Acquisition
Eagerly awaited agile BPA is delayed
18F's novel agile procurement attempt is pushed back while the agency works to answer all the vendor questions pouring in.
People
Agile development requires agile developers
Focus on the people today if you want agile to succeed tomorrow, argues Lawrence Fitzpatrick.
Modernization
Want digital services tips? Watch Singapore
The Southeast Asian city-state's government may have cracked the code for providing the services citizens actually want online: listen, don't force.
Digital Government
Organs the size of a smartphone screen
“Homo minutus” could revolutionize the way biologists and medical personnel screen new drugs or toxic agents.
Acquisition
18F readies agile BPA
The 18-page RFQ aims to establish a common contracting vehicle for agencies seeking vendors specializing in agile delivery services.
Modernization
Tight budgets can fuel innovation, say top IT leaders
Fiscal necessity is the mother of invention in federal IT.
People
Report: State Department needs to rethink use of tech
A National Research Council study suggests utilizing NGOs to help Foggy Bottom identify growing trends in science and technology.
Acquisition
We're paying contractors how much?
GSA's 18F has a new tool aimed at saving money on a huge part of any contract's expense: people.
Cybersecurity
Procurement prize, NARA guidance, IRS system hacked and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Privacy, security and one login to rule them all?
Government techies wrestle with building privacy and security into services from the ground up.
Modernization
IT’s role in supporting workplace collaboration
As feds increasingly turn to cloud-based tools, IT leaders have an opportunity to reduce risks without hindering innovation.
Digital Government
NASA seeks robotic spacecraft for asteroids, Mars
The technologies could play key roles in the future redirection of Earth-bound asteroids and the colonization of Mars.
People
GSA's Dorris honored, Ambrose moves to VA and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
IT a big reason Congress is pondering a private air traffic control system
While the safety record of the FAA-operated air traffic control system leads the world, stakeholders are concerned about the slow pace of technological upgrades.
People
Wanted: concrete steps toward culture change. Can MOC deliver?
ACT-IAC's "Management of Change" conference will try to pin down the un-pinnable: a culture of innovation.
Digital Government
Bureaucratic wall stands between DOD and Silicon Valley
Analysts say Defense Secretary Ashton Carter needs to seize the reins of the bureaucracy to push innovation.
Digital Government
Faster drone approval, DOD's Lab Day and a big-dollar robotics challenge
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
'Irish cynics' talk big data's good, bad and ugly
Behind the buzzwords and pointless analytics lie real potential, but agencies and the private sector still struggle to use big data effectively.
Digital Government
Outside techies clean up at Hackathon
Before teams from academia and the private sector could build apps and searchable databases at GSA's Hackathon, they had to do some housecleaning.
Digital Government
5 ways to turn big data into better government
USDS's Mina Hsiang says big data offers simple solutions to the vast majority of customer complaints.
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