People

The future of government mobility

In a 'brave new world,' government adapts on the fly to innovation.

Digital Government

Amid IT advances, Navy ponders path to Joint Information Environment

The Navy is '100 percent in' on the Defense Department's JIE, but specific plans are unclear.

People

DOD reduces furlough days

Hagel says budget flexibility enables Pentagon to drop from 11 days to six for most civilian employees.

Digital Government

Readers complain about 'brass creep'

The military's problems may be due in part to an overabundance of 'chiefs and supervisors,' FCW readers say.

Cybersecurity

NASCAR, NASA and the secret to cybersecurity

Stock-car racing and space exploration may seem to have little in common, but they hold a common key to cybersecurity success.

Digital Government

DOD strategy review paints bleak outlook

Leaders warn of tough tradeoffs as the department strives to meet savings requirements in coming years.

Cybersecurity

Is piecemeal the right approach to cyber legislation?

After several failed attempts to move comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, Congress is taking a new approach.

People

Top Energy Department official stepping down

Gil Vega, the Energy Department's assistant CIO for cybersecurity and chief information security officer, is leaving his post for a private sector position.

Cybersecurity

FBI launches cyber threat info-sharing platform

The iGuardian portal builds on older FBI programs, including its Guardian and eGuardian counter-terrorism and collaboration systems.

Cybersecurity

NIST cybersecurity center moves into high gear

Donna Dodson, who heads the center, describes its mission, priorities and strategy.

Cybersecurity

BYOD: Bring Your Own Disaster?

As appealing as bringing personal devices to work may be, the downsides are hard to ignore.

Cybersecurity

DHS rolls out Einstein intrusion detection

The new system is the latest iteration of a continuous monitoring program intended to protect agencies.

Digital Government

NIST takes center stage in cyber legislation

NIST's work on a cyber framework is already underway. A new bill would give the institute statutory support for its executive-order duties.

Modernization

Army set to complete enterprise email migration

Army finishing transition that could save up to $380 million over the next few years.

People

Tracking the cost of cyber crime

Putting dollar figures on the effects of hacking, loss of intellectual property and deployment of preventive measures is harder than it seems.

Cybersecurity

ODNI attorney: 'Security and privacy are not zero-sum'

General counsel discusses NSA surveillance, says new technology demands new thinking from the intelligence community.

Cybersecurity

Officials testify on cyber order progress

DHS and NIST detail successes and challenges stemming from the recent cybersecurity executive order.

People

Cyber EO successes and struggles

Deadlines for the first two sets of deliverables under Obama's cybersecurity executive order have come and gone, meaning agencies are now ready to ask: Can the government actually get this done?

People

The ripple effect of furloughs

A reader notes that furloughing DOD workers has costs of its own.