People
Why 2015 will be the year of talent
ACT-IAC'S Rick Holgate and Dan Chenok look ahead to what's next for federal IT in 2015.
Digital Government
Spending and defense bills head to White House
Procedural challenges in the Senate give way to final votes on both "must-pass" pieces of legislation.
Digital Government
Clock runs out on FOIA update
Popular bill to encourage broader document publication was stalled in the Senate until this week; Boehner declines to schedule House vote.
Digital Government
Congress averts shutdown with 2-day funding bill
Longer-term funding still requires Senate approval, president's signature.
People
NARA gets more power over records under new law
The nation's archivist gets rule-writing authority under a new law. Will everyday feds notice the difference?
Cybersecurity
FISMA, TSA IT measures on way to president
The FISMA overhaul incorporates the existing division of labor on protecting federal networks, while the TSA measure creates new levels of oversight for IT acquisition at the agency.
Cybersecurity
Congress moves cyber-hiring, FISMA measures
A bill that will allow DHS to hire cybersecurity professionals faster and pay them more now heads to the president for his signature.
People
OPM plans new case management system to speed retirement processing
"There is overwhelming enthusiasm to become more modern within the entire organization," OPM Associate Director Kenneth Zawodny told lawmakers.
Digital Government
7 things the 'cromnibus' means for IT
IT spending was not a sticking point in the negotiations, but there were some developments worth noting.
People
Obama: No perks but thanks and new initiatives for SES
"Too often we get stovepiped at a time when we need...to be working together," the president told senior feds.
Digital Government
Government maps health IT goals through 2020
ONC will focus more on data interoperability and the use of health IT to improve patient outcomes.
Acquisition
Beyond FITARA: 8 ways the defense bill seeks to modernize Pentagon IT
The measure signals a certain impatience with the way the military is adapting -- or not adapting -- to new technological realities.
Modernization
Early IoT adopters see opportunities and obstacles
The Internet of Things is changing the way companies do business, but challenges abound.
People
Shutdown 2.0 appears unlikely
Feds worried about a replay of the 2013 standoff that led to a two-week lapse in the government's spending authority shouldn't plan on another round of shutdown beards.
Modernization
VanRoekel: Tech investments in Ebola fight could pay long-term dividends
USAID’s chief innovation officer says IT "plays a foundational and fundamental role" in U.S. assistance in West Africa -- and can help prepare for the next catastrophic epidemic as well.
Acquisition
FITARA included in compromise defense measure
Negotiators on the defense authorization bill included provisions from the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act in what they hope is the final version of the legislation.
Modernization
HealthCare.gov gets a last-minute cloud storage boost
An expected spike in demand during open enrollment could have overwhelmed existing capacity of the health insurance-purchasing website, threatening a replay of its botched 2013 launch.
Modernization
The FCC's one-man tweet storm
FCC CIO David Bray uses Twitter to tell the agency’s story and to be available to stakeholders.
Cybersecurity
Looking beyond Google Glass: IARPA plots new generation of wearables
Intelligence research agency wants to look "beyond current prototypes in development and extend up to 10 years in the future."
Digital Government