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

FBI to launch nationwide facial recognition service

Four states will begin using the service in January; immigrant rights groups worry Homeland Security will abuse the biometric database.

Modernization

DHS CIO describes 'aggressive stance' on cloud migrations

The Homeland Security Department is being aggressive about adopting cloud computing, its CIO told a House subcommittee.

Acquisition

Does EyakTek scandal mean trouble for Alaskan firms?

The indictment of an official at EyakTek puts an uncomfortable spotlight on the Alaska Native Corporation program, but is there really a connection?

People

3 top priorities for E-Government Fund

David McClure, associate administrator at GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, listed the administration's top priorities for support from the shrinking E-Government Fund.

Acquisition

3 keys to good suspension and debarment programs

The government can't risk being seen as lax on rooting out fraudulent contractors, a GAO official says.

People

Remembering Steve Jobs

The passing of a visionary, and reflections on his legacy.

Acquisition

OMB optimistic on effort to change contracting mentality

Agencies are ready to collaborate on multi-agency contracts, OMB leaders believe.