Digital Government

Line of sight: A buzzword defined

A FOSE speaker revisits a story from the Kennedy era to explain a management concept.

People

How to link employee performance to organizational goals

A methodology known as cascading could help agencies do a better job of complying with laws such as the GPRA Modernization Act.

Modernization

CIOs to the cloud: Let's not rush into things

Federal executives find that the decision to migrate to the cloud is not so simple.

Cybersecurity

Innovation leadership makes US a cyber target

One former NSA official says both government and industry organizations need to improve the security of their intellectual capital.

Digital Government

VA cancels component of Microsoft licensing agreement

VA CIO Roger Baker pulled the plug on a deal in which the agency pays annual fees to get discounted upgrades.

Emerging Tech

Why space exploration is a job for humans

The conventional wisdom of space exploration suggests that robotic probes are both more scientifically efficient and cost effective. Not so, argues a professor of planetary science.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity index aims to penetrate the fog of marketing hype

Dan Geer, information security chief at CIA investment arm In-Q-Tel, wants to develop meaningful threat metrics.

Emerging Tech

MIT team thinks outside the box to snag social media prize

Winners of the State Department's TAG challenge adopted a nontraditional incentive structure to find roving jewel thieves.

Digital Government

State Department seeks a global drone fleet

Dozens of contractors have expressed interest in bidding for the turnkey UAV program.

People

GSA shakeup highlights spending scrutiny

The resignation of GSA's administrator and ouster of two top officials puts attention on calls for fiscal responsibility.

Modernization

Energy CTO: Go beyond the bare minimum on cloud compliance

Once an agency has moved operations to the cloud, what happens next?

Modernization

Be ready for disruptive technologies, FOSE keynote speaker says

Thomas Koulopoulos, futurist and keynote speaker at FOSE, explains how the future will be nothing like you expect--and you'd better get ready.