Digital Government

How agencies are stopping fraud with technology

Agencies share experiences of using technology in the fight against waste and abuse.

People

Report: USDA CIO to retire

Chris Smith plans to leave in three weeks, but where he's going remains a mystery.

Acquisition

VA launches probe of reverse auctions

Did official sidestep best practices by ordering a halt?

Modernization

Site allows tracking of influential White House visitors, ethics data

The new White House transparency website Ethics.gov aims to be a tool for accountability by allowing search of several databases at once.

Digital Government

Free expression in China: Opportunities and limits

An English-language Chinese newspaper is surprisingly candid, Steve Kelman learns.

Cybersecurity

New York Blackouts -- Deja Vu?

Digital Government

Video: Solar flares could reach Earth soon

Activity could interfere with communications and weather.

Digital Government

Former federal CIO presses for social government

Cloud is a 'tired debate;' the real issue is social media, says Salesforce.com VP Vivek Kundra.

Ideas

When Big Data Meets Big Politics

Modernization

Why hasn't WordPress caught on in government?

WordPress is the most popular content management system on the Web, but Drupal wins the day among federal websites.

Acquisition

VA halts reverse auctions, citing 'violations' of contract hierarchy

Order comes despite more than $7 million in savings.

Cybersecurity

Apparent disconnect on contractor lawsuit is business as usual

Continuing business, accolades for contractors accused of violations is common, experts say.

Digital Government

Like DOD, defense contracting must shrink

As DOD spending wanes, money for contracting will too, and industry must prepare.