Acquisition
Army hits reset button on intelligence-sharing system
The next phase of the $5 billion Distributed Common Ground System will likely be open to bidders in fiscal 2016.
Modernization
Imitation is flattery: BlackBerry, Samsung emulate strategies to lure DOD clients
BlackBerry is still the incumbent in a sensitive market, but Samsung has invested in security to try to turn the tables.
Acquisition
DHS suspends work with USIS after cyberattack
Background-check firm says the breach "has all the markings of a state-sponsored attack."
Acquisition
DHS's Borkowski: Acquisition officials must get tougher with industry
Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner offers straight talk on costs, performance of contracts.
Acquisition
Kendall: Keep it simple on acquisition reform
Top Pentagon acquisition official says Better Buying Power 3.0 will come in 2-3 months.
Cybersecurity
'Fingerprinting' tool challenges privacy safeguards for federal websites
The difficulty of maintaining user anonymity in the face of canvas fingerprinting poses a challenge to agencies trying to adhere to privacy standards set by OMB.
People
DOD looking to modernize travel for employees
With the resumption of sequestration possible, the Pentagon wants to find a cheaper way to travel.
Cybersecurity
Army names new commander for cyber training center
Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty will replace Maj. Gen. LaWarren Patterson as commander of the Cyber Center of Excellence.
Cybersecurity
Senate bill would offer tax incentives for sharing cyber-threat info
New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand proposes tax credits for firms that join ISACs.
Acquisition
Bipartisan IT procurement overhaul bill unveiled
The measure, introduced by Reps. Eshoo, Connolly, Hanna and Swalwell, would establish an executive branch office to review select projects for cost overruns.
Digital Government
Going big on going small
Congress mulls how to reassert federal support for nanotechnology as experts suggest researchers are less likely to ply their trade here if funding continues to wane.
Cybersecurity
Debating the cyber threat
Current and former officials exchanged views on the U.S. strategic approach to cybersecurity at the Aspen Security Forum, but reached little consensus.
Cybersecurity
House passes three cyber bills
The measures, all passed easily, deal with information sharing, technology procurement and the DHS workforce.
People
A new player in federal IT?
Capgemini Government Solutions has been around for some time, but a new CEO sees market openings.
People
Can 28 nations collaborate online?
As NATO seeks a "cultural shift," a new intranet system will serve up to 10,000 would-be collaborators.
Acquisition
DOD stresses testing, evaluation improvements
Officials tout Better Buying Power 2.0 as a catalyst for defense acquisition reform.
Cybersecurity
Head of DHS cyber hub stepping down
Larry Zelvin is leaving the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in mid-August.
People
Nominee promises digital answers to VA problems
The Obama administration’s attempt to turn the page at the Veterans Affairs Department moved to Congress with the confirmation hearing of Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald.
Cybersecurity
Former Navy secretary calls for minimalist approach to IT security
Richard Danzig argues that the U.S. government should "forsake some efficiencies" in the pursuit of security.
Cybersecurity
'History may be repeating itself' in cyberspace
On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 report's release, the men who guided the investigation are warning of new threats going unaddressed.
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