Modernization
Navy secretary embraces the commercial cloud
AWS takes helm of portal following a successful pilot program.
Modernization
Intell community strives for better info sharing
Hurdles remain despite reaching important milestones, but solutions may be in sight.
Cybersecurity
How deep does NSA incursion at NIST go?
Readers wonder whether revelations that NSA influenced some NIST standards imply a deeper connection.
People
Study finds feds unprepared for looming network bottleneck
The 'big five' initiatives will choke federal networks in coming years if agencies are not prepared.
Cybersecurity
NIST reopens NSA-altered standards
Director defends the organization's integrity, invites new examination of long-adopted documents.
Modernization
Intelligence community builds cloud infrastructure
The capabilities will grow still further when the CIA chooses between AWS and IBM.
Cybersecurity
What NSA's influence on NIST standards means for feds
Leaked documents show the National Security Agency introduced weaknesses into computer security standards, putting at risk NIST's reputation as a disinterested purveyor of cyber guidelines.
Digital Government
Today's weather forecast, brought to you by China?
NOAA's best option for bridging its gap in polar orbiting satellite coverage may be to rely on Chinese data -- a solution that could create problems of its own.
Modernization
More than one path for FedRAMP
Questions persist about agency-granted authorities to operate.
Modernization
Can a foreign firm safeguard American privacy?
A Canadian firm has been hired to design a credentialing system for federal agencies, causing at least one reader to raise a question.
People
Calculator takes the guesswork out of telework
How much would telework save your agency? A new tool helps estimate payback.
Cybersecurity
Intel community IT spending exceeds that of many agencies
The 17 agencies within the intelligence community spend more money on enterprise IT systems alone than most agencies do on IT altogether.
Modernization
9th vendor gets FedRAMP approval
Certification affirms company's cloud offerings meet security standards for federal agencies.
People
USPTO paves the way for telework success
Starting with a pilot program for 18 workers in 1997, the patent office has made telework an integral part of its culture for almost 8,000 employees.
Digital Government
International pact helps NOAA mitigate satellite data loss
A five-year agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites at least partially helps offset a potential gap in polar-orbiting weather satellite coverage.
People
Report: Modular projects are more successful
A two-part study examines the benefits 200 federal IT managers attribute to using modular development methods over the traditional waterfall approach in IT projects.
Modernization
As ID management pilot takes shape, early agencies hop aboard
Just days after the USPS awarded a contract for a cloud-based identity management pilot program several other agencies have joined it.
Modernization
Amazon's other secret cloud win
AWS is not one of the prime contractors an an Interior Department project, but will partner with half of the 10 awardees.
Digital Government
Sequester not to blame for lack of innovation
The government has been wasting money in IT for the past decade, so blaming the current budget situation for a refusal to innovate is misplaced.
Digital Government