Digital Government
VA stymied in trying to provide responses to Congress
The VA's inspector general has rejected the department secretary's plan to provide answers to long-outstanding questions.
Digital Government
NASA to share data through Amazon cloud
The space agency is providing terabytes worth of climate and Earth science data to researchers, app developers, academia and the public.
Modernization
Judge: IBM gamed procurement system in CIA cloud bid
Unsealed court order says IBM 'manipulated its pricing' to provide grounds for a protest if it lost the contract.
Cybersecurity
White House considers ending dual NSA, Cyber Command leadership
After Gen. Keith Alexander retires next year, the leadership of the two organizations could fall to two people.
Digital Government
NOAA's satellite data hub will be a 'one-stop shop' for priority users
A project under NOAA's National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service would change the way priority users can access satellite data, making it much more useful.
People
GAO: More savings to be had in PortfolioStat
Audits suggest the government is not making the most of existing IT savings initiatives or its largest legacy investments.
People
Congress probes whether VA violated law in job change
House committee questions timing, details of CIO Stephen Warren's recent title changes.
Cybersecurity
NIST to review cryptographic standards development process
Following the revelation of efforts by the National Security Agency to subvert NIST's work in developing cryptography standards, NIST will reconsider its methods and review its older work.
Cybersecurity
Congress turns up heat on VA data breaches
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has directed six formal inquiries to VA's Office of Information and Technology since Oct. 23, totaling more than 100 questions concerning routine IT security practices.
Modernization
Primary instrument ready for GOES-R installation
The Advanced Baseline Imager is the new NOAA satellite's primary instrument for scanning the planet’s weather, oceans and environment.
Digital Government
NOAA preps ground systems for data flood
New satellites will dramatically increase the volume of continuous weather data from which scientists and forecasters must mine useful information.
Digital Government
Big data: Border protection's first line of defense
DHS's Alan Bersin says the goal of border security should be to detect threats long before they reach the border.
Acquisition
IBM steps back from CIA deal
With IBM's withdrawal of its request for an injunction, its battle with AWS might be at an end.
Modernization
Feds should formalize architecture, chief architect says
Every agency has an enterprise architecture, and Scott Bernard believes some attention to those strategic plans could improve the government's ability to share services between agencies.
Digital Government
NASA's quantum lab could be giant leap for computing
Quantum computing could help with challenges such as optimizing air traffic control or recognizing subtle patterns in data.
People
Cloud failure temporarily crashes HealthCare.gov
The main public face of Obamacare is back in service after the latest in a string of embarrassing difficulties took it offline.
Digital Government
In-memory computing gaining momentum?
Technology advances and declining prices are sparking a "real-time data revolution," industry experts say.
Digital Government
Study: LPTA sacrifices long-term value, stifles innovation
Survey also finds significant perception gaps between feds and vendors on the tradeoffs of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.
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