Digital Government
NOAA retires long-serving weather satellite
GOES-12 more than doubled its initial life expectancy.
People
Study: More mobile would make feds more productive
Survey suggests seven hours per week could be gained by better connectivity.
Cybersecurity
Schneck takes senior cyber position at DHS
McAfee executive, long rumored as a candidate, will take job that Bruce McConnell had held on an acting basis.
Digital Government
Kepler’s planet-hunting days are over, says NASA
NASA has ended attempts to restore the malfunctioning $550 million Kepler spacecraft to full working order and are considering new missions.
Modernization
Interior making big moves to the cloud
The Interior Department is making a big push to the cloud in the midst of transforming its IT capabilities by awarding 10 contracts valued at as much as $10 billion over the next decade.
Cybersecurity
Readers divided about VA theory on stolen laptops
Readers offer a mixture of criticism and praise for Acting Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology Stephen Warren's response to VA data breaches.
Digital Government
Gartner study shows CIO budgets improving
Gartner researchers say even a small infusion of cash will put CIOs in a better position to deliver and manage IT services.
Digital Government
Contractors who tell don't have same protections as feds
Though the number of federal contractors has grown significantly over the past decade, examples of whistleblowing contractors are extraordinarily rare, and they don't enjoy the same protections as federal employees.
Digital Government
What will big data disrupt in five years?
Examples of big data in government abound, and that's just the beginning.
Digital Government
NASA seeks new projects for malfunctioning Kepler
NASA is seeking alternative plans in case a fix isn't possible for the Kepler space telescope's malfunctioning reaction wheels.
Digital Government
Big data success starts with science
Tips: Don't sweat the answers until you've figured out the questions. Don't buy the technology until you've hired the scientists.
People
CIO Council changes its org chart
In a bid to narrow its focus, the Federal CIO Council has created a new organizational structure.
People
Snowden's actions raise ire in defense community
The public's opinion on Edward Snowden may be split, but security-cleared defense professionals are more united.
People
Reader: Government is ready for videoconferencing
An FCW reader argues that technology is not the real challenge to expanding the use of video.
People
Paper records account for most VA data breaches
Top IT official says VA has good track record for protecting data considering the volume of information it handles.
People
Despite progress, billions still at risk in IT investments
The federal government has blown nearly $10 billion on failed IT investments over the past decade, and another $8 billion is currently at risk.
Digital Government
NASA Curiosity cruising one year after Mars landing
A year into its mission, the rover is scaling a Martian mountain and telling us Earthlings all about it.
Modernization
IBM intervenes in Amazon cloud case
Legal maneuvers in disputed CIA cloud contract demonstrate the importance of the deal.
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