Digital Government

DHS defends social media monitoring program

Analysis focuses on what's being reported, not who is reporting it, said Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan.

Digital Government

NIST Solicits Health IT Vendors

Cybersecurity

DOD budget and industry: Prepare for change

The defense industry may need to adjust its offerings as DOD gives cybersecurity increasing importance.

Digital Government

Mobile app or mobile website -- does it make any difference?

The Government Printing Office put the U.S. budget request on mobile devices for the first time and in the process re-ignited the federal agency debate on mobile apps vs. websites.

Digital Government

DOJ kills wireless network in budget request

Department cuts dozens of technology programs in 2013 budget.

People

Issa: Obama’s reform plan mere 'platitudes'

For the government to trim its costs and size, the administration needs to take a more strategic approach and give agencies some autonomy in deciding what's best for them, according to an expert.

Acquisition

DOD wants boost to acquisition workforce fund

Defense Department seeks funds to make its acquisition workforce bigger and smarter.

People

Creative accounting reportedly masks $3B in DOD budget request

The Defense Department's budget may have used a little accounting magic to meet discretionary spending caps.

Digital Government

The best of the federal blogosphere

Archived documents, a confiscated cupcake and a World War I fighter plane.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity bill displeases Republicans

Sen. Joe Lieberman and his bipartisan co-sponsors say it's not SOPA or PIPA and doesn’t have a kill-switch provision, but Republicans committee leaders say it still overreaches.

People

Transparency on government spending: The missing links

Data on spending is available through existing programs, but gaps make it difficult to get the kind of details that many people would like.

People

Agencies face mean fitness instructor

Because of a congressional failure to cut funding strategically, agencies face a new weight-loss expert: Sequestration.

Modernization

Is government procurement ready for the cloud?

Cloud computing can present unfamiliar territory for government acquisition officials.