Cybersecurity
A CyberVor silver lining for feds?
While federal websites were likely in the mix of targets, experts said agencies complying with FISMA and other cybersecurity guidelines should be OK.
Acquisition
Innovation, the devil and the details
Industry representatives want more information from federal officials supporting their claims that new procurement programs won't compete with the private sector.
People
Clock is running out on procurement reform
Information Technology Industry Council officials are "not optimistic" lawmakers will act on acquisition changes before the end of the 113th Congress.
Cybersecurity
1.2 billion stolen logins, but very few answers
The "CyberVor" attack dwarfs last year's Target breach, but the implications for government sites and records are still unclear.
Modernization
Researchers question the security of sat-com, USB tech
Papers to be presented at the Black Hat conference this week will suggest greater vulnerabilities than previously thought in two key data-transfer tools.
Modernization
Sonny Hashmi's 9 principles for GSA IT
The General Services Administration's CIO outlines his agency's commitment to the cloud and open source technology -- and gets positive private-sector reviews.
Modernization
Another day, another database
The latest executive order aimed at contractors could add to the difficulty of linking together GSA's wealth of vendor information.
Acquisition
Executive order targets labor law violators
The latest White House contracting directive singles out vendors while ignoring a much broader problem, says Alan Chvotkin of the Professional Services Council.
Modernization
GSA steps away from financial, HR services
The agency will no longer provide shared services in those areas to focus on core competencies, such as acquisition and IT.
Cybersecurity
Border crisis shines a light on DHS tech woes
The flood of unaccompanied minors to the southern border has highlighted the need for more efficient and effective technologies to track both documented and undocumented immigrants.
Cybersecurity
House formally authorizes CBP for first time
The agency tasked with border security has lacked clear statutory authority.
Acquisition
Forget the doorknobs, kill the alligators
Acquisition experts say reformers need to focus on the larger issues, such as attracting talented innovators.
Acquisition
Is innovative IT acquisition all in your head?
Changing processes is one thing, say federal acquisition experts. Get people to think differently, however, and you can accomplish real change.
Acquisition
'We've got to stop throwing Hail Marys'
In the evolving world of federal IT, revolutionary tech can help aid acquisition, but incremental change is often easier to implement.
Digital Government
USGS shakes up earthquake maps
An updated National Seismic Hazard Map reminds that the risks extend far beyond California.
People
State Department: Crash not 'malicious'
The Consular Consolidated Database is operating at limited capacity after a glitch crippled it July 19.
Modernization
State's passport and visa system crashes
Problems with the Consular Consolidated Database could strand thousands of people waiting for documents around the globe.
People
Senate confirms Creedon at NNSA
New deputy administrator returns to the agency after a decade on Capitol Hill and at the Defense Department.
People
'Our goal is to eliminate you as an agency'
Senators grill a little-known Commerce Department agency on whether it's a redundant repository for reports and a middleman for agencies seeking to avoid complicated acquisition rules.
Acquisition