People
VA performance dashboard failed to protect personal data, OIG says
The Veterans Affairs Department set up a performance dashboard populated with sensitive data and failed to adequately protect it from unauthorized access, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
DOD seeks help incorporating tech trends into strategy
DOD is looking to industry, other agencies to insert cutting-edge technology into long-standing doctrine.
Modernization
VA could give MS Office the boot
Office is the government's dominant productivity suite, but the Veterans Affairs department would like to find a less expensive alternative.
Digital Government
Justice CIO heads to Deloitte
Van Hitch will advise agencies on long-term IT investments.
Acquisition
GSA to offer new way to buy complex services
The Integrations contract would address agencies' needs for professional services that span several types of areas that are often difficult to specify or quantify.
Digital Government
Taking stock of top 10 lists
Do Gartner's annual lists of top technologies hit the mark or miss the boat? We look back over the years to find out.
Digital Government
Santorum: Climate science is 'political science'
The former senator, son of a nurse and a lawyer, says he 'comes from the coal fields.'
Digital Government
DHS vows to cancel border project if technologies seem high risk
Officials say they will not gamble on a replacement for the botched billion dollar SBInet.
Modernization
Army seeks 5,000 JTRS vehicle radios
Single-channel system will run on software used in handheld and backpack radios.
Acquisition