Acquisition
What to expect from GAO this year
The congressional watchdog's director of IT management issues previews the upcoming oversight agenda.
Digital Government
The Internet of Everything is worth trillions
New value of $14.4 trillion will be created in the private sector worldwide and $4.6 trillion in the public sector, according to an analysis from Cisco.
People
Elizabeth McGrath joins Deloitte
McGrath capped a 25-year Pentagon career when she retired in November after a stint as DoD’s first deputy chief management officer.
Digital Government
Government can borrow from private sector’s big-data playbook
Real-time systems offer a multitude of potential benefits for the civilian side of government, according to an executive at MemSQL.
Digital Government
Four things to watch in big data
Splunk's vice president of public sector business sees a surge in "non-traditional" big data users.
Modernization
DOD's cautious path to the cloud
The Pentagon wants controls that go beyond FedRAMP, but critics claim DISA officials are dragging their feet.
Cybersecurity
NSA doesn’t deny spying on Congress
In response to a letter from a senator, the spy agency detailed its surveillance efforts without directly addressing whether it was collecting data on lawmakers.
Digital Government
Four instruments for next-gen weather satellite finished
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager is one of four space-weather instruments that will be aboard NOAA’S GOES-R satellite.
Acquisition
Sequestration, shutdown take a bite out of contractor revenue
Companies that don’t get in front of changed federal circumstances are “going to get left behind.”
Digital Government
NOAA to seek partnership to boost data sharing
The agency is looking to release a request for information next month to solicit feedback on how it can turn data it isn’t currently releasing into value-added products.
People
OPM telework report highlights government progress
Although the number of federal teleworkers has risen to 300,000, that's still less than one-third of those eligible to do so.
Modernization
Keys to IT innovation are in the approach
“The way we buy IT is a lot like the way we used to buy tanks and aircraft carriers,” said DHS's Keith Trippie. And he didn’t mean it in a good way.
Cybersecurity
NSA talking Snowden, insider threats
The National Security Agency has began what in effect is a public relations tour to rebuild its reputation, including considering an amnesty deal for former contractor Edward Snowden.
Cybersecurity
VA still mum on IT security questions
When given the opportunity at a private briefing to respond to assessments and criticisms of the department's IT security posture, VA officials declined to comment.
Digital Government
COBOL still integral to government systems
If the hundreds of billions of lines of COBOL code ceased to function, stoplights would crash, ATM machines would fail and a whole host of other systems would fail.
Cybersecurity
Spires lands CEO post
The former DHS CIO will lead Resilient Network Systems, a San Francisco-based Internet software company.
Digital Government
Army, Navy using big data to increase energy savings
Analytics speed up the energy inventory process by telling an auditor what kinds of data to collect, and can compare multiple combinations of potential improvements.
People
Report: Sequester cuts worse the second time around
A new report from the Center for American Progress warns about the impact of the next round of sequester cuts on federal programs, including IT.
Modernization
Obama wants agencies to push the Green Button
GSA, DOE and EPA are tasked with launching a pilot energy data exchange program at federal facilities within 120 days.
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