Modernization
GAO raps FCC for communication breakdowns
The Federal Communications Commission needs to better manage the way it obtains policy input from the public and from its own staff experts, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Digital Government
Green tech: NASA brings space tech down to earth
NASA is getting into the green tech business, it seems, by using software designed for such things as the International Space Station and Mars Rover missions to control indoor energy systems.
Cybersecurity
Candidate for TSA top job withdraws from consideration
The Transportation Security Administration is still without a leader now that White House nominee Erroll Southers has withdrawn from consideration.
Acquisition
President orders clampdown on tax-delinquent contractors
The presidential memo directs federal officials and Congress to improve information sharing in order to block delinquent companies from receiving new awards.
Digital Government
Internet addresses rapidly running out
The Number Resource Organization, which oversees global allocation of IP addresses, says 90 percent of addresses available under IPv4 are taken.
Cybersecurity
Air Force issues second call for network attack capabilities
Service seeks technologies to destroy or disrupt enemy information networks.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases update to smart grid standards
Framework will include options for incorporating legacy technology already in use.
Ideas
The Flash Drive Is the Computer
Flash drives have caused many information security officers headaches. But now Lockheed Martin Corp. says it has developed a USB drive, called "Iron Clad" that, according to Reuters:
Modernization