Digital Government
BYOD catches CIOs off guard
Surveys suggest that federal employees are using personal devices at work, yet most agencies lack policies and tools for managing the risks involved.
Modernization
Interior awards $35M cloud email contract to Google vendor
New deal represents a 40 percent savings over previous Microsoft award that set off a multiyear legal fight.
People
Tinston steps into PEO role at Defense Logistics Agency
William Tinston has been assigned as program executive officer for information operations at DLA.
Digital Government
Lost in space: Pentagon wants help keeping track of satellites
Maintaining custody of objects in crowded orbits is a major challenge.
Digital Government
A Tech Evolutionary
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel is remapping IT strategy for a government on the go.
Emerging Tech
Hand-held scanners could replace airport pat-downs
TSA is expected to release a request for proposals in early June.
Modernization
Data.gov launches developer community
Developer.data.gov is the latest in a growing list of communities designed to make practical use of the government's datasets.
Acquisition
VA resumes reverse auctions, but questions linger
Updated guidelines on reverse auctions require contracting officers to show how they benefit the agency's bottom line.
Cybersecurity
Billions in stimulus funding hasn’t made power grids safer, survey says
Energy has spent $2.5 billion to digitize the nation’s electricity distribution.
Digital Government
No one wants to pay for TSA's new baggage screeners
GAO finds lack of support around $50 billion security update.
Digital Government
Communities crop up around Data.gov
Cities, safety and research will be future areas of focus.
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