Modernization
How DHS cut costs: Software recycling, contract consolidation
DHS has cited savings from recycling software, consolidating contracts and pursuing other cost-cutting measures.
Cybersecurity
War games spark better-informed decisions
War games are not just for children and generals. The authors of a new book demonstrate how the concepts can apply to vexing business problems.
Modernization
Social media: Threat or revolution?
In this era of social media and online social networks, the old phrase “loose lips sink ships” has become outdated — the new game in town is transparency.
Cybersecurity
China's cybersecurity fears sound very familiar
I came across a fascinating article while traveling in China that tells us a lot about Chinese perceptions of cybersecurity issues — and something about the human psyche as well.
Digital Government
Is Solaris burning your budget? You have choices.
See how to Migrate from Solaris to Linux with Red Hat and IBM for some relief.
Digital Government
Army to overhaul modernization strategy by the fall
Officials hope for continued support from lawmakers and Defense Department leaders as they redo plans for upgrading equipment and battlefield networks.
Digital Government
Who's Holding the Bag for Sats?
The House Appropriations Committee eliminated the requirement that the Defense Department fund half the cost of the new National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) in its version of the Commerce Department's <a href=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_reports&docid=f:hr149.111.pdf>fiscal 2010 appropriations bill</a> passed on June 25.
Ideas
Why Government's Cool Again
We've heard working for government has become cool again. Here's some anecdotal evidence.
Digital Government
The Reform Thing's Catching On
In a familiar refrain, a top military leader on June 26 said, "We should fashion our military structure not for the wars of the last century, but for the real wars of today."
Cybersecurity
Cyber command in urgent need of strategy, military leaders say
At the same time, the increasing complexity of cyberspace and ongoing workforce issues remain pressing challenges, adding urgency, military leaders said, for the new command to articulate its strategy soon.
People
Klossner: Those guys are wearing underwear on the outside ...
FCW cartoonist John Klossner imagines that open-source proponents probably encounter the same doubts that would be raised about superheroes.
People
Kundra's vision: IT ‘storefront’ could replace GSA schedules
The federal CIO says federal government needs a procurement system that can keep pace with the rapid changes in technology.
Digital Government
Survey Says: Widening Generation Gap
A <a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1269/aging-survey-expectations-versus-reality?src=prc-latest&proj=peoplepress">survey</a> released on Monday by the Pew Research Center found that 79 percent of people believe there is a major difference in the point of view of younger people and older people today. That figure marks the highest percentage since 1969, when 74 percent of people said there was a generation gap.
Acquisition