Modernization
New White House guidance charts future of shared services
The Obama administration is looking to make sure its advances on shared services becomes a permanent fixture of government.
Modernization
Why bimodal IT is terrible
In an agile world, a two-siloed system is simply wasteful, Forrester analysts argue in a new report.
Digital Government
USAID's beta site is meant to look nongovernmental
In a bid to democratize development worldwide, USAID is partnering with other organizations to create a website that doesn't even end in .gov.
Digital Government
Hundreds of comments shape final Data Act schema
One year before the Data Act’s big reporting deadline, the Treasury Department dropped a finalized picture of how all the government's spending data will actually come together.
Acquisition
Struggling HUD pins hopes on portfolio management
After burning through $240 million a few years ago, the agency is trying to tighten its grip on IT spending.
Modernization
What really goes on inside the FedRAMP office
One tiny team is at the center of the federal government’s push for cloud computing — and all the loud, complicated competing interests that go along with it.
Digital Government
DOJ wants a picture of the body-cam market
Seeking to update its market survey, the Justice Department wants to hear what body-cam vendors have to offer.
Acquisition
Techies make the 'Sammies' finals
Serving citizens – and those around the world – is what drives feds to apply technology to their work.
Digital Government
New Labor Department employment portal targets veterans
The Labor Department is officially launching a "first stop" website to bring together the resources of multiple agencies for job-seeking veterans.
Cybersecurity
GAO: SEC needs to follow its own security plan
A new GAO report says the SEC's financial data could be accessed by former or disgruntled employees unless proper access management controls are instituted.
People
Why OPM is prioritizing higher education for feds
A new training push might be equipping feds with skills that could help them jump to the private sector, but one leader says that's okay.
Cybersecurity
Town halls aren't fixing DHS
Employees throughout the Homeland Security Department's diverse components are less engaged than feds in any other agency. Is it a leadership problem?
Digital Government
House passes email protection bill
House-passed updates to the 30-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act eliminate differences in the way locally and remotely stored email messagess are treated when it comes to law enforcement access.
Digital Government
The money factory needs a CTO
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is seeking a new "currency technology officer."
Cybersecurity
Risky clicks continue to keep too many hackable
In its latest data breach report, Verizon's team lays out the tried-and-true methods hackers are using to own enterprises – and the ways enterprises can fight back.
Cybersecurity
Teamwork could lure women to cyber careers
Emphasizing the collaborative nature of cybersecurity work may prove a key lure to draw women into the male-dominated profession, according to one study.
Digital Government
Feds might appreciate an easier budget process, but they're not going to get it
Budget uncertainty hurts agency planning and can lead to more waste. Congress wants to change -- but how?
Cybersecurity
A year after the OPM breach, one cyber vendor is still looking for answers
CyTech Services, the veteran-owned small business that may have played a significant role in discovering the OPM hack a year ago, says it's never been paid for that work.
Digital Government
Is IRS dropping the risk assessment ball?
The nation's tax data hasn't been hacked directly, but watchdogs say the IRS made "the wrong call" on risk assessments, which led to data leaking out the front door.
Digital Government
IG: NASA needs an IT guard dog
The agency lacks comprehensive plans for IT security and hasn't had steady leadership in charge of protecting its assets, a new report says.
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