Digital Government
NASA plans test flight of Orion space capsule in 2014
Agency reveals the plan in a low-key notice on the federal procurement website.
Digital Government
NASA quickly fills chief technologist slot
The space agency appoints Cornell's Martin Peck a month after his predecessor, also an academic, returned to teaching.
People
Data center report goes AWOL
For the second time, DOD misses deadline for filing report on data center consolidation
Modernization
Google algorithm change may mean less traffic for some government websites
Federal agencies may want to update their website content more frequently, based on the impacts from Google's most recent algorithm update.
Cybersecurity
SBInet redux? GAO criticizes gaps in planning for next border technologies
With the echoes of SBInet less than a year old, the Homeland Security Department is embarking on another $1.5 billion border technology strategy without sufficient planning, according to an audit.
Digital Government
GPO gets a new inspector general
The Government Printing Office has a new inspector general in charge of auditing the agency's activities.
Digital Government
Government shutdown threat looms: Does it matter?
The government is facing another shutdown risk if Congress cannot pass measures to keep it funded beyond the Nov. 18 deadline. Has Congress cried "wolf" too many times?
Modernization
USAJobs goes splat instead of splashy
As the USAJobs debacle dragged into its fourth week, lawmakers and pundits began loudly proclaiming that the incident offered lessons for federal insourcing and IT policy.
People
Website reformers find more is not better
Improving the findability of information is a key motivator for the Obama administration's effort to reduce the number of government websites.
Digital Government
Innovation vs. austerity: Who wins?
VanRoekel's innovation strategy might not be enough to counter the effects of the coming budget cuts. But then again, maybe it will.
People
CIOs: Agents of change in a hostile world
When you consider the challenges CIOs face, it's a wonder they last even two years in the job, says columnist Alan Balutis.
People