Digital Government
Performance tracking, big data feedback and a nuclear landmark
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Tactical clouds, techie politicians and better bandwidth for the troops
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
Taking video analytics to the next level
The technology has become more common in the federal space and even in consumer settings, but it still has a long way to go.
Cybersecurity
Information security incidents by agency
The Office of Management and Budget's annual report to Congress on the Federal Information Security Management Act details which agencies are getting hit and how.
Digital Government
Making the case for more contests
Government has barely scratched the surface of what it could achieve in R&D with more, better and bigger prize competitions, experts say.
Acquisition
Justice cancels 7 IT procurements over China links
The Section 516 rule seeks to eliminate IT gear from firms that are responsible for cyberattacks on U.S. companies or have ties to China's military.
People
Stacie Boyd: Bringing business rigor to NSF's IT
Stacie Boyd, branch chief for security, architecture, policy and plans at the NSF's Office of Information and Resource Management's Division of Information Systems, has 'risen at every job she's done,' says Dan Chenok.
Digital Government
Obama seeks funds to speed neurological research
The federal government's key science agencies are collaborating in ambitious research effort.
Digital Government
Big ideas about big data could win prizes
NASA and other agencies are hosting a series of competitions to gain ideas regarding some challenges of big data.
People
NRC cybersecurity exec steps down
Pat Howard, the chief information security officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is retiring from government in April.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity becomes high priority in budget request
With large investments proposed for DOD, DHS and NSF, budget puts cybersecurity front and center.
Modernization
NSF steps up research into cloud security, energy-efficiency
Among other possibilities, cloud computing could be used to automatically scale data center resources to reduce power consumption.
Digital Government
Coburn: High tech projects among the 100 most wasteful
Sen. Tom Coburn's annual list of wasteful government spending does not spare new technologies.
People
NSF seeks cyber infrastructure to make sense of scientific data
The National Science Foundation has tapped a research team at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to develop a national data infrastructure that would help future scientists share research.
Modernization
Radio Free Science: NSF's new Web-based stream offers science news
The National Science Foundation has introduced a new Web-based continuous radio programming stream called Science360 Radio.
Modernization
SETI stops listening for alien signals
The radio telescope array that was scanning the skies for signals from alien civilizations has stopped listening.
People
NSF urges lawmakers to back use of better science data
Officials worry about measuring the direct benefits of federal scientific research spending.
People
Grassley questions NSF's efforts to keep employees off adult Web sites
Employees at the National Science Foundation are accessing adult Web sites and not being disciplined, a whistleblower alleges.
Digital Government
Agencies sponsor $12M IT innovation contest
Organizations can compete on six teams for the best innovations in smart grid, IT infrastructure and green technology.
Modernization
House bill targets Internet censorship
Legislation in the House would require the National Science Foundation to set up a foundation to fund programs to defeat Internet censorship.
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