Digital Government

House panel unanimously endorses new government-spending oversight board

Oversight Committee's ranking member questions the new group's subpoena power and transparency advocates oppose a sunset provision.

Digital Government

Eight IS Enough

People

Transportation Command wants greenhouse gas tracking

The U.S. Transportation Command wants help to develop ways to measure the carbon footprint of its vehicles.

Digital Government

Tax compliance software fails IRS

IRS can't even catch all of its own potential tax cheats, thanks in part to software that misses some possibly noncompliant filers, audit concludes.

Digital Government

State starts mobile app for travelers

The State Department starts a mobile application to help U.S. travelers abroad.

Modernization

Navy to dismantle James Bond spy ship

The stealth ship inspired a villain's vessel in the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies."

Digital Government

IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO

GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.

Cybersecurity

Banks urged to get faster at reporting cyber breaches

Witnesses say time is of the essence in notifying account holders of incidents, and imply Citigroup did not respond fast enough to a recent intrusion.

Digital Government

No alarm systems were found at nine out of 10 cargo-only airports that GAO visited

The airports also lacked other security measures, such as perimeter lighting, a new study says.

Digital Government

VA taps little known small business to spearhead next-generation electronic health record

The Informatics Applications Group will serve as the gatekeeper for open source software used by Veterans Affairs and Defense departments.

Modernization

3 steps to a more flexible cloud procurement process

The federal government needs to implement flexible procurement policies so cloud services companies can become more agile to meet agencies’ unique requirements, a Unisys executive said.