Cybersecurity

Rethinking government's biggest IT ideas

Four landmark programs that sought to remake big swaths of government IT face the test of time.

Digital Government

Federal IT's next act

Experts offer their take on changes under way in the federal IT community.

Acquisition

Wasteful spending on the front lines

The Commission on Wartime Contracting has finished its work. Now what?

Cybersecurity

140 inaccurate characters: Social media and disasters

Social media tools can spread disaster information fast, but the possibiity of inaccurate information calls their usefulness into question.

Digital Government

Networx transition passes milestone: Pay up

The deadline for reimbursement is passed; some agencies will have to pay costs themselves.

Cybersecurity

Technology aided disaster response

Earthquakes and hurricanes didn't daunt the federal response, but trouble is on the horizon for funding.

Cybersecurity

9/11 at FEMA: Information on demand

Marc Wolfson recalls how quickly the public affairs staff at FEMA kicked into high gear and started posting information on the agency's website.

Digital Government

NASA chief technologist stepping down

Bobby Braun is returning to his pre-NASA life.

Digital Government

9/11: Remembering the day

Memories of the 2001 attacks are vivid for most of us. Some of FCW's readers share their stories.

Digital Government

9/11 at the Pentagon: Stepping into the breach

Neal Shelley took over leadership of the Army's Information Management Support Center when the director -- and Shelley's best friend -- perished in the attack.

Acquisition

Wartime contracting prone to waste, commission finds

Despite knowing it would need heavy contractor support for war operations, the military wasn't ready to manage the contract spending -- and still isn't.

Modernization

What happened to SOA?

Accenture's CTO reflects on the winding path of technological innovation.

Digital Government

Silencing social media: Censorship or maintaining order?

As angry young people rioted in the streets of London, the prime minister suggested blocking access to social media.

Digital Government

The best of the federal blogosphere

Don't rap and drive; Protecting security spending; Don't drink the water; Tag! You're it.

Digital Government

Innovation's falling fortunes

Many fear that America's status as a global leader is diminishing despite a progressive agenda at the White House and the optimism of just a few years ago.

Digital Government

Debt ceiling debate in 140 characters

Twitter figured into the debt ceiling debate in big ways.

Cybersecurity

The best of the federal blogosphere

Revitalizing farms; Fighting organized crime; Improving passenger privacy; End of an (Ice) Age.

Modernization

Is data center consolidation worth the bother?

Some doubt that the government can close all its redundant data centers, but the Obama administration remains enthusiastic.

Modernization

Smithsonian advances the art of the app

The Smithsonian has an unusual challenge in creating smart-phone apps.

Modernization

DOD joins quest for better robots

The Defense Department is putting some of its weight behind an Obama administration program to create better robots.