People
Digital Service and agency IT: Advice for Mikey
Steve Kelman has some suggestions to help the administration's latest IT outsider succeed.
People
Agile in government is alive (and well?)
Steve Kelman offers a non-techie's take on agile in agency IT.
Acquisition
SEC plans a makeover for EDGAR
The Securities and Exchange Commission intends to award a contract to overhaul its online public company filing system by the end of September.
Acquisition
HealthCare.gov IT contract opens for bidders
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are seeking contractors to take charge of the IT for the federal health insurance exchanges.
Digital Government
GitHub: A Swiss Army knife for open government
What started as a version control system for code has become a platform for ideas and collaboration.
Modernization
Social Security plans pivot to agile
SSA is in the midst of migrating its data operations to a 300,000 square foot facility that is still under construction.
Acquisition
Social Security plans pivot to agile
A call to industry suggests SSA is looking for a just-in-time approach to development.
People
Buying agile without jumping through hoops
Agile development can be less risky than the traditional approach, but getting the best results takes flexibility and continuous involvement by government and contractor teams.
Modernization
You can lead a horse to data . . .
The goal of a NASA lecture and lab series is to lower the point of entry for people trying to access data, and to teach them how to use it.
Digital Government
IBM's new cloud offering and DOE's storm tracking app
News and notes from the federal IT community.
People
Sneaking up on agile development
When implementing agile development, agencies should focus on results rather than how to get there, said Shawn Kingsberry, CIO of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
Modernization
GSA holds Demo Day for 18F
The General Services Administration's coming-out party for its 18F digital incubator showed off the program's multifaceted capabilities.
Cybersecurity
DOE releases cyber procurement guidelines
The nonbinding rules are aimed at reducing vulnerabilities in the power sector's procurement process.
Digital Government
Navy calibration patent goes commercial
Under a cross-licensing agreement, American Technical Services will commercialize the system, while the Navy obtains a license to use ATS software.
Digital Government
Another amazing crowdsourcing app shakes up the world
GiveDirectly employs a simple idea – giving money directly to poor people – and uses technology to facilitate the transaction.
People
Two IRS IT projects on hold
A GAO report on the tax agency's budget says a pair of tech programs have fallen victim to spending cuts.
Digital Government
NIST shares tool for vetting mobile apps
Open source project lets developers plug in their own tools for risk assessment.
Acquisition
HealthCare.gov -- more agile, please
Draft requirements for the site's next contract stress open source, iterative development and maintaining the financial back-end platform.
Cybersecurity
Carey heading to CSC
The longtime government IT leader had announced his plan to leave the Defense Department in late March.
People