Cybersecurity
Ben Carson calls for a moon shot in cyberspace
The Republican presidential hopeful wants to create a National Cyber Security Administration to focus on cyberthreats.
Digital Government
Why the $300 million software project needs to go extinct
Private-sector innovation could send massive, failure-prone projects the way of the dinosaur if federal agencies are willing and able to seize the opportunity, says one leading CIO.
Cybersecurity
ACT-IAC survey offers new cybersecurity ideas
The organization has gathered 200 ideas on securing government networks and managing cybersecurity policy and operations.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon delays cyber contracting requirements
The two-year delay will give contractors time to adapt to a shifting landscape in cybersecurity requirements that has been characterized as a maze of piecemeal regulations.
Digital Government
Government data is 'weird'
The mandated dive into government data is revealing surprising value to agencies, but it comes with rigorous reporting that runs deeper than a typical audit.
People
Time to measure the White House drapes for the next occupant
A new center to support the presidential transition officially launched Jan. 20, a year ahead of the next inauguration.
Acquisition
CIOs struggle to quantify success
Watchdogs often put a price tag on failed IT projects, but what about successes? CIOs say it's tough to communicate the value of an IT project gone right.
People
How to take control of federal performance management
Six steps human capital officers can take to improve performance at agencies.
Cybersecurity
A breach is coming -- is your agency ready?
The key to successfully navigating a security breach is to develop a three-pronged, comprehensive incident response process ahead of time.
People
You can never start a transition too early
The wheels are in motion for the next handoff of presidential power in 2017, and while government has plenty to do, outside partnerships are forming a key part of the "let's not mess this transition up" coalition.
People
State of the Union is light on cyber, but touches on online terror
President Obama's final State of the Union address was light on tech, and was his first in many years not to directly address cybersecurity.
People
Indie CIOs fall under FITARA's scope
A spending bill provision expands CIO budget authority to independent agencies, but whether or how agencies will actually change their operations is an open question.
People
OPM COO resigns
Angela Bailey has been at the center of an organization under intense pressure to improve its cyber defense following the large-scale hack affecting millions of federal employees that OPM revealed last June.
People
Pentagon CIO issues IT services directive
The directive is the latest move in an ongoing effort by CIO Terry Halvorsen to standardize how all defense agencies measure their IT performance.
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.
Modernization
Truly committing to innovation and the cloud
Government's success is enabled by using contracting practices that reward rather than discourage new ideas and approaches.
People
How to manage agency budgets in real time
Here are three steps for moving from static spreadsheets to truly dynamic tools that support decision-making and mission analysis.
People
VA hires second-ranking IT official
Ron Thompson, a senior IT official at the Department of Health and Human Services, is getting the number two post at the Office of Information and Technology at Veterans Affairs.
People
The big freeze at DOT
Department of Transportation CIO Richard McKinney is using his FITARA hammer to halt purchasing until he gets spending plans that show him what the heck is going on.
People
Agencies: Get ready to see more of OMB in 2016
The Office of Management and Budget is planning more of a hands-on approach to agencies' tech and will be updating policies and focusing on cybersecurity in the coming year.
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