Digital Government

Despite cuts, NASA has big plans for exploration and IT

Overall funding request is down, but key programs see significant bumps in Obama's budget request.

Modernization

Contract signals shift in intelligence agencies' cloud and big data plans

A DISA contract, more public than a recent CIA deal, reveals some of what the intell community has in mind for cloud services.

Digital Government

Fed managers look to innovation despite tightening budgets

Virtually all managers say budget cuts have hurt mission performance, but a select group is looking to evolve rather than scale back.

People

White House gears up for second 'hackathon'

Programmers keen to create new apps for the government's online petition system have another shot at it, but the deadline to apply is fast approaching.

Digital Government

Demand grows for data scientists

People who can turn big data into useful information are in high demand in the private sector; is government keeping up with the trend?

Digital Government

Misunderstand Yoda, you should not

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

Digital Government

Seeking Yodas for data analysis

A few people are especially adept at planning and using big-data strategies. Why not sprinkle them throughout the government?

People

Linda Cureton's next move

The departing NASA CIO launches herself into the final frontier with a new private-sector enterprise.

Digital Government

What's the story with Richard Spires?

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

People

Roger Baker joins Agilex

Former CIO of Veterans Affairs is now chief strategy officer of employee-owned, analytics- and mobility-focused firm.

Digital Government

Six seconds of Social Gov

Get ready for your close-up: Twitter-centric video service approved for agency use.

People

Cureton's temporary successor picked

The departing NASA CIO will be replaced, for the short term anyway, by an associate deputy administrator.

Cybersecurity

Why is Richard Spires on leave?

DHS confirms only that Spires is on 'elected leave;' Deputy CIO Margie Graves steps in as acting CIO.

People

IT helps Treasury crack down on financial crime

The IRS is catching its own dishonest employees as well as outside fraudsters, thanks to sophisticated technology.

People

USGIF CEO Stu Shea steps down

Founder of the non-profit educational foundation will remain as chairman.

Modernization

NASA's Curiosity back to work after computer glitch

After a week of suspended operations, NASA's Mars rover is back to investigating the secrets of the Red Planet

Digital Government

Big data, big deficits at USPS

The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.

People

Telework first-timers look back on the experience

Newcomers to telework who took part in Telework Week found it to be eye-opening.