Cybersecurity
Cyber warfare: Sound the alarm or move ahead in stride?
Military leaders and analysts say evolving cyber threats, which some believe could produce a "digital Hurricane Katrina," will require the Defense Department to work more closely with experts in industry.
Modernization
Adapting to cloud requires agility, flexibility
Speakers from the Transportation Department, FedEx and Manpower Inc. offer insights about cloud implementations.
People
DEA counsel wants to buy new case management system
The Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Chief Counsel is looking for an off-the-shelf software application that could track and manage cases for 102 attorneys.
Cybersecurity
Some key events in the history of cyber warfare
Track the timeline of significant cybersecurity attacks.
People
Agencies spent billions of stimulus money on noncompetitive contracts
Federal agencies have awarded $7.8 billion on noncompetitive, non-fixed-price contracts under the economic stimulus law, a government Web site says.
Digital Government
No COLA Increase in 2010
Federal retirees will receive no cost-of-living adjustment in their pension checks in 2010, the government announced Thursday.
Digital Government
Telework Best Practices
Telework Exchange conducted a <a href="http://www.teleworkexchange.com/establishedprogram/A%20View%20from%20the%20Top%20Presentation_FINAL.pdf">Webinar</a> on Wednesday that looked at some telework best practices at federal agencies. Representatives from the Patent and Trademark Office, the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Virginia state government and Cisco each provided advice on the keys to a successful telework program, including how to measure its effectiveness
Acquisition
4 lessons in rapid acquisition learned from DOD's new ATVs
DOD's purchase of all-terrain vehicles reinforces lessons about buying quickly and offers insights for improving rapid acquisitions, experts say.
Modernization
Recommended reading: Robots, Luddites and social media
Security gets scarier still; When IT workers are Luddites; Get to know your Nobel winners; How to win friends in social media
Modernization
Does 'early and often' work for software?
A growing number of agencies are using agile development techniques to produce better software faster, but some question whether the approach can succeed in an environment that favors certainty.
Modernization
Software development smorgasbord
There are several variations when it comes to alternative software development approaches. Here are definitions of some of them and other key concepts.
Digital Government