Modernization
Tips for federal agencies to get the most out of StumbleUpon
A StumbleUpon executives explains how federal agencies can leverage the StumbleUpon platform to drive traffic to federal websites.
Acquisition
How OMB's guidance fails to prevent duplication at federal agencies
Efforts to prevent the proliferation of overlapping programs have fallen short.
Acquisition
GSA holds too much fee money, GAO says
GSA’s Schedules program averaged an excess of $62.2 million in revenue over program costs, before contributions to reserves, each fiscal year.
Digital Government
VA cancels joint platform contract due to alleged conflict of interest: Report
The Veterans Affairs Department has abruptly canceled a major contract that was hailed as a key development for the joint common health record platform with the Defense Department.
Digital Government
Facebook enlists U.S. military for new Pages format debut
The Facebook Pages format got a splashy introduction with the help of U.S. military services--with the exception of one Page that took on some water.
Digital Government
New community inspires women to pursue IT careers
CompTIA launches new program to encourage women to seek IT jobs.
Modernization
Survey: Cost savings key driver for government cloud adoption
Although the public sector is lagging behind the private industry in cloud adoption, new research shows that almost half of governments globally are planning a cloud migration.
Cybersecurity
Workforce is the key to tight security on a tight budget
A discussion at the RSA conference identified the elements of successful security.
Modernization
Major update to governmentwide cyber manual takes on WikiLeaks
NIST's compendium of data security standards tackles supply chain risks, cloud privacy and smartphone wiping.
Digital Government
GSA using StumbleUpon to bring visitors to federal websites
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
ICANN plays the name game with domain names
ICANN boots up controversy with a new program that introduces an unlimited number of Internet addresses.
Cybersecurity
Tight budgets bring people issues to the forefront for CISOs
Information security chiefs are getting creative about attracting and retaining skilled employees without spending a fortune.
Digital Government