The \"Digital Service Contracting Professional Training and Development Program\" challenge asks industry to help federal contracting officers improve how they buy in-demand services.
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team will begin using two emerging technical specifications to automate how cyber threat information is shared with the public and private sectors.
The Homeland Security Department is one step closer toward getting its own social media group. The Social Media Working Group Act amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It already has approval from the House and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The group would meet twice a year to plan how DHS can use social media in disaster response. Amanda Nguyen, director of strategy at CHIEF and former director of Web communications at the Agriculture Department\'s Office of Communications, tells In Depth with Francis Rose what DHS group should consider.
Cyber is the future of warfare, the Secretary of the Navy said in a new talk. And looking ahead he forecasts unmanned vehicles and submarines could be particularly helpful to his agency, especially as it uncovers underground mines.
Commentary: One of the major government conferences of the year also could plant the seeds for what government events can be — and should be.
Niall Brennan, chief data officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services joins host John Gilroy to discuss big data, healthcare analytics, data storage and data curation. May 19, 2015
Sequestration and the government shutdown dominated the focus of agency and business leaders in 2013 when Rick Holgate became president of the American Council of Technology. About to step down, he sees a changed landscape.
Robert Coen, program director of the NIH IT GWAC program, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss how agencies are using the NIH\'s contract vehicles to meet customer needs. May 19, 2015