Cybersecurity

Pentagon CIO points to in-phone security

Teri Takai wants industry to develop mobile devices that DOD can certify quickly -- and cheaply.

Digital Government

Increased disclosure? Or an obstacle for EPA?

Debate over regulatory transparency raises questions of both privacy and process.

Cybersecurity

Navy honors Cieslak, others for IT excellence

Seven of FCW's Fed 100 winners came from the Navy, including Navy Cyberspace/IT Person of the year Randall Cieslak.

Digital Government

NASA ups ante on crowdsourcing patents

NASA now has 35 patents on its Marblar page, where it invites the public to propose practical applications of the agency's technology.

Digital Government

Real regs target virtual currency

The Treasury Department is targeting money transmitters, but personal use remains outside the realm of regulation, at least for now.

Digital Government

Instameets provide an inside view of government

Instameets serve as meeting organizers for Instagram users to post photos of a place or event at a specific time.

Digital Government

Presidential fellow hawks MyUSA site as proof government can innovate

The upcoming launch of the My.USA.gov will help agencies engage with the public, says Hillary Hartley.

Digital Government

Challenge.gov claims innovation honor

GSA's public engagement site beat more than 600 applicants to win the Innovations in American Government Award.

People

AT&T bolsters public-sector team

Michael Leff is the third senior executive to join AT&T Government Solutions in recent months.

People

Looking for a few good IT trainees

Post-9/11 veterans and civilians who served in war zones, and qualified spouses, are eligible.

Modernization

Hard to talk? It’s training, not tech

A Virginia police official said the communications problems on the day of the Navy Yard shooting were a result of too much talking, not too little.

Modernization

GWAC goes social

The GSA portal is aimed at building a dialogue between government and contractors.

Digital Government

Groups plan SOPA-style online protest of NSA

Privacy advocates will mark the 13-month anniversary of the suicide of Aaron Swartz with another Web-based uprising.

People

'Great servers, unhappy administrators'

A reader bemoans the way agencies treat IT workers while looking for new ways to recruit and retain skilled professionals.

Digital Government

IT aids best practices for citizen engagement

A new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government says IT is a boon to the public’s involvement in government problem-solving.

Cybersecurity

GAO: Security breach response by feds is uneven

Auditors find that "none of the agencies we reviewed consistently documented the evaluation of incidents and resulting lessons learned."

Modernization

2020 census is counting on technology

The goal is to have at least 60 percent of the next decennial count's responses submitted electronically.

People

Longtime GSA IT official calls it a day

John Ray’s federal civilian career spanned seven presidencies and predated the personal computer.

Digital Government

New approach ahead for Section 508 standards

The updated regulation uses international standards that focus on results, not specific technologies.

People

Tech prominent in SAVE Award finalists

One of the finalists would allow for customs payments via credit card; another would provide online tracking of vets’ mail prescriptions.