Cybersecurity
House GOP lawmakers introduce DHS authorization bill
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) and other Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee, introduce authorizing legislation for the Homeland Security Department.
Digital Government
HHS debuts smoking cessation mobile texting apps
The National Cancer Institute is offering customizable text message programs to teens and adults who want to quit smoking.
People
The 2011 Rising Star Awards: The future's so bright
Federal Computer Week honors 25 up-and-coming employees in the public and private sectors who have made an early and substantive mark in the government IT community. The 2011 Rising Star award winners show energy, ability and ambition.
People
Tips for crowdsourcing, from the crowd
Agencies share lessons learned from using Challenge.gov.
Acquisition
Air Force procurement contests take wing
The Air Force discovers the value of contests as a route to innovation.
Modernization
VanRoekel quickens pace on data center closures
Federal CIO changes the definition of data center, accelerates closure schedule.
People
Labor Department seeks public comment on Benefits.gov
DOL is looking for citizens' input on the information collection process on its website for federally funded benefit and assistance programs.
Modernization
Security worries still impede cloud computing
As GSA ramps up FedRAMP, security remains a concern in efforts to move government IT to the cloud, officials told a House subcommittee.
Digital Government
Federal Coach: Robert Reich on bringing tenacity to public leadership
Robert Reich is a professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. Now, he shares his thoughts on public leadership.
Modernization
Keys to the Kingdom
Agency IT managers are scrambling to prevent employees' personal phones and tablets from creating new openings for hackers.
Digital Government