Modernization
Social Security seeks software for private cloud
SSA was an early cloud computing adopter and is one of the few non-intelligence agencies to put big data to use.
Digital Government
Getting in the big-data game
Government faces a multitude of challenges in using big data effectively -- including legal obstacles and cultural barriers -- but experts say the reward is worth the risk.
Cybersecurity
VA still dragging feet in answering congressional inquiries
Veterans Affairs has not fully responded to questions from Congress about data breaches dating back almost two years.
Digital Government
Report reveals feds’ mobile security gaps
Federal employees are much more likely to play fast and loose with mobile security than with a desktop computer, a new study says.
People
GAO: Agencies need to improve IT Dashboard data
Of 80 investments reviewed, 27 had ratings that were inconsistent with investment risk, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Modernization
Data center closures continue apace -- or do they?
OMB is close to achieving its original target for FDCCI, but that goal was set before the actual number of data centers was revealed to be more than double the initial estimates.
Acquisition
What to expect from GAO this year
The congressional watchdog's director of IT management issues previews the upcoming oversight agenda.
Digital Government
The Internet of Everything is worth trillions
New value of $14.4 trillion will be created in the private sector worldwide and $4.6 trillion in the public sector, according to an analysis from Cisco.
People
Elizabeth McGrath joins Deloitte
McGrath capped a 25-year Pentagon career when she retired in November after a stint as DoD’s first deputy chief management officer.
Digital Government
Government can borrow from private sector’s big-data playbook
Real-time systems offer a multitude of potential benefits for the civilian side of government, according to an executive at MemSQL.
Digital Government
Four things to watch in big data
Splunk's vice president of public sector business sees a surge in "non-traditional" big data users.
Modernization
DOD's cautious path to the cloud
The Pentagon wants controls that go beyond FedRAMP, but critics claim DISA officials are dragging their feet.
Cybersecurity
NSA doesn’t deny spying on Congress
In response to a letter from a senator, the spy agency detailed its surveillance efforts without directly addressing whether it was collecting data on lawmakers.
Digital Government
Four instruments for next-gen weather satellite finished
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager is one of four space-weather instruments that will be aboard NOAA’S GOES-R satellite.
Acquisition
Sequestration, shutdown take a bite out of contractor revenue
Companies that don’t get in front of changed federal circumstances are “going to get left behind.”
Digital Government
NOAA to seek partnership to boost data sharing
The agency is looking to release a request for information next month to solicit feedback on how it can turn data it isn’t currently releasing into value-added products.
People
OPM telework report highlights government progress
Although the number of federal teleworkers has risen to 300,000, that's still less than one-third of those eligible to do so.
Modernization
Keys to IT innovation are in the approach
“The way we buy IT is a lot like the way we used to buy tanks and aircraft carriers,” said DHS's Keith Trippie. And he didn’t mean it in a good way.
Cybersecurity