People
Review team recommends ‘gap-filler’ satellite program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration needs to begin work immediately to help mitigate a pending gap in polar-orbiting weather satellite coverage.
Digital Government
NOAA satellite programs earn mixed reviews
Independent review team notes progress on most recommendations, but concerns linger of a gap in coverage "that could be months or years in duration."
Modernization
Autonomic gets DOD FedRAMP OK
The first cloud provider to achieve compliance has now become the first to pass the additional security controls DOD requires.
Acquisition
DISA cloud contract deadline extended again
The Enterprise Storage Service II contract will be worth up to $427 million.
People
Federal agencies still lagging on telework programs
Three years after the Telework Enhancement Act, agencies still struggle to allow remote work, survey shows.
Digital Government
White House announces big data partnerships
Big data has become a 'super-big deal' over the past 18 months, official says.
Digital Government
VA stymied in trying to provide responses to Congress
The VA's inspector general has rejected the department secretary's plan to provide answers to long-outstanding questions.
Digital Government
NASA to share data through Amazon cloud
The space agency is providing terabytes worth of climate and Earth science data to researchers, app developers, academia and the public.
Modernization
Judge: IBM gamed procurement system in CIA cloud bid
Unsealed court order says IBM 'manipulated its pricing' to provide grounds for a protest if it lost the contract.
Cybersecurity
White House considers ending dual NSA, Cyber Command leadership
After Gen. Keith Alexander retires next year, the leadership of the two organizations could fall to two people.
Digital Government
NOAA's satellite data hub will be a 'one-stop shop' for priority users
A project under NOAA's National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service would change the way priority users can access satellite data, making it much more useful.
People
GAO: More savings to be had in PortfolioStat
Audits suggest the government is not making the most of existing IT savings initiatives or its largest legacy investments.
People
Congress probes whether VA violated law in job change
House committee questions timing, details of CIO Stephen Warren's recent title changes.
Cybersecurity
NIST to review cryptographic standards development process
Following the revelation of efforts by the National Security Agency to subvert NIST's work in developing cryptography standards, NIST will reconsider its methods and review its older work.
Cybersecurity
Congress turns up heat on VA data breaches
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has directed six formal inquiries to VA's Office of Information and Technology since Oct. 23, totaling more than 100 questions concerning routine IT security practices.
Modernization
Primary instrument ready for GOES-R installation
The Advanced Baseline Imager is the new NOAA satellite's primary instrument for scanning the planet’s weather, oceans and environment.
Digital Government
NOAA preps ground systems for data flood
New satellites will dramatically increase the volume of continuous weather data from which scientists and forecasters must mine useful information.
Digital Government
Big data: Border protection's first line of defense
DHS's Alan Bersin says the goal of border security should be to detect threats long before they reach the border.
Acquisition