People
Clock ticking on FITARA implementation
There's much to do in a short amount of time to make the IT reforms in FITARA work, leaders say.
Digital Government
GAO sounds alarm bells on IRS financial systems
From basic functions to security protections, IRS' financial systems are subpar and threaten the agency's mission, according to a new audit.
Modernization
House panel hands out failing grades for FITARA implementation
Agencies aren't living up to expectations in key areas of IT acquisition reform legislation, according to a congressional report card.
Acquisition
Obama vetos NDAA, new governance for shared services and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Better Census testing, CDM training and car-data privacy concerns
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
NASA's daily dose of Earth, sorta-secret GAO reports and an IG's public plea
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
When a 'short-term' extension is a bridge too far, 3D printing at the Pentagon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
18F builds cloud platform, FirstNet tweaks RFP and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
OPM notices go out, GAO dings GPRA progress, ag security gets crowdsourced and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
5 things agencies get wrong about infosec
A GAO report finds persistent weaknesses in how federal agencies protect their data and their IT systems.
People
Spoofing the feds, EHR interoperability and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Cyber problems at HealthCare.gov, cyber sharing at the Pentagon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Agency heads: It takes more tech than you think
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
Cybersecurity
Auditors and regulators: Time to hire more IT grunts?
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
People
What are agencies doing with IT money they're saving?
GAO says 24 federal agencies saved $3.6 billion between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2014, and need to keep better track of how they reinvest those savings.
Digital Government
New CIO plans long-overdue upgrades at Library of Congress
A March GAO report called out five key weaknesses in Library IT, and Bernard A. Barton Jr. hopes to address all of them.
Modernization
GAO dings IRS, Secret Service techs-up for pope and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
GAO: FAA overlooking global air traffic risks
Worries persist about how well the FAA's new air traffic control system will work with other systems.
Cybersecurity
Bigger IRS breach, institutionalizing PIF, and FAA drones and glitches
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition