Cybersecurity

CDM in the trenches

DHS, GSA and customer agencies discuss deployment efforts and ideas for future improvement.

Digital Government

EPA's open data shutdown that wasn't

A notice on Opendata.EPA.gov warned the site would go dark on April 28, but the agency says it's "not going anywhere."

Acquisition

Is IT exempt from Trump's 'Buy American' order?

Given the global supply chain, determining the national provenance of a piece of technology is a tricky business. And in any case, Congress long ago carved out an exception for commercial IT products.

Digital Government

Sustaining citizen engagement

The tools for figuring out what end users want are better than ever, but acting on those insights is still a challenge.

People

Lesley Field: 'Take whatever priorities come our way and make them work'

The deputy administrator of the OFPP discusses the importance of continuity and career employees’ critical role.

Acquisition

David Moskovitz: Collaborator-in-chief

Accenture Federal Services' chief executive believes his teams must “earn the right to innovate with our client.”

Acquisition

'A prototype is worth a thousand meetings'

SBA CIO Maria Roat is urging agencies to encourage experimentation -- and to not confuse modernization with innovation.

Digital Government

GSA Public Buildings Service commissioner steps down

Leadership change at GSA comes as the agency must decide how to address potential conflicts arising from President Trump's lease on the Old Post Office.

People

Trump pushes sweeping changes in speech to nation

In an address to a rare joint session of Congress, President Trump discussed his near-term plans, and his aim to dramatically change the priorities of the federal government in his 2018 budget.

Acquisition

Sequestration, shutdowns or increased spending? Anything is possible in 2017

More standoffs are likely, experts warn, and the only certainty is that the regular rules are unlikely to apply.

People

DISA CTO to retire

David Mihelcic spent the final 19 years of his government career with the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Acquisition

Announcing the 2017 Fed 100

Congratulations to all the women and men being honored for their exceptional contributions to federal IT.

People

Dave Mader joins Deloitte

The former OMB controller, who pushed aggressively for shared services, will be the chief strategy officer for Deloitte's federal civilian sector business.

Digital Government

When 'social gov' goes quiet

Agency Twitter posts have dropped off markedly since Inauguration Day.

Digital Government

Paul steps aside as PM-ISE

The longtime architect of terrorism-related information sharing efforts will be returning to career SES status and staying in government.

People

CFPB hires longtime fed as new CIO

Jerry Horton, most recently at the State Department, fills the post vacated by Ashwin Vasan.

Modernization

Three AWS services get FedRAMP High approval

Joint Authorization Board issues provisional ATOs for database, logging and API tools in Amazon's GovCloud.

Acquisition

Deadline extended for Federal 100 nominations!

You now have until Tuesday, Jan. 3, to get them in. Happy holidays!

Digital Government

One giant leap for government memes

NASA expands its social media portfolio to include Giphy, Pinterest.

People

Gustafson, Mayock get 11th-hour confirmations

Commerce IG and OMB deputy director for management posts are filled after multimonth vacancies.