Cybersecurity
Your refrigerator is safe from cyberattack ... for now
Targets for hackers already extend far beyond servers and critical infrastructure. As more and more devices become network-connected, the vulnerabilities will only increase.
People
Werfel selects senior leaders at IRS
New team draws from Veterans Affairs, the Government Accountability Office and the IRS' own Large Business and International Division.
People
Few feds prepared to recover from data loss
A survey finds that a great deal of federal data is at risk in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist act.
Cybersecurity
Amazon CIA contract protested
GAO is set to rule soon on IBM's protest of Amazon's ground-breaking cloud services deal with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Modernization
The cloud, simplified
Gartner futurist provides advice for agencies hoping to cut through the buzzwords.
Modernization
Feds showcase successful moves to the cloud
Officials from DHS, Interior and the federal courts share case studies for those looking to get started.
Digital Government
NOAA resurrects backup weather satellite after GOES-13 failure
Faltering satellite provides imaging vital to short-term weather forecasts for the eastern United States and Atlantic Ocean.
People
RFP-EZ delivers early value
Administration says new online procurement tool brings cheaper bids, new vendors into the federal IT marketplace.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeks to upgrade ID management system
The department's goal is add facial, fingerprint and iris recognition capabilities to its smart-card system.
Modernization
Defense cloud contract open to competition (again)
DOD's de facto cloud broker plans to cancel sole-source contract for unnamed intelligence agency and seek new proposals for private cloud.
Modernization
NOAA readies a supercomputing boost for hurricane season
With 13 to 20 storms expected, the agency plans a significant improvement in modeling accuracy when new equipment comes online.
Digital Government
Feds make good on mobile deliverables
At the Digital Government Strategy's one-year anniversary, agencies get the promised guidelines for security and architecture.
Cybersecurity
Rep. Thompson wants better answers from DHS on Spires
Ranking member of House Homeland Security Committee tells Napolitano her department's response was both late and insufficient.
Digital Government
Kepler space telescope's mission may be over
While NASA engineers are still working on the problem that sidelined the scope, no solution is in sight.
People
Deputy federal CIO outlines future priorities
Security, procurement and management initiatives top the Obama administration's goals for federal IT.
Modernization
Amazon gets FedRAMP certification
Commercial cloud giant is the third provider approved to sell secure cloud products and services.
Digital Government
Boston Marathon shows good and bad of info sharing
The response to the bombings at the Boston Marathon put agency collaboration ambitions to the test.
People
Virtual training saving the Navy time, money
The Naval Safety & Environmental Training Center provides training to some 10,000 Navy personnel and government civilians around the world each year.
Digital Government
NASA's Kepler telescope in trouble
Although the Kepler space telescope already past its expected lifespan, NASA is trying to keep it alive and on its planet-finding mission.
Digital Government
Can less money lead to more creativity?
Some agencies are finding that tightening budgets are leading to smarter IT choices and inspirations.
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