Technology
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GSA's 18F organization meets both of its goals in developing this much-anticipated contract for agile development services.
August 31, 2015 -
The departments of Veterans Affairs and Labor could use a long-established approach to making services for veterans easier to find if they'd only remember it's there.
August 31, 2015 -
A picture of President Barack Obama's contributions after he leaves office is starting to get a little clearer. The New York Times reports Obama is asking business and tech executives for ideas on how to make government work better. Tom Shoop is editor in chief of Government Executive magazine. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that Herbert Hoover's legacy might be a good indication of what Obama's post-presidential role will look like.
August 28, 2015 -
As part of the Pentagon’s effort to build cozier relationships with Silicon Valley, the Pentagon says it will become the largest investor in a new research symposium that hopes to create a new generation of electronic components. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has more on DoD’s investment plan and what it hopes to achieve.
August 28, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with the White House's "kill the password" initiative with an award for cell phone software that authenticates users without the use of passwords and pins.
August 28, 2015 -
Tony Scott, the federal chief information officer, said agencies need to build from within to address talent gaps throughout the government.
August 28, 2015 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott quickly recognized federal agencies and the private sector have the similar challenges in hiring and training IT workers. In his short seven months in government, Scott added the IT workforce to his top-priority list. Scott tells executive editor Jason Miller about how OMB will ramp its efforts to improve the federal technology workforce over the next few months.
August 27, 2015 -
Budgeteers are putting their own stake in the federal community. They have at least 148,000 participants across more than 180 agencies. Members of the budget community created their own online collaboration tool to share ideas documents and data with each other. And other federal communities are joining the MAX Federal Community now too. John Kamensky is a senior research fellow for the IBM Center for the Business of Government. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how the Max Fedeal Community works.
August 27, 2015
