Digital Government

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IT workers feeling the pinch; The IPv6 brain drain; Beyond ping pong tables.

Digital Government

Freezing IT Hires

Acquisition

Analysts see dynamic, changing defense industry

A new study says the defense industrial base isn't consolidating into a select few mega-companies that would get all of DOD's business.

Digital Government

50 years later: Is the Web an even vaster wasteland than TV?

Monday, May 9 marks the 50th anniversary of the speech by then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow in which he described television as "a vast wasteland."

Cybersecurity

DHS acquisition oversight has holes, IG report says

DHS' inspector general found that some component agencies are making acquisitions more complex and costly than necessary.

Digital Government

Credit where it's due

During a week dedicated to recognizing public service, many public servants feel ... well, unrecognized.

Cybersecurity

FBI spyware continuously trolls suspects' surfing

Other agencies have sought use of the software; officials express uncertainty as to legal limits of the application.

Modernization

Disaster victims expect more than Facebook can deliver, FEMA director says

The emergency management agency has ramped up its mobile presence and is working to get cellphone chargers to disaster zones.

People

House bill would stop most federal hiring

The Federal Hiring Freeze Act is introduced by Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.).

People

VA CIO describes cloud, Blue Button and EHR programs

A Veterans Affairs Department official outlined some of the department's major IT programs at an industry event.

Digital Government

CIOs Forecast IT Hiring