.
People
VanRoekel's choice of hosiery draws attention
The top CIO of the government shunned his Washingtonian apparel to meet the demands of a culture that doesn't wear slacks.
Digital Government