Modernization
Technology R&D needed to keep edge in innovation, House panel hears
Witnesses testifying before the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education emphasize importance of tech R&D.
Modernization
Government apps aid disaster response
Both the tech sector and government are responding to the need for disaster preparedness and response with a number of apps and other digital tools.
Cybersecurity
Programmer, procurement staff failings contribute to software attacks
Acquisition officers and engineers need to reduce vulnerabilities during the design phase to curb hacking.
Modernization
How to avoid overdoing it with desktop virtualization
Agencies should avoid the trap of trying to do too much too soon with desktop virtualization, writes Jim McHugh, senior vice president of global marketing at NComputing.
Modernization
Cuts to E-Gov fund could slow federal cloud transition
Congressional appropriators have slashed funding for electronic government initiatives, potentially crippling IT modernization plans.
Modernization
NASA's in-house talent builds cloud
NASA's technology pros played a leading role in building the agency's cloud computing environment for science and engineering applications.
Modernization
Winners and losers on the enhanced Federal IT Dashboard
The Federal IT Dashboard has been updated with agency ratings and evaluations of nearly 800 federal IT projects.
Modernization
Speak up: How can federal websites improve?
GSA launches public dialogue for ideas to make government sites better.
Modernization
Program launched to amp up federal IT workforce
New government project targets tech-savvy students in effort to boost federal IT workforce.
Modernization
Group urges U.S. to adopt electronic ID cards for citizens
Digital credentials, such as e-ID cards used in Estonia, could improve protection of personal data.
Modernization
New Labor dashboard to cut waste, fraud
The Labor Department and White House are using a new online dashboard to highlight states in which a high percentage of unemployment benefit payments are improper.
Modernization
Mobile computing: The sky's the limit, but the leash is short
FCW cartoonist John Klossner offers his take on the federal mobile IT policies.
Modernization