People
Does Congress have time to change contingency contracting?
As agencies choose to disregard recommendations, members of Congress consider ways to enact the changes anyway.
Cybersecurity
US faces new uphill battle in cyberspace
Emerging threats from developing nations will pose new dangers to the nation, according to a cyber official.
People
NASA scores high on innovation
Feds are gung-ho about innovation, but managers are still on the fence.
Modernization
State's cloud doesn't measure up to NIST standards, IG finds
Audit finds weaknesses that keep the State Department's cloud-computing efforts from meeting NIST's guidelines.
Acquisition
Senators back off call for automatic contractor suspensions
Proposals to require agencies to automatically suspend companies accused of wrongdoing have been softened in latest version of a bill.
Cybersecurity
Who's the top employer among IT and engineering students?
Government agencies make the top 10 list of best employers.
Digital Government
Majority of US embassies tweeting for diplomacy, report says
U.S. embassy tweeting is off to a good start with 69 percent of embassies engaging in Twitter communications, according to a new study.
People
Clinton espouses tech tools for diplomacy in Brazil
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is distributing guidance to U.S. embassies on using tech tools for diplomacy.
Cybersecurity
Who's watching? 10 agencies lack permanent IG.
IGs fulfill a critical role in monitoring agency operations, but some agencies have had unfilled vacancies for months, or even years.
Modernization
State Department's e-diplomacy efforts outpace other nations'
The State Department is the world's leading user of technology tools for diplomacy, according to a new think tank study.
Digital Government
Amelia Earhart search gets help from State Department's tech tools
Amelia Earhart's story has become legend, and now new technologies may finally enable a search team to locate her crash site, which has remained a mystery since 1937.
Acquisition
Bill would stifle contractors' responses to past-performance reviews
Proposed legislation would forbid companies from challenging assessments or even correcting errors, critics say.
Digital Government
Can State maintain a virtual embassy in Syria?
The State Department's social media presence could help it maintain its connection to the Syrian people.
Digital Government
State's chief information security officer to lead DHS cybersecurity efforts
The new head of the Homeland Security Department's National Cybersecurity Division will come from the State Department.
Cybersecurity
Virtual worlds training for federal cyber pros in the works
A joint effort between DHS and State will offer courses in a virtual worlds environment for federal cybersecurity professionals.
Acquisition
Reverse auctions: A bid for budget-conscious business
Reverse auctions, which have paid off in spades at State, could help other agencies looking to deal with tight IT budgets.
People
Digital diplomacy: Facebook users build good will for Obama Indonesia visit
The U.S. embassy in Jakarta has applied digital diplomacy with a popular Facebook page attracting fans in Indonesia.
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