Digital Government
Interior spending $50K per month on unused mobile devices
The Interior Department is wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on mobile devices that are unused or unsecured, according to a new inspector general report.
Digital Government
Making social media monitoring matter
For an agency to be at the top of its social media game, tracking trends is an important part of the strategy.
Modernization
Report: Oregon militants use federal IT to make website
The militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon reportedly have access to government computers, and one member is making a website within the compound.
Modernization
Is there a federal CIO playbook for a militia takeover?
The armed invasion of a remote Fish and Wildlife Service building in eastern Oregon's high desert may not be a disaster for the agency's IT operations, but it could point to a gap in IT contingency planning, CIOs say.
Acquisition
Bureau of Reclamation sprinting to patch
A trio of awards speaks to the new culture of cybersecurity urgency pervading even smaller, removed-from-D.C. federal outfits.
Cybersecurity
Data Act standards, a deputy CIO opening and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Interior renews support for obsolete tech
Microsoft declared Windows Server 2003 dead in July, but the Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation is buying custom support for 100 licenses.
Digital Government
Interior Department soars on Instagram
Social media is easier said than done for federal agencies, but the Interior Department's Instagram account is the very picture of success.
Cybersecurity
Where's the new cyber strategy?
A week after the end of the federal "sprint," OMB is working past its own deadline on the Federal Civilian Cybersecurity Strategy.
Cybersecurity
Interior IT flaws didn't lead to hack, says CIO
While Interior's IT woes didn't lead directly to a breach, an IG report said security flaws continue to plague the department.
Digital Government
'More lapdog than watchdog'
A glut of acting inspectors general is a threat to effective agency oversight, watchdog groups told senators in a hearing that focused on speeding up the confirmation process.
Cybersecurity
Agencies seek at least $75 million in digital service funding
Most CFO Act agencies have made budget requests to fund Digital Services teams.
Cybersecurity
'You just move that rock a little at a time'
Women from a wide range of federal roles discuss what it really takes to lead in IT.
Acquisition
For fun and profit: Data entrepreneurs size up Recreation.gov RFP
Open-data advocates want to see developers build booking websites and apps to compete with the longtime vendor at Recreation.gov.
People
Bhagowalia assumes CIO post at Treasury
The former Interior Department CIO and three-time Federal 100 winner replaces Robyn East.
People
IT chiefs shouldn't fear the dark side
IT undergrounds can create problems, but managers should leverage such networks to find and address gaps in their systems.
People
Staying out of the email hot seat
The IRS was the latest agency to learn about email archiving the hard way. Here's how to avoid being next.
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