Modernization
Army extends General Dynamics IT work on African news websites
Congress had voted to shutter the sites, but the Pentagon is continuing to operate them.
Cybersecurity
Hackers indicted for stealing Apache training software
Justice Department indicts four for stealing software used to train U.S. helicopter pilots, among other trade secrets.
Acquisition
More China hacking, a deputy director for OPM and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Venture capital, lame ducks, crime maps and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Army logistics fail, a cyber institute hire, a CIO retirement and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Barcodes and scanners: It’s the Army, not the supermarket
The goal is relieving busy data collectors in the field from labor-intensive tasks, saving time and reducing errors, says Col. Jack Wayman.
Acquisition
Army hits reset button on intelligence-sharing system
The next phase of the $5 billion Distributed Common Ground System will likely be open to bidders in fiscal 2016.
Acquisition
Army hits reset button on intelligence-sharing system
The next phase of the $5 billion Distributed Common Ground System will likely be open to bidders in fiscal 2016.
Cybersecurity
Research portals, build-it yourself spacecraft and 3D craniums
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Army names new commander for cyber training center
Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty will replace Maj. Gen. LaWarren Patterson as commander of the Cyber Center of Excellence.
Modernization
Future of floating surveillance system in doubt
Privacy concerns and spending restraints could clip Army testing of a tethered UAS over the Washington area.
People
How to get ahead in government
Technical chops and hard work are still critical, but advancing into agency leadership demands a much broader skill set.
Modernization
Army personnel database picks up where Pentagon left off
The Army's new pay and personnel system grew out of DoD's decision to cancel a department-wide database that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs called a disaster.
Modernization
VDI moves to the cloud
To counter the strain desktop virtualization can put on data centers and administrators, some agencies and vendors are turning to desktop as a service.
Cybersecurity
Gen. Franz takes over INSCOM
Federal 100 winner had previously commanded the Cyber National Mission Force.
Digital Government
