Digital Government
Half of feds consider looking for jobs outside government
Survey finds widespread frustration over pay, furloughs and general dysfunction.
Modernization
Time to raise networking expectations in government
Agencies need to stop relying on 20th-century solutions and create networks than can move a terabyte of data per hour, says DOE official Greg Bell.
Digital Government
U.S. ranks sixth in use of digital government
Singapore, Norway and the United Arab Emirates were the top three in Accenture’s digital government survey.
Digital Government
Map of the World key to full immersion in geospatial data
Advances in cloud computing, mobile technology, networking, data transfer and computing speed allow for immediate access to geospatial data, and the intelligence community is ready to put that data to use.
Modernization
Survey highlights differences in IT preparedness
In a recent survey, 94 percent of state and local IT professionals said their agencies were not prepared for the coming IT challenges.
Modernization
Veterans Affairs seeks solutions to its storage problem
Department wants vendor input on storage-on-demand options.
Cybersecurity
Geospatial director: Make your data accessible
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency does not routinely share its information with the public, but after a recent natural disaster, the agency opened up its data with positive results.
Modernization
Does CBP’s Tombe expect too much from the cloud?
Readers challenged the Customs and Border Protection CTO’s assertion that 99.999 percent reliability should not cost extra.
Cybersecurity
Feds seek industry input for info-sharing architecture
The architecture is intended to make information sharing between federal agencies easier and less legally burdensome.
Cybersecurity
NSA cybersecurity issues echo scathing Hill report
A New York Times story on NSA vulnerabilities bears a striking resemblance to a report by Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee detailing problems at other agencies.
Digital Government
Raytheon latest to claim DARPA strategic tech funding
The newest award suggests the Pentagon and intelligence community want to improve the collection of geospatial data.
Cybersecurity
Don't be too sure about the state of your security
Cyberthreat Defense Report sheds light on global cybersecurity measures
Digital Government
ODNI enlists telecoms to find metadata storage solution
A request for information seeks suggestions on how to keep telephone metadata accessible to spy agencies without the government storing it.
Digital Government
Big data today will be the norm tomorrow
Author Bill Franks says organizations that capitalize on big data in the technology's infancy will seize an early competitive advantage.
Acquisition
NASA has 'significant problems' with $2.5B IT contract
An IG report blames poor implementation by HP and inconsistent oversight by NASA as major obstacles to fulfilling the contract.
Cybersecurity
Intell officials stand fast on surveillance
The bulk collection program was described as "low probability but high impact" by one witness, while an industry official warned of the economic consequences of a loss of trust in the U.S. tech sector.
Cybersecurity
After Snowden, what's changed (and what hasn't)
Despite good guidance from feds, defense contractors still feel vulnerable to cyber-threats post-Snowden.
People
Make the case for mobility
Winning approaches by federal leaders suggest that mobile success begins not with a device, but with a proper business plan.
Modernization
A new goal for data center consolidation?
The latest figures on data center closures will be made public the first week of March.
Cybersecurity
Three things to watch on information sharing
The ODNI'S Kshemendra Paul offers a guide to the 2014 Information Sharing Environment.
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