Modernization
Government claims CIA cloud case injunction would threaten national security
Latest court filing suggests the agency is anxious for Amazon to start on $600 million project.
Digital Government
NASA tests lasers to bring true broadband to space
New system could ease bottlenecks for mission-critical video, images and other data.
Modernization
The keys to maximizing cloud investments
For some people, cloud computing is still a mystery dogged by questions of security and value, but advice from successful users in federal agencies can help demystify the technology.
Modernization
DISA extends RFP deadline for $427 million cloud contract
Pentagon's IT shop is seeking "state of the art" cloud services for its Enterprise Storage Service initiative.
Modernization
Shutdown stalled FedRAMP authorizations, GAO IT reports
Cloud providers, Government Accountability Office expect backlogs to be cleared by Thanksgiving.
Modernization
GSA goes with IBM cloud to improve acquisition services
The contract will support GSA Global Supply, and draw on IBM's "end-to-end capability."
Digital Government
Dan Houston: Stamp of approval at USPS
This Rising Star manages 3,300 databases for the Postal Service, crunching 22 petabytes (and counting) of data.
Digital Government
On Mars, it's as if the shutdown never happened
NASA kept its rover Curiosity on course during the shutdown. Plus: NOAA assesses impact on satellite programs.
People
Eric T. Brassil: Freeing the flow of State Department reports
Thanks to this Rising Star, reports on 280 overseas posts are now easily accessible for Foreign Service officers and interagency employees.
People
Rebecca Schwartz: Nanotechnology for the troops
Much of Rebecca Schwartz's research at Lockheed Martin is classified, but her work is generally geared toward developing technical solutions to reduce the physical burden of troops in combat.
People
IT training trails new technology
The IT professionals who manage and operate federal systems are often unprepared to deal with technology advances because they lack time and money for adequate training.
People
Obama fails transparency promises
A report from the Committee to Protect Journalists details the ways in which the Obama administration is not living up to its stated principles regarding information.
Digital Government
Shutdown hobbles advanced computer project
Google's quantum computer effort housed at NASA's Ames Research Center was another casualty of the government shutdown.
Cybersecurity
The Mars-and-Mercury problem of cybersecurity
A Meritalk study finds that cybersecurity pros and the users they serve have very different perspectives.
Digital Government
Voyager mission a long-lasting IT success
After more than 30 years, Voyager 1 has left the solar system, still transmitting useful data thanks to long-ago prescient IT choices.
Modernization
IBM seeks stay on court's ruling over CIA contract
IBM wants to ensure AWS's latest triumph in the battle to build the CIA's cloud platform is short-lived.
Digital Government
Private sector could bridge satellite gap
NOAA is considering commercial satellite providers as one of several options to keep weather data flowing during a potential three-year gap in the government's satellite coverage.
Modernization
NSA's $1.5 billion data center delayed
Unexplained power surges force postponement of planned opening.
Modernization
Supercomputing upgrade to improve big data at Postal Service
USPS has awarded a contract to expand the agency's already formidable high-powered computing capabilities.
People
VA furloughs 2,700 IT employees
As carrryover funding runs out, department succumbs to shutdown.
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