Cybersecurity
FEMA seeks social media contractor
Federal Emergency Management Agency issues a contract request for a media services company that can deliver information from disaster areas via social media and local media news outlets.
Digital Government
Military could lose its technological edge, top official warns
The Pentagon's waning information superiority raises questions on future approaches to protecting its networks from attacks.
People
Will telework gain traction after record snowfalls?
The heavy snows of the past week should put a greater commitment to telework on the government’s front burner, to judge from the comments posted to our coverage. But many seem to fear that entrenched opposition will cause any push toward telework to fade as quickly as the snow.
Digital Government
Few vendors supporting health information exchange, report states
Washington Technology
Digital Government
Senate axes satellite TV provisions
The law was set to expire Dec. 31 before receiving a last-minute, two-month extension until Feb. 28.
Digital Government
Civilian agencies help fuel growth in translation contracts
Increasing immigrant population and greater enforcement of discrimination laws lead to higher domestic demand for language services.
Digital Government
HHS awards millions in grants to advance health IT initiatives
Department expects to hire 3,000 technology workers at extension centers to promote adoption of electronic records.
Cybersecurity
Congress urged to move one cybersecurity bill
Trying to consolidate cybersecurity bills would pose a major challenge for congressional leaders.
Digital Government
Army seeks to revive airships as sensor platforms
Aircraft are a high-tech twist on the first military use of balloons in the Civil War to provide human observers with an elevated view of the battlefield.
Digital Government
Where's the Snow Plow?
That's been a hot question and topic of conversation in the Washington area for the past week, and in Howard County, Md., the answer to that question is easy thanks to GPS technology.
Digital Government
At least the military is serious about climate change
The next Quadrennial Defense Review directs military planners to keep track of the latest intelligence about climate change, according to a report in The Guardian.
Digital Government
More Incentives for Teleworkers?
The record blizzard that has shut down federal agencies in Washington for four consecutive days has drawn a flurry of articles on how the government must significantly boost the number of federal employees who telework.
People
OPM's Berry discusses telework during government shutdowns
OPM Director John Berry fielded questions about telework during an online chat session today and said he was optimistic that the blizzard experience would drive home to agency leaders the importance of making telework possible.
People
Common standards urged for public, private data exchanges
Gail Belles, health care security director for the Veterans Health Administration, addressed the challenges of securing health data exchanges between federal agencies and the private sector.
Ideas