Modernization
Program management: The importance of architecture
Integrating a comprehensive business architecture into an IT program's technical architecture can reduce risk and save time and money.
People
CFPB's Ashwin Vasan: Build teams with 'a passion for doing things differently'
The CIO for the government's youngest agency says that even in start-up mode, building a culture of innovation is tricky.
Cybersecurity
VA telehealth savings, Internet of Things security, and making at the White House
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
A brief history of open data
From eight simple principles to today's vast ecosystem, here's what's happening -- and how to take full advantage.
Cybersecurity
CIS girds for first wave of deferred deportation renewals
The first deadline for renewing applications in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is September, and agency officials are confident CIS's IT infrastructure can handle the rush.
People
Code for America seeks new recruits
Now in its fifth year, a program that matches developers with government IT projects is looking for a new class.
Digital Government
Health IT hub, open gov at OSTP, a regulatory dashboard and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Digital Government
GSA toots Data.gov’s horn
With 105,000 data sets provided by 227 federal entities, Data.gov has grown to include 4.5 million unique visitors.
Cybersecurity
Can the federal government get its IT groove back?
High-profile failures have eclipsed the sometimes exceptional work that federal IT workers do, said one of the leaders of the ACT-IAC Management of Change conference.
Cybersecurity
Lockheed looks to open standards
The standardized software is intended to boost the sharing of cyber-threat information through automation.
Acquisition
Storehouse of procurement numbers could aid Data Act implementation
Information gathered as part of the reverse auction process could provide the type of granular data that's hard to come by.
Digital Government
Data Act sent to president
The House passed the spending transparency legislation easily, as the Senate did earlier, but it's not clear what the White House position is.
Acquisition
HealthCare.gov -- more agile, please
Draft requirements for the site's next contract stress open source, iterative development and maintaining the financial back-end platform.
Cybersecurity
Guarding against Heartbleed not so simple
As DHS discusses the ongoing assessment, cybersecurity experts warn that "you never know when you're done."
People
Johnson joins CAP as a senior fellow
The former presidential innovation fellow's work at the progressive think tank will focus on federal IT, procurement reform and open data.
Modernization
GSA's Hashmi goes to GitHub to talk IT trends and strategies
In an April 11 GitChat, GSA's acting CIO stresses agile development, open source and modular contracts as priorities for his agency.
Cybersecurity
DHS: Heartbleed not a threat to federal websites
Cybersecurity leader Larry Zelvin claims "core citizen-facing websites are not exposed to risks" from the security flaw.
Modernization
A 'start-up guide' for information interoperability
The aim is to provide a common language that makes it easier to share data from disparate sources, along with tools and techniques to make the sharing safer.
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