People
Postal Service CIO to retire
Ellis Burgoyne began his career as a letter carrier in Inglewood, Calif.
Cybersecurity
More encrypted data storage ahead for feds?
GSA's Day says insider threats call for unencrypting data only when it is actively in use.
Acquisition
The silent killer of innovation
The government has access to all manner of exciting and useful technologies, but is not always able to take full advantage of them.
Cybersecurity
How the VA deals with data breaches
Created after the theft of a department-owned laptop computer in 2006, VA's Data Breach Core Team analyzes potential breaches every week.
Modernization
USPS picks vendor for cloud-based ID management hub
The federal government’s first major pilot program for cloud-based identity management now has a vendor, and it's Canadian.
Modernization
Amazon rips GAO, IBM in lawsuit over CIA cloud deal
Suit claims IBM protest was "meritless;" IBM counters with its "long history of delivering successful transformational projects."
Digital Government
NOAA retires long-serving weather satellite
GOES-12 more than doubled its initial life expectancy.
People
Study: More mobile would make feds more productive
Survey suggests seven hours per week could be gained by better connectivity.
Cybersecurity
Schneck takes senior cyber position at DHS
McAfee executive, long rumored as a candidate, will take job that Bruce McConnell had held on an acting basis.
Digital Government
Kepler’s planet-hunting days are over, says NASA
NASA has ended attempts to restore the malfunctioning $550 million Kepler spacecraft to full working order and are considering new missions.
Modernization
Interior making big moves to the cloud
The Interior Department is making a big push to the cloud in the midst of transforming its IT capabilities by awarding 10 contracts valued at as much as $10 billion over the next decade.
Cybersecurity
Readers divided about VA theory on stolen laptops
Readers offer a mixture of criticism and praise for Acting Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology Stephen Warren's response to VA data breaches.
Digital Government
Gartner study shows CIO budgets improving
Gartner researchers say even a small infusion of cash will put CIOs in a better position to deliver and manage IT services.
Digital Government
Contractors who tell don't have same protections as feds
Though the number of federal contractors has grown significantly over the past decade, examples of whistleblowing contractors are extraordinarily rare, and they don't enjoy the same protections as federal employees.
Digital Government
What will big data disrupt in five years?
Examples of big data in government abound, and that's just the beginning.
Digital Government
NASA seeks new projects for malfunctioning Kepler
NASA is seeking alternative plans in case a fix isn't possible for the Kepler space telescope's malfunctioning reaction wheels.
Digital Government
Big data success starts with science
Tips: Don't sweat the answers until you've figured out the questions. Don't buy the technology until you've hired the scientists.
People