Cybersecurity
After SBINet: DHS' new border control strategy
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the results of a year-long reassessment of the controversial SBInet electronic border surveillance system program.
Digital Government
FOSE Institute launched
New organization will focus on fresh approach to conferences and other events touching on government technology policy and implementation.
People
Workforce measures add up to shake-up
Pay freezes, recruiting changes and now a proposal in Congress to cut 10 percent of the federal workforce. What's next?
Modernization
A peek at the future of enterprise IT
The Consumer Electronics Show has become a harbinger of things to come for enterprise IT.
People
The dynamics of taking blame in the workplace
A researcher shares with Steve Kelman some findings on what happens to people who take blame for problems in the workplace.
Digital Government
IG Skinner to leave DHS
Inspector General Richard Skinner will be leaving his role as a federal government watchdog on March 1 after 42 years of service.
Digital Government
Senator moves to help NASA quit funding canceled program
Money would be better spent on future space projects, Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson says.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Feds need to strengthen smart grid standards and oversight
Unless regulatory commission gets enforcement authority, industry compliance will remain mandatory.
Modernization
Homeland Security kills secure border tech program
The department decides to end Boeing contract for the troubled SBInet initiative and come up with a new technology plan.
Digital Government
Port security technology vetting comes up short in scientists' study
Homeland Security office urged to improve testing of radiation detection devices before including them in counterterrorism plans.
Digital Government
How can agencies retain young feds?
As the administration establishes clearer pathways for recent graduates to join the federal workforce, how can agencies ensure they retain these young feds beyond a couple of years?
Modernization