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
Obscure database is key to U.S. educational funds for California
The Los Angeles Times
Digital Government
Antitrust concerns swirl around sale of Diebold Voting Machines
Wired: Threat Level
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