People
What makes an IT acquisition work?
GAO uncovered nine common characteristics in a number of successful IT acquisitions from across the government.
Digital Government
Taking advice from the young and wise
Reverse mentoring puts the youthful neophytes in the teaching role. Is this a good idea?
Modernization
Do we need new contracts for cloud?
Why not all contracting itches should be scratched.
Acquisition
Obama signs withholding tax repeal
The passage ends a three-year effort by industry groups to get rid of a tax that was never actually enacted.
Digital Government
Defese looks to semantics for better data-sharing, cost savings
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
We the People draws a curious crowd
Legalization of marijuana and animal cruelty top petitioners' concerns; the economy and national security, not so much.
Digital Government
Defense sees $680 million in annual savings from data center consolidation
Pentagon pursues a 'DISA first' strategy.
Digital Government
White House looks to beef up management of electronic records
The government lacks a uniform system for preserving emails, blog posts and social media activity.
People
Feds catch a break from congressional scrutiny
For a brief moment, the pay of contractors, not feds, was the focus of ax-wielding lawmakers.
Modernization
Hadoop cuts big data down to size
The open-source software has unmatched analytical chops, but it is hardly a free ride.
Modernization
In the intelligence community, a cosmic shift
With budget pressures bearing down and a workforce demanding mobile technology, intelligence agencies look to the cloud for solutions.
Acquisition
A new idea for encouraging vendors to help agencies save money
Steve Kelman proposes that agencies offer extra points to bidders who suggest money-saving ways to change draft solicitations.
Digital Government