Cybersecurity
DHS CIOs see cyber, budgets as top concerns
Although cybersecurity is always a priority, one component CIO said, "my biggest problem is stretching a dollar."
Cybersecurity
Why Internet voting remains a risky proposition
A Lawrence Livermore expert details the many ways online elections could be corrupted.
Acquisition
DHS IG: S&T Directorate needs better contract oversight
The Science and Technology Directorate said it will have strengthened contracting documentation processes in place by summer.
Digital Government
NHTSA can't get on the road again
Implementing a new crash-data system requires travel that the highway safety agency says it can't afford.
Digital Government
NTIA looks for UAS answers
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is kicking off the process to implement President Obama's memorandum on domestic drones.
Cybersecurity
DHS procurement dodged a slow-moving bullet
Stop-and-start uncertainty had threatened deployment of the latest iteration of the Einstein automated intrusion-detection program.
People
DOE to get new CIO
Michael Johnson will move to the Energy Department from the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Modernization
Next-gen telecom contract draws unconventional interest
GSA's Mary Davie said the agency is looking for contractors beyond traditional telecommunications providers.
Acquisition
OFPP set for new IT acquisition initiatives
Anne Rung says category management memo was a good start, but more changes are coming.
Modernization
Industry dives into NS2020 draft
NS2020 is aimed at making GSA the strategic sourcing center for network-based and network-enabled services.
Acquisition
DHS names first task order 2 award under CDM
The first award went to Knowledge Consulting Group, which will implement tools and services from three vendors.
People
Tangherlini lands in real estate investment
The former GSA head was named chief operating officer at Artemis Real Estate Partners in Chevy Chase.
Cybersecurity
Preparations for shutdown proceed apace
While Congress debates the next step in DHS funding, the department is preparing for the worst.
Cybersecurity
DHS: 'We need to up our game' on information sharing
President Obama's proposal to boost government coordination with the private sector got a warm welcome in the House Homeland Security Committee.
Cybersecurity
DHS shutdown: 'There's an opportunity cost'
While a lapse in funding would have little “immediate operational impact” on cybersecurity, the longer-term ripple effects could be serious.
Cybersecurity
DHS licenses malware forensics
The detection tech is the second to emerge from Science and Technology Directorate's Transition to Practice program.
Acquisition
Air Force reinstates FedBid
Negotiated agreement means the reverse auction provider, suspended late last month, can resume federal business now that Chairman Ali Saadat has resigned.
Cybersecurity
More business, less policy
Richard Young finds the smaller Foreign Agricultural Service a more IT-intensive post than his old job at DHS.
Modernization
FedRAMP website set for makeover
A new resource for federal cloud users and vendors will debut next month.
Modernization