Digital Government
Agile software: Stand and deliver
Why agile software development techniques are disrupting federal IT for the better
Digital Government
How far is too far for agile developers?
FCW's cartoonist has a thought on what it takes to succeed.
Digital Government
USPS goes all-in on agile development
Three years after the first pilot, the Postal Service has delivered more than 50 projects using agile methodologies.
Digital Government
Los Alamos Lab gets its own app
The once-secretive government lab that gave birth to the atomic bomb now offers history and news to anyone with an iPhone.
People
Economic effects of open data policy still 'anecdotal'
At FOSE, VanRoekel touts examples and potential of open government efforts to date, while warning against letting commercial demands for federal data overwhelm the government's resources.
Digital Government
APIs help agencies say 'yes'
Census Bureau's approach to data garners singular praise at FOSE trade show.
People
Crowdsourcing the next NASA.gov
Agency is pushing for public input as it plans its website redesign.
Modernization
Forward with the dialogue on agile development
Steve Kelman considers and responds to ongoing discussions about agile software development.
Modernization
Government agencies spending more on cloud, but some execs are fuzzy on the details
One finding of a new study: Many CFOs, despite their financial control, are only somewhat familiar with the details of their agencies' cloud strategies.
Modernization
DOD wants its contracting offices under one roof
Defense agencies have interpreted acquisition regulations with a lot of variation, a carryover from the days of when contracts were written primarily on paper.
Modernization
What happened to SOA?
Accenture's CTO reflects on the winding path of technological innovation.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard makes waves with SOA
Federal 100 award winner Capt. Mike Ryan is using SOA technology to forge powerful links across the Coast Guard and with external partners.
Digital Government
CIO Council considers new privacy guidance
People who work with the federal enterprise architecture could soon get additional guidance for building privacy protections into systems.
Modernization
When custom software was king
Custom technology used to be the only option for government agencies, but now commercial products address most needs, experts say.
Acquisition
Maximum benefit
The idea that the operations of government should be driven by the same motive as private enterprise is fallacious on the face of it, but that’s not to say that government agencies should not run more efficiently.
People
Is SOA DOA?
Despite reports of service-oriented architecture's demise, government remains steadfast in its support of the component software framework, especially for the Defense Department's network-centric projects.
Modernization
6 tech trends government IT managers should be wary of
There are many good information technology innovations, but not all the current fads are good for government IT. Some trends are bad in general, and some are very bad for government IT managers in particular.
Cybersecurity
Rising Star Anthony Hoang
Hoang smoothed the way for adopting the National Information Exchange Model as a way to improve information sharing across DHS and between the department and its partners in federal, state and local governments. He also persuaded senior executives at DHS and DOD to transition the Maritime Information Exchange Model, a competitor to NIEM, into NIEM.
Modernization