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.
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