Cybersecurity

Assessing the White House breach

The breach apparently affected only unclassified networks, but the White House is revealing few details.

People

Kindergarten coders

U.S. CTO Megan Smith says everyone will benefit if students begin learning to code when they are learning to read.

Cybersecurity

Death of the password? Not just yet.

Considerable skepticism persists about digital identity verification, according to a Forrester Research brief.

People

Picking up the open-gov torch

Obama administration officials are confident a solid foundation and a new team will support open-government plans even after the departure of two key leaders.

People

Survey: Feds like their jobs and their bosses, not too sure about senior leaders

OPM's annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey found that most federal employees still find their work to be important, even if many critics do not.

Cybersecurity

At CIS, they DID(IT)

James Tunnessen has instilled a sense of urgency in the IT team as head of digital innovation and development at Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Modernization

FAA seeks digital tool to aid investigations

The FAA wants to buy a commercial off-the-shelf forensic case management software tool.

People

Bhagowalia assumes CIO post at Treasury

The former Interior Department CIO and three-time Federal 100 winner replaces Robyn East.

Modernization

GSA unveils 'FedRAMP Ready' systems

The latest offering is intended to help agencies speed the process of deploying authorized cloud solutions.

Digital Government

A to-do list for the 'data agency'

A report assessing the Commerce Department's open data initiatives puts particular emphasis on the Patent and Trademark Office's use and management of its data.

Cybersecurity

The government 'transformation queen'

HUD’s Tarrazzia Martin was one of the first 100 employees at the Department of Homeland Security.

Modernization

Why nobody knows how much data center consolidation is saving

Agencies use different ways to count savings, making estimates difficult to pin down.

Acquisition

Could big-data analytics improve federal procurement?

Experts agree that applying analytics to acquisition could yield results in terms of cost and quality -- with the right data and know-how.

People

Fed millennials are a satisfied bunch

An OPM report found that almost two-thirds of federal employees born since 1980 consider government a good place to work.

Acquisition

DHS to launch acquisition improvement project

The goal is to "improve acquisition in general, but also IT acquisition specifically," says Senior Enterprise Architect Nicole Willis.

People

Risky business

SBA's innovation office invests in solutions to problems that don't yet exist – like the 2007 seed funding for research into an effective Ebola treatment.

Digital Government

The skinny on the White House's new open-government initiatives

The latest plan sets a timeline for implementing an open-source software policy by the end of 2015, among other goals.

People

Who will be the next U.S. CIO?

There are plenty of candidates to replace Steve VanRoekel, but the ultimate pick might depend on what role the new federal CIO will be expected to play.

People

BBG embracing the open office

The Broadcasting Board of Governors is moving into a historic building, but choosing collaboration and flexibility over traditional offices and cubicles.

Digital Government

Data shines at the Sammies

Many of the winners of the Partnership for Public Service Sammie awards work with government data.