Modernization

Kundra's great experiment: Government apps 'store front' opens for business

An online storefront where federal agencies can purchase cloud computing technology was launched today.

Modernization

IRS fails to plug all security gaps, IG says

The IRS has installed effective security controls on its laptop computers, but still has problems with reporting breaches and in backup data storage, a new report says.

Acquisition

Bill would let some growing companies keep small business contracts

Under a House bill, small businesses that have outgrown that status because of a government contract could have some cushioning when a contract is again competed.

Cybersecurity

DHS struggles to manage billions in IT investments, GAO finds

Despite some progress, DHS still has problems with managing major IT investments, the GAO finds.

Digital Government

Video of Serena Williams' outburst could go viral—literally

The people who create vehicles for the surreptitious delivery of malware are nothing if not timely, as they demonstrated over the weekend by exploiting interest in tennis star Serena Williams.

Digital Government

Top CIO unveils cloud computing storefront in push to reduce IT costs

Site will help agencies hand off IT operations and service to vendors in the coming months.

Digital Government

IRS nearly resolves one security threat, receives incomplete on others

Encryption installed on most laptops, but vulnerabilities exist in the system used to manage income tax returns, the agency's inspector general finds.

Cybersecurity

Systems wide open because agencies fail to fix common security holes

Most cyberattacks target vulnerabilities in applications and Web sites, but agencies routinely fail to protect themselves properly, report concludes.